myblog | Silva Hrabar-Owens | Activity https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/members/22048885/activity/ Activity feed for Silva Hrabar-Owens. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:13:37 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 ecc347a16eafc696772b6319f5b72643 Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=54 Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:09:15 +0000 PRESENTATIONAction-Research-Project-PgCertDownload

]]> 0 dd540455926de955348baaa59f7a9a92 Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=51 Tue, 02 Jul 2024 08:36:56 +0000 ACTION RESEARCH CYCLE not enough time, not enough resources, not enough literature review, not enough data gathered, not enough different research methods […]

]]> 0 4f37fefbdad46772e79929087b7c3aa4 Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=50 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:39:37 +0000 PROJECT FINDINGSThe most useful piece of writing I came across throughout my research project was an online blog, Facilitating Community-based research […]

]]> 0 3c66feee44307f7f8f304a1cabf74f1a Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=49 Sun, 30 Jun 2024 14:55:24 +0000 REFERENCESAbubakar, A. Douglas, S & Sani, Z (2018). Qualitative data collection, analysis and interpretation in research paradigms: The case of […]

]]> 0 fd9de2143b77e5a3ecec4499f3c9f88c Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=48 Sun, 30 Jun 2024 14:47:25 +0000 RESEARCH METHODI have never studied research methods and I find it very hard when my students ask me direct questions related to research. I should be […]

]]> 0 a652bb29117615f30496b8d39a4f0fc3 Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=42 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:27:39 +0000 ACTION PLANTo help me keep focus during this delayed action research project, I have created this list of activities I need to complete. This list […]

]]> 0 ab2e5bbae0e68071a9ab0b1338e57150 Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=40 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:12:11 +0000 MY RESEARCH QUESTIONHow to make students with learning difficulties feel more supported within their course and whose responsibility is it to deliver the […]

]]> 0 771a57ec848b1d518bc0455fc265343b Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=41 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:48:33 +0000 MY RATIONALE?Why am I interested in researching this topic, what is my connection to ISA students and learning difficulties? For context I’m f […]

]]> 0 9d54b9de21cdb1d524cfbc3be6778fdc Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=37 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:56:12 +0000 CONSENT & INFORMATION FORMSWell, this wasn’t as bad and time consuming as my ethics form, but they still needed some thought and research put into it. I used […]

]]> 0 9d4113afe75b3044754dc13051208531 Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=30 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:42:33 +0000 ETHICSEthics Form has been extremely hard to get right. It has taken months and lots of revisits to get to the point where is meets the […]

]]> 0 7c8daf96ba03e79bd7ecba0822569132 Silva Hrabar-Owens posted a new activity comment https://yukakotanakapgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2023/06/16/blog-1-disability/#comment-5 Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:38:41 +0000 It is so true how having an international background can actually become an advantage in our teaching practice. We have learnt a lot for the pain we went through, but this has enriched our teaching practice and will benefit our students immensely.

In reply to - Yukako Tanaka wrote a new post on the site Yukako Tanaka's Blog In this Blog 1 on disability, I have used three resources: UAL Disability Service webpages, Mental Health and Shades of Noir ” Disabled People: The […] ]]> bb4e5f2391dcfa925caad4c0dcc32fa1 Silva Hrabar-Owens posted a new activity comment https://11344116.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2023/06/12/blog-3-race/#comment-3 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:06:05 +0000 “The moment we choose to love we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love we begin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others. – Bell Hooks”
This will stay with me forever. Love and kindness have always been my way, but now there is a beautiful, articulate definition to su…Read more

In reply to - Kyinat Motla wrote a new post on the site 11344116's blog In Session 3 for Group A, we had a really interesting discussion on the intersectionality between disability, gender, faith and race, hosted by Terry […] ]]> 49d10cd6adb9d7ebdf30b8a841d4ec15 Silva Hrabar-Owens posted a new activity comment https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2023/06/23/race/#comment-7 Mon, 17 Jul 2023 12:11:45 +0000 Thanks for commenting

In reply to - Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog Josephine Kwhali eloquent take on unconscious bias (Kwhali, 2017) has finally made my confusion about unconscious bias clear in my head. What I have […] ]]> 9be6b25ff6970a85a256cb59a97e2ac2 Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=25 Fri, 23 Jun 2023 14:04:08 +0000 Josephine Kwhali eloquent take on unconscious bias (Kwhali, 2017) has finally made my confusion about unconscious bias clear in my head. What I have always struggled with, is how can we be unconsciously racists […]

]]> 3 e1e61d45a583425c00f83a8a00286bb9 Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=24 Sun, 21 May 2023 16:58:19 +0000 Wander what happened to Aalimah tutor (SoN, 2015)? I hope it wasn’t just do the anti-racism and equality training and go back to your job. We need to dig deeper and get more personal. 

What has happened to ou […]

]]> 1 acd84e5ac8f137fdac169f53ecfc5fa8 Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=23 Sun, 21 May 2023 15:47:54 +0000 I watched the film by Christine Sun Kim. What an inspiration piece about the fluidity of learning and the power of  bigger picture. Struggling with my own disability and my acceptance in the society has been a l […]

]]> 1 012fc0bbbd26b2f8260bc3cb4a3b5e46 Silva Hrabar-Owens posted a new activity comment https://digiknit.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2023/05/12/disability/#comment-101 Fri, 12 May 2023 10:04:20 +0000 Such a beautiful reflection of your own learning disability, the journey or discovery and acceptance but also the state the university is in today. How we are not inclusive enough and it takes an individual lecturer to make sure they are aware of any disabilities and take appropriate action (mostly on their own accord) to make the student…Read more

In reply to - Sean-henry Fitzsimons wrote a new post on the site Sean-Henry Fitzsimons Impairments in creative education are very apparent in my localised teaching environment, especially if I was to reflect on the days of my […] ]]> 449093289f9431f476cd5a31f4a47ca0 Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=21 Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:26:03 +0000 Another blog another rant. Well maybe it is not a rant, but a self-debate about how to enhance my teaching. Reading Gloria Dall’Alba’s article on “Improving Teaching: Enhancing Ways of Being University Teachers”, […]

]]> 0 a08e903c51b6fd5eab25f26204786e60 Silva Hrabar-Owens posted a new activity comment https://saraheepgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2023/02/16/why-pgcert/#comment-2 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:47:52 +0000 It’s like reading my own thoughts. I do hope this course gives us the tools to become better teachers to all students and be able to incorporate everyone and make them feel like they belong.

In reply to - Sarah Ee wrote a new post on the site seepgcertblog A doddle that helped me think It took me some soul searching to come to the point where I decided to take on the PgCert. I completed a PGCE during the […] ]]> c8049fc71202d32d1c39c24215020942 Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=13 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:43:14 +0000 Microteaching session overview 

Not sure if this is part of my assessment or not, but I wanted to write about my experience yesterday during the microteaching seminar.

I got an immense amount out of my […]

]]> 1 78efda45ab4fcf8e045134d70282851a Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=11 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:13:15 +0000 Here we go, my first blog. 

I do blog for my business but not like this. This feels a bit more intimate and bit more personal. 

To say that I’m overwhelmed is an understatement. Teaching at LCF part tim […]

]]> 0 91e39b92b499a97dca60f753e146caf0 Silva Hrabar-Owens wrote a new post on the site Silva's Blog https://silvasgotopinions.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=10 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 17:53:04 +0000 What a day yesterday. 

We had our first face to face all day session and it was fantastic. Not just because I was in a room full of people with similar ideals, values, issues and concerns, but also the […]

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