myblog | Smriti Mehra | Activity https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/members/22049013/activity/ Activity feed for Smriti Mehra. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:08:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 3d6b5071acf5cc1adfdb9d29dd29c3d3 Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=154 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:21:47 +0000 ARP – Postcard ResponsesBlow are the collected responses to each of the 7 […]

]]> 0 c9881385929a74d5c0dd12a5a4ab2e96 Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=150 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:06:34 +0000 ARP – Feedback Questionnaire + ReflectionThe feedback form was designed to gain insight on how students engaged with the workshop, what they would like to explore further and […]

]]> 0 852fc87c4728c4f9cfa66fd4cb14987f Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=139 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:47:18 +0000 ARP unit – Spill the Tea – Action Research Presentationsmriti_mehra-ARP_finalcompressed-3Download

]]> 0 30bd8c53141f7efe90b19c2b9eda7b67 Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=137 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:43:58 +0000 ARP Action PlanEthics form – DONE Draft activity plan/brief – DONE Run pilot with colleague/student – DONE Get feedback – DONE […]

]]> 0 7d0c500305d1f0a8a2101fc9f4b18da5 Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=136 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:40:46 +0000 ARP unit – BibliographyBibliography BERA (2024) Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research. 5th edn. British Educational Research Association. Available […]

]]> 0 d1b7b7df7238f463501a6eff246f5628 Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=134 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:35:44 +0000 ARP unit – Ethical Action PlanSmriti-Ethical-Action-Plan-v2Download Above is version 2 of the Ethics form. From our last tutorial, I am now trying to focus this […]

]]> 0 8e45beb82a4dd75d44b7a7adedddc6a9 Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=132 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 16:22:14 +0000 ARP unit – Autoethnography and it's discontentsAutoethnography is a contentious scholarly inquiry fraught with issues of ethics, representation, objectivity and defending its […]

]]> 0 32880ab849ecf903493c09f9294c1564 Smriti Mehra posted a new activity comment https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2024/04/29/considering-disability/#comment-18 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:08:54 +0000 Hi Greg,
You can access my work on my website – http://www.smritimehra.com 🙂
Dismantling stigma is a very big task… especially when it is steeped in some cultures to the extent that it is. We must also remember that most international students who come here to study stay in the UK for a very limited period of time (thanks to government policies) and…Read more

In reply to - Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning 1. from Considering Disability to Re-considering AbilityAde Adeptian makes an important point – it is not the […] ]]> be7987d1b8be19f1b749dc1d8d51ce6d Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=130 Sun, 14 Jul 2024 17:42:27 +0000 Reflective Report The Context of my Teaching Practice and my Positionality in Relation to my Practice My practice as an artist has developed from a very […]

]]> 0 a70901fd2d6617c9ac3642acf09c52ef Smriti Mehra posted a new activity comment https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2024/07/10/3-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-critical-race-theory-intersectionality-and-policy-in-education/#comment-15 Fri, 12 Jul 2024 22:03:22 +0000 Hi Priscilla,

You are so right. The system has created such inequality. International students pay more than double and not all international students are rich – contrary to what one might assume. Some parents spend most of their savings to send their child here for a chance at a better life in the future – this also puts a lot of pressure on…Read more

In reply to - Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning 3. Equality Diversity and Inclusion, Critical Race Theory, Intersectionality and Policy in EducationI’ve had a flurry of i […] ]]> bd8dd2e59a91bced3ab6098d21883282 Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=120 Wed, 10 Jul 2024 22:39:36 +0000 The Positionality Program Positionality Program for BA Fine Art Photography 2022-23 Maia Conran, Smriti Mehra, Olga Saavedra In photography, the examination of […]

]]> 0 69f92f8726caa772ca4783d3191febb0 Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=104 Wed, 10 Jul 2024 22:15:20 +0000 "Spill the Tea" postcards PostScript – To take this exercise further: Students break up into […]

]]> 0 c9595ec00d687d027a247295e4fc8a4e Smriti Mehra posted a new activity comment https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2024/07/10/3-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-critical-race-theory-intersectionality-and-policy-in-education/#comment-13 Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:21:58 +0000 Dear Giulia,

Thank you for your comments. I’m sorry to learn you had similar experiences in your education.
I completely agree that there is a genuine push towards social and environmental justice in academia but this can only be so effective and the larger problem of the neo-liberal structure that institutions are entrenched in is very…Read more

In reply to - Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning 3. Equality Diversity and Inclusion, Critical Race Theory, Intersectionality and Policy in EducationI’ve had a flurry of i […] ]]> 5ef8b1a8c2dd9b29471fe666ddab2e03 Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=102 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:08:46 +0000 3. Equality Diversity and Inclusion, Critical Race Theory, Intersectionality and Policy in EducationI’ve had a flurry of intense emotional responses whilst going through the materials for this blog post. Perhaps it is because much of it r […]

]]> 3 4ebfb6ce1e6f8413256fd6890a0b86db Smriti Mehra posted a new activity comment https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2024/05/27/2-on-faith-in-the-teaching-context/#comment-9 Sun, 02 Jun 2024 18:54:14 +0000 It is very hard, Floriane. Students in our department have brought this up with us in student rep meetings. Faculty, including myself, have felt afraid of responding individually even though we feel strongly about what is happening. Eventually, we heard them out, sent their concerns further up the ladder and settled with the university’s response…Read more

