myblog | Samantha Barber | Activity https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/members/22048577/activity/ Activity feed for Samantha Barber. Fri, 01 May 2026 04:02:48 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 33dec61357a5412cd368d3ff87ae56ef Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=170 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 14:42:57 +0000 Inclusive Practices: Artefact Inclusive Practices: Blog Link Sam Barber Blog | Inclusive Practice Inclusive Practices PG Cert | Artefact Reflection This reflection is […]

]]> 0 1a9f15b0b551f4dc189398d8f4b0b593 Samantha Barber posted a new activity comment https://noreillypgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2023/05/26/blog-post-2-faith/#comment-8 Mon, 06 Nov 2023 10:59:38 +0000 Nina it’s great to hear your perspective based on your role and how you see your interactions with students. I would imagine as you interact in a side-by-side context (hope that makes sense!) you may have different opportunities for engagement vs some of the more formal and structured teaching sessions I often lead. I agree with Nina’s comments…Read more

In reply to - Nina O'Reilly wrote a new post on the site Nina O'Reilly PgCert My recurring thought through each of these resources was that religious identities are only partly about religion. Kwame Anthony Appiah’s lecture r […] ]]> 472ae7981af87beb04c6529cc49e7f73 Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=87 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:20:28 +0000 I am a lecturer on the MA Design Management course and have taught on that course as an AL and then permanent staff since September 2023. Outside of my teaching I own my own consultancy practice and have […]

]]> 0 9718bd319ab64b5d0afbac95ece4204b Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=78 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:15:29 +0000 Why does this matter to me / higher education?

“Organisations that are trying to block people, or who say they are not ready are going to find their staff are doing it anyway – but without the governance, […]

]]> 0 1c1dcf64f0a558d923636e9f028590c8 Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=101 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:13:41 +0000 First hiccup

So first interview didn’t go as planned as confusion between myself and the participant on whether it was in person or online! Fortunately, this didn’t cause too much delay as we were due to meet […]

]]> 0 311aed6035f185eb34c5551dd966d361 Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=88 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:13:03 +0000 Bibliography

Bibliography

Adams, T.E., Ellis, C. and Jones, S.H. (2017) ‘Autoethnography’, The International Encyclopedia of Communication Research Methods, pp. 1–11. doi:1 […]

]]> 0 46b292c78eee4ee062d0e60375d75b90 Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=98 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:09:13 +0000 Initial list

Ethics form Draft activity plan/brief Run a pilot with a partner Get feedback Run the first activity with a tutorFeedback from a tutor on how the session was run Refine activity Run subsequent […]

]]> 0 de05247ab87cb68b52fbc73410866e35 Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=96 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:08:19 +0000 RESEARCH METHODS

Comparative ResearchI decided to proceed with a comparative research approach with a semi-structured interview with four tutors from the MA Design Management Course.I read ‘Teaching […]

]]> 0 fd9845cdfae83e467d38451ac05eb9f0 Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=94 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:07:44 +0000 Ethical Considerations

AI is ‘awash’ with ethical issues ( see link for more commentary https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2023/10/27/action-research-project-refinement/)

There is no single webinar, paper, […]

]]> 0 23f923793f8a35032b30212669d7e1ee Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=92 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:07:14 +0000 In general, I did not develop presentations for work in class but used notes and my MIRO board such as the images below. I like to work in a very iterative and visual way and MIRO works very well in this way. […]

]]> 0 fb4337d5bb62f5ed5b1965dca7b0623c Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=90 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:05:51 +0000 secondary researchREadingsAi in higher education symposiumAI conversations: UAL webinars

There were a number of readings which gave me direction and context for my work

I attended several Webinars and one […]

]]> 0 03866166cc88b3f9dc3fbe8243332734 Samantha Barber posted a new activity comment https://ruthannett.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2023/07/10/inclusive-practices-disability/#comment-3 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:39:15 +0000 Ruth, really connected with your points on individual agency and, on reflection, this has underpinned many of the stories that I have read in Shades of Noir, when students have felt isolated and unaware of where or how to access support within the university structure. Only ever having a ‘first point of contact’ that is internal is both exh…Read more

In reply to - Ruth Annett wrote a new post on the site Ruth Annett The positionality of experience changes how and what you know. Christine Sun Kim explains her practice as a way to experience sound without mediation, […] ]]> 3f43d7509929eb66705fb4ab3897490b Samantha Barber posted a new activity comment https://ninatrivedi.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2023/06/12/blog-2-faith/#comment-9 Mon, 17 Jul 2023 08:54:03 +0000 Hi Nina I think this unit on faith has made me reflect more than others and I’m still working out why! When you speak about ‘shifting perspectives’ from the article with Saffron Mustafa, I guess that’s what we are all experiencing in this unit as well. Feeling those shifts in perspective through engaging with the resources, I just wish we had…Read more

In reply to - Nina Trivedi wrote a new post on the site Nina Trivedi 3 headings from the ‘Religion in Britain: Challenges for Higher Education.’ Stimulus paper (Modood & Calhoun, 2015).  Discuss two things you learnt from […] ]]> 1d9c72ffc23ea53b9ecba61555a6e178 Samantha Barber posted a new activity comment https://tillypgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2023/06/13/ip3-race/#comment-10 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:28:25 +0000 Tilly some really interesting reflections in your blog, I love the idea of sharing names and how they have shaped us, I’ve never really thought about that before and is a very clever way to go straight to something very personal but retain psychological safety in a group where you may not know people well. I work on a course which is all…Read more

