myblog | Michael Robinson | Activity https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/members/21039600/activity/ Activity feed for Michael Robinson. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:00:17 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 088dc540d9f5ab2290151d941d176334 Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=64 Mon, 20 Jun 2022 13:08:55 +0000 Shades of Noir provokes, challenges, and encourages dialogue on the subjects of race and diversity within higher education, the creative and cultural sectors.

I think the Shades of Noir resource will continue […]

]]> 0 02ff5702e1d524c7ae32e7b6399540b6 Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=62 Mon, 20 Jun 2022 13:05:09 +0000 A study of Administrators Educators and Students who are engaged in conflict resolution programmes working towards social justice in education.

A teacher needs to create experiences with, and not for, […]

]]> 0 6f90250176e13b89418192f8631cb425 Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=60 Mon, 20 Jun 2022 13:01:31 +0000 A note from the lead. Ines Alves ‘It was not before going to an African country that I truly realised what being ‘white’ means, and the impact that my skin colour can have on my identity.’

Reading Ines Alves t […]

]]> 0 c186d2663b879efd262b696916e330fc Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=58 Mon, 20 Jun 2022 12:56:11 +0000 Students being accepted to study on the Textiles Programme I work on are increasingly coming from more diverse backgrounds. The programme accepts more international students and students who are coming straight […]

]]> 0 5514b2aa2fb2e2e792ef995194df7376 Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=57 Mon, 20 Jun 2022 12:52:37 +0000 ‘If it still is unconscious, then it’s really worrying’. ‘A bit of consciousness would be very welcome’ Kwhali J

Confirmation bias: the tendency to process information by looking for, or interpret […]

]]> 0 643d28269a89814a8d937579d68b30e3 Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=56 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:11:57 +0000 Religion is a public not just a private good

I have learnt that organised religion is not only a personal set of beliefs but also a force for good or bad in society and politics. The British public feel a […]

]]> 0 cea7218873591128cfc06963da1e93be Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=55 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:08:28 +0000 I was pleasantly surprised and engaged by this UAL resource. I am interested by how often student work is based around ideas of religion belief and faith, though it is often very coded or disguised, it would be […]

]]> 0 dadcbc69c3b40a29b339ed956a494fcb Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=53 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:05:22 +0000 Social Justice/Buddhism/Queerness words by Tiffany Webster.

Growing up in a family that attended a Northern Irish presbyterian church, terrifying and very boring at the same time, with a sister who was a […]

]]> 0 74ca1808cbb8843bd00c74d88eb7faf2 Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=52 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:01:44 +0000 ‘To be loyal to your god you need not revile the gods of others’ Philo of Alexandria

Mistaken Identities is a series of lectures based on four central bases of identity by the philosopher and novelist Kwa […]

]]> 0 336626b561c185cf05dc74a84120d4c4 Michael Robinson commented on the post, Inclusive Practices, on the site Monica Sahota's blog https://mypgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2022/05/09/inclusive-practices/#comment-8 Wed, 25 May 2022 10:05:39 +0000 Shades of Noir-Disabled people have an ally probelm by Imani Barbani.
I did not read this article until I read your blog. I was immediately brought back to 1980’s Northern Ireland and being out shopping with my […]

]]> 336cc00d09c156918e2b7fc7f8bfe2d4 Michael Robinson commented on the post, Inclusive Practices, on the site Monica Sahota's blog https://mypgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2022/05/09/inclusive-practices/#comment-3 Sat, 21 May 2022 12:49:19 +0000 Monica I agree with your comments about Khairani Barokka and her show Eve and Mary are Having Coffee and in particular your use of the word humanity, it’s so easy to focus on the things that differentiate us from […]

]]> 1b459631a8f320dcce25a7b80d864a1e Michael Robinson commented on the post, Disability, on the site A. Carolina Rodrigues https://acarolinarodrigues.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2022/05/15/71/#comment-6 Thu, 19 May 2022 19:53:31 +0000 #DisabilityTooWhite Vilissa Thompson
I really enjoyed reading your blog and again your references made me question what I had written in mine. I agree that media is incredibly powerful and of course that power […]

]]> 0cca1cb7c6daab186855c5ec86d314bf Michael Robinson commented on the post, Disability, on the site A. Carolina Rodrigues https://acarolinarodrigues.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2022/05/15/71/#comment-5 Thu, 19 May 2022 19:35:40 +0000 Film by Christine Sun Kim
‘When I first watched the film, I thought of how important is to discover one’s vocation and how important is to be given that opportunity’ Carolina I am quoting you back to yourself […]

]]> 0eaa667f641397d481b79bdf0e09fc1f Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=51 Mon, 16 May 2022 18:18:23 +0000 Positionality in relation to disability: Able-bodied white male 50 years old living in london.

The context of the article is Akinsete is an associate dean of students (wellbeing and inclusion) at UAL, he is […]

]]> 0 a8bb9033040980ac6ffefd129011d5ae Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=49 Mon, 16 May 2022 18:12:19 +0000 Positionality in relation to disability: Able-bodied white male 50 years old living in london.

Christine Sun Kim is a Korean American deaf artist living in Berlin. We see her walking through a busy city on her […]

]]> 0 e6f7e1b6cb78f95a89acad9985deda67 Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=48 Mon, 16 May 2022 18:08:43 +0000 Positionality in relation to disability: Able-bodied white male 50 years old living in london.