In reply to - Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning 2. On Faith in the teaching contextAppiah questions the oversimplified dichotomies frequently encountered in discussions […] ]]> 12fe17f8e79582dffff2b8dcb4c7540e Smriti Mehra posted a new activity comment https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2024/05/27/2-on-faith-in-the-teaching-context/#comment-8 Sun, 02 Jun 2024 18:48:48 +0000 Thanks Giulia, I struggle to talk about politics at the dinner table with extended family. So thinking about bringing it into the classroom seems even more challenging. However, I think that there are ways we can get to it laterally. To not avoid it but to find ways of learning about different faiths through rituals – finding meaning and sharing…Read more

In reply to - Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning 2. On Faith in the teaching contextAppiah questions the oversimplified dichotomies frequently encountered in discussions […] ]]> f95a94576779112598d69706b9655a20 Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=84 Mon, 27 May 2024 14:56:19 +0000 2. On Faith in the teaching contextAppiah questions the oversimplified dichotomies frequently encountered in discussions concerning religion. He advocates for a more nuanced […]

]]> 6 10e381cb26f282944e6754201df85cc4 Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=82 Mon, 27 May 2024 13:56:28 +0000 Outline for Teaching InterventionSpill The Tea – a positionality workshop by Smriti Mehra and Claire Undy This positionality workshop is being developed to further the […]

]]> 0 63d6edaf892d491d534f37c1f4183e42 Smriti Mehra posted a new activity comment https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2024/04/29/considering-disability/#comment-5 Mon, 06 May 2024 22:19:48 +0000 Thank you for your response, Priscilla. Perhaps I should title this post ‘Reconsidering Disability’ and also talk about the problem with nomenclature – dis-ability – which is ableist. To reconsider renaming the support we offer. Rather than ‘support’ which is perceived more as aid for special needs, what if we were to rename these more positively…Read more

In reply to - Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning 1. from Considering Disability to Re-considering AbilityAde Adeptian makes an important point – it is not the […] ]]> 626f5be614f3eb0ddf66c0cd4a73be59 Smriti Mehra posted a new activity comment https://g00s.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2024/04/25/blog-post-01-disability/#comment-4 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:24:46 +0000 As I was titling my own blog post I felt really uncomfortable using the term ‘disabled’. I am so glad to see that this is the focus of your post. We cannot talk about inclusion while our language is ableist. BAME (black, asian and minority ethnic) suffers the same treatment. Nomenclature is important.

In reply to - g00s wrote a new post on the site GO—S. PgCert Blog. Blog Post 01: Disability DIS-abl […] “Blog Post 01: Disability” ]]> 96fc785e6d1efa080c5da888fa895281 Smriti Mehra posted a new activity comment https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2024/04/29/considering-disability/#comment-4 Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:24:26 +0000 Thank you for your response, Giulia. UAL does provide a lot of support. Given that to a lot of students accessing ‘academic support’ is something to feel ashamed about, I wonder if we need to change the nomenclature of the support we offer – academic support, disability support, language support – all of which lend themselves as ‘aids’ for special needs.

In reply to - Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning 1. from Considering Disability to Re-considering AbilityAde Adeptian makes an important point – it is not the […] ]]> 0d62d84b17a83d238e0d64479569b6aa Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=81 Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:29:49 +0000 1. from Considering Disability to Re-considering AbilityAde Adeptian makes an important point – it is not the disability itself that renders individuals disabled, but rather the societal structures […]

]]> 5 3ac9cffdf130ec7942d85e22f6d0638e Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=79 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:38:07 +0000 As an undergraduate student at the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, I was in a yearlong lab called Communication for Social Change. We travelled to various parts of India to meet different […]

]]> 0 e7e8b2b6c62ecfb4cce20f77c9f7ef1b Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=74 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 19:35:47 +0000 My Reflections on Catherine Borshuk’s article, “Managing Student Self-Disclosure in Class Settings: Lessons from Feminist Pedagogy”

Catherine Borshuk is a feminist professor who believes and teaches that t […]

]]> 0 9bb6be574afb348ec46a43d47c47c911 Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=69 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:09:00 +0000 Compassionate Assessment is not about lowering standards.

What does a grade mean? Do we award better grades to encourage students or do we we lower grades as a wakeup call?

There needs to be an element of […]

]]> 0 b2b3c56232e50346d97f2d00773854d4 Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=63 Sun, 19 Mar 2023 12:32:11 +0000 Maia Conran (Course Leader of BA Fine Art Photography) and I recently applied and received funding from the EDI fund at UAL to further develop our Positionality Workshops for year 1 into years 2 and 3. – To […]

]]> 0 1f454c1c3ae44c14242f4f0eb3399f8a Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=46 Sun, 19 Mar 2023 12:26:30 +0000 Colombian Hypnosis – activity from Theatre of the Oppressed.

Groups of 3 – […]

]]> 0 37d809de3f33dfa0a76441009ebc338e Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=12 Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:38:26 +0000 ‘Interaction with artefacts deepens students’ learning.’ (Schultz 2012, p.185) Your task is to prepare and deliver a 20-minute learning activity for your tutor group, based around an object. You can approa […]

]]> 0 d0e7bc3f531300aa4fb6c75e270a9070 Smriti Mehra changed their profile picture https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/activity/p/492685/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 22:00:37 +0000 0 a85602a0a0b136d3fe0cf69b8294b50b Smriti Mehra wrote a new post on the site Thinking Teaching Learning Unlearning Relearning https://smritimehra.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=1 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 21:15:19 +0000 Hi, I’m Smriti. My name means remembrance.
As a full time Senior Lecturer at the Camberwell College of Arts. I lead the year-1 BA Fine Art Photography Program.                                                       […]

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