In reply to - Clotilde – Florent De Verteuil wrote a new post on the site Tilly Pg Cert I begin this blog post with some extended context, an overview of the article. The article A Pedagogy of Social Justice Education: […] ]]> d966a5725477b5788eb8d49addf8ec96 Samantha Barber posted a new activity comment https://noreillypgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2023/06/19/case-study-3-race/#comment-9 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:38:06 +0000 Nina, I nodded to myself when you discussed universal design and it occurred to me that we haven’t really touched on the topic of Universal Design for Learning in the PGCert. Of course, much of what we are doing is connected to this using the language of inclusivity but it’s interesting that we havne’t specifically framed it as universal design.…Read more

In reply to - Nina O'Reilly wrote a new post on the site Nina O'Reilly PgCert The “Witness Unconscious Bias” video calls out the idea of racism being an “unconscious bias” especially in the context of UK HE. Josephine Kwhali […] ]]> d24ca94c524c69ca59208bf0959712e2 Samantha Barber posted a new activity comment https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2023/06/27/inclusive-practices-race/#comment-6 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 10:59:25 +0000 See my own comments on other posts on this topic

IP3 – Race

In reply to - Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice Hahn Tapper |A pedagogy of social justice education: social identity, theory and intersectionality Before I read very far, I […] ]]> e5224ada7c981847d76a46c08d8eeed8 Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=74 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 13:31:51 +0000 Hahn Tapper |A pedagogy of social justice education: social identity, theory and intersectionality

Before I read very far, I found myself with many questions:What types of intergroup?’Who is writing t […]

]]> 2 db9eec3aef585b4d39df25d61bc93a98 Samantha Barber posted a new activity comment https://ninatrivedi.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2023/05/14/inclusive-practices-unit-blog-1-disability/#comment-7 Fri, 26 May 2023 11:31:01 +0000 Hi Nina you’re writing is lovely to read and I was interested to read your reviews of the SoN articles on Invisible disabilities and impairments, I have a son with epilepsy who was diagnosed one week before his A Levels following a full seizure. On results day he was one grade off his required grades for Exeter and they rejected his place.…Read more

In reply to - Nina Trivedi wrote a new post on the site Nina Trivedi Christine Sun Kim: The short film or video featuring artist Christine Sun Kim explores, as she states, ‘[the] physicality of sounds’ and the ‘Loo […] ]]> 951ed194604ff3f12347ce03468d44bd Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=70 Tue, 23 May 2023 12:40:46 +0000 Shades of NoirInterview with William Whitcombe:  The chaplain and interfaith advisor for LCF & LCC

I chose this article as I wanted a perspective that was not a student or teaching staff and it was […]

]]> 2 342feac2079d5a56fe37e907c555aae1 Samantha Barber posted a new activity comment https://noreillypgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2023/05/04/blog-post-1-disability/#comment-5 Thu, 11 May 2023 13:59:04 +0000 Nina, interesting thoughts on the ‘ocular’ centered focus of university education from Davis-Bonnick, and I had not considered this previously and reminds me of Kim’s work when she talked about how sound had been defined by others for her, I’m not yet qute sure how to relate that in practice to the students on my course but thinking on it! I am…Read more

In reply to - Nina O'Reilly wrote a new post on the site Nina O'Reilly PgCert Forging a life and livelihood in the arts is not easy. Surviving economically, being understood and respected as an artist is a challenge. Thinking […] ]]> c0f8561a514ee0f450cb87a6eaf5c281 Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=68 Fri, 05 May 2023 14:22:25 +0000 One key takeout for me in our opening session was how do we support students to feel they have agency? Agency is the “sense of having control over the action and outcomes of one’s life” and this was the core […]

]]> 0 f95c528a1ead3a633b2088bf42678ff9 Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=63 Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:43:06 +0000 ‘I’m not sure it’s holiday reading’ was my comment to our group having spent 30 minutes reading and processing the reading in our group session called Academic Attribution by Ken Hyland. I chose to read this one […]

]]> 0 40cdab268b8ed61e169e8d4145ed4ccb Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=54 Tue, 07 Mar 2023 12:38:12 +0000 When I very first started teaching (not at UAL) I was completely taken by surprise at the lack of joined-up thinking across the unit on which I was teaching. I couldn’t make sense of what the course roadmap l […]

]]> 0 6e8fc7e322f29848e583e23733e60a4a Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=49 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 20:55:32 +0000 I was finally able to attend an in-person session, despite the challenges of landslips on the train line and a 2.5-hour commute rather than 55 mins! 

notions of criticality

In preparation for this session […]

]]> 0 ba3459fdf3f5ba2cb790f5bea2f4043f Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=45 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:15:42 +0000 Thinking through drawing….

I’m a big fan of visual frameworks for aligning, problem-solving, and enabling different points of view, `I use them all the time in my practice workshops and designing consultancy […]

]]> 0 1817c66af74062d64650c4327c3aa16c Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=25 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 17:00:09 +0000 “Object-based learning (OBL) is an experiential pedagogy concerned with the close and tactile study of material things, such as artworks, specimens, texts and artifacts… Like its historical antecedents, obj […]

]]> 0 64b7131f91f2eba653c65a96f3c7b7c2 Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=19 Mon, 13 Feb 2023 17:45:11 +0000 16th January

Attended my first PGCert intro session whilst sitting in the French Alps on a family holiday, not for the first time I reflected on the impact of the seismic shift to remote working and learning, […]

]]> 0 fcdf035e159f61bcffffa2704999a952 Samantha Barber wrote a new post on the site thinking thoughts academic practice https://samb22.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=12 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 12:01:56 +0000 Well this is new.

A good thing to be ‘forced’ into doing a blog. Have thought about it in the past but like many things has been pushed down that list of life things, curious to see what value I find […]

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