UAL disability services champion the social model of disability, the social model of disability proposes that a […]

]]> 0 a299f14d66e586f7fee22f4e3f9a34e7 Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=47 Mon, 16 May 2022 18:02:07 +0000 Positionality in relation to disability: Able-bodied white male 50 years old living in london.

Spoon theory is a concept created by Christine Miserandino. The amount of energy needed to perform tasks is […]

]]> 0 2fc31ecf1364013eabcbe4136eddb5dc Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=46 Mon, 16 May 2022 17:58:17 +0000 Positionality in relation to disability: Able-bodied white male 50 years old living in london.

Thompson is discussing in the interview resource the lack of media representation for disabled people of colour. […]

]]> 0 6388fb29b86ed526b6dba0d0a14b3880 Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site inclusive practices https://blablamyblogartsacuk.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=9 Wed, 11 May 2022 19:30:38 +0000 Positionality in relation to disability: Able-bodied white male 50 years old living in london.

The context of the article is Akinsete is an associate dean of students (wellbeing and inclusion) at UAL, he is […]

]]> 0 7a9b48167d54d769883b0320d885056a Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site inclusive practices https://blablamyblogartsacuk.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=8 Wed, 11 May 2022 19:24:06 +0000 Positionality in relation to disability: Able-bodied white male 50 years old living in london.

 I think it’s important when working as a technician on the textiles programme at Chelsea that I reference ar […]

]]> 0 4f870f85f0cd6032b7b468477b922070 Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site inclusive practices https://blablamyblogartsacuk.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=7 Wed, 11 May 2022 19:20:56 +0000 Positionality in relation to disability: Able-bodied white male 50 years old living in london.

Spoon theory is a concept created by Christine Miserandino. The amount of energy needed to perform tasks is […]

]]> 0 6e8fbfcdc8248d4c4e56c14b4ea9fa58 Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site inclusive practices https://blablamyblogartsacuk.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=6 Mon, 09 May 2022 18:07:18 +0000 Positionality in relation to disability: Able-bodied white male 50 years old living in london.

UAL disability services champion the social model of disability, the social model of disability proposes that a […]

]]> 0 23c188d8a951c28ce0c5110a03fd356e Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site inclusive practices https://blablamyblogartsacuk.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=5 Mon, 09 May 2022 18:01:01 +0000 Positionality in relation to disability: Able-bodied white male 50 years old living in london.

Christine Sun Kim is a Korean American deaf artist living in Berlin. We see her walking through a busy city on her […]

]]> 0 839944fd3ba7fe549c297fae2a8d3ce9 Michael Robinson changed their profile picture https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/activity/p/469424/ Mon, 09 May 2022 17:26:00 +0000 0 542bb168b5a4214b09304800faa30ac4 Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=36 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 16:26:49 +0000 I want to define for myself some of the teaching terms we are using on the course. I am aware that I may define some terms in a very basic way or even incorrectly but I think that if I dont start to get to grips […]

]]> 0 bdb70e0f98766cd6cdd677242eb1e96e Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=35 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 12:20:30 +0000 This is the 8th blog I have written since starting the teaching course in January and I have come to the alarming realisation that, at this late stage, (we submit our portfolio on Wednesday), I’m not sure I have […]

]]> 0 1627a100a40eab23824683441c1b7147 Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=27 Sat, 26 Feb 2022 17:54:30 +0000 Disperse dye painted onto cartridge paper and heat pressed onto polyester

3 days, 3 technicians 3 processes all using the heat press. The sessions are 3 hours long. 24 students in groups of 8.

Screen […]

]]> 0 829e0371b0147e06687c7e3cfbe1e2c6 Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=22 Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:45:06 +0000 learning activity for your group based around an object.

the idea of slow looking was important to me. I am concerned that I rush through my taught technical sessions and dont allow students time to […]

]]> 0 862f2d76fd8105c728cbbd82091daa4e Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=12 Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:22:18 +0000 On 10th January I met my tutor and tutor group. We were asked to give a short presentation to introduce ourselves and share something we had found- an article, image or resource- about pedagogy (ie.teaching […]

]]> 0 5ae44210a38611b05017ab8f84e5aa8d Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=11 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:34:52 +0000 I was interested to read this article by Allan Davies because when reading student briefs on the courses I have worked on I have often been confused about learning outcomes, assessment criteria and grade […]

]]> 0 1e1332e533831b8df09d376ba73c7368 Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=9 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 18:12:50 +0000 Researching your own institution with Dr Duna Sabri

My first teaching session began by Duna asking us to take part in a simple YES/NO poll asking the question:

Is it a good idea to conduct research in your […]

]]> 0 c6cf7d69e1aa35e68649df691d6a3c70 Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=8 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 18:10:22 +0000 Printing with Acid dyes on Protein fabrics

As part of technical content print specialism students on the textiles programme are inducted in the process of printing with acid dyes on protein fabrics.

Are […]

]]> 0 877826afa13ba1b99a0a4727e8d09e1b Michael Robinson wrote a new post on the site michael https://blabla.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=4 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:52:36 +0000 My academic practice in art, design and communication class met on Wednesday to discuss observations and reviews of teaching practice. As part of the of the session we read a short case study from Bruce […]

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