myblog | Amy Urry | Activity https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/members/aurry/activity/ Activity feed for Amy Urry. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:32:01 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 23987f5eb5b2c3a6e208ca04b8064858 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Learning and Teaching @ CSM https://learnteachcsm.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=2233 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:27:42 +0000 Mentimeter is here! […] “Mentimeter is here!”

]]> d7b7e8ae4319ff9e143d0a685fecac96 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=296 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 19:47:50 +0000 Students working in the CSM library

In undertaking this project I’m conscious of my own positionality. I’m not disabled or neurodivergent and I’m not professionally trained in this area. My motivation comes […]

]]> 0 fb3461fe4747ea03c1041046ea0c0383 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=285 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 18:18:26 +0000 For my data collection, I chose to use an online questionnaire and initially a focus group. The focus group, for practical reasons became a series of semi-structured interviews, but the overall design was very […]

]]> 0 6d52f200f007624ba85c3a83b636e07f Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=278 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:42:50 +0000 In the video below, Sarah and I talk about the process of recruiting participants for my project and some of the ethical issues that arose.

Video: Reflecting on recruiting participants and ethics, with Sarah Leontovitsch

]]> 0 a3275e87b18c09ff10373d35de0a9efe Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=260 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:23:12 +0000 Please see my EES forms below, versions 1-3 with feedback from my tutor, Rachel Marsden.

Version 1: With comments from Rachel

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Action taken: I think the first time […]

]]> 0 dd111515b4ccecf23f9fe67136385226 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=161 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:09:18 +0000 To what extent does our Moodle design template support inclusive practice in relation to neurodiverse and disabled students?  

The aim of this enquiry is to generate new knowledge about the experience of n […]

]]> 0 63dfd32eb41b263339e522dfe75b9efc Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=143 Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:11:51 +0000 Screenshot from sample Moodle page

So, what do I know?

The ARP needs to be small. I need to not make it unwieldy.

I want to focus on some of the key features of our Moodle design:

headings, […]

]]> 0 5f57b529178bb2119ad30eadb605dc31 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=229 Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:31:20 +0000 Sarah and I had a bit of a chat about my reflections on what worked and what could have been better on my ARP:

As I mentioned in my conversation with Sarah, one of the things that comes next is the Changemaker […]

]]> 0 9e8746eba6e455fd936a1ea6444ec29f Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=248 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 19:06:01 +0000 My name is Amy and I’m a Senior Digital Learning Coordinator at Central Saint Martins. I’ve worked at CSM since 2020, starting online in the middle of the pandemic. It was a big culture change for me as I had […]

]]> 0 5b43eb8b7ed946bdddbc0c6e3d2c19b1 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=154 Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:00:40 +0000 I’m just trying to write some things down after our tutorial today. Amongst other things there were two books recommended which offered some ideas about research methods. These were:

Universal methods of […]

]]> 0 375fb39ab0823543f8e65e985c72d605 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=187 Sun, 07 Jan 2024 13:38:04 +0000 Screenshot from CSM Foundation Moodle page

Why does Moodle matter?

I think that Moodle, or the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) has an important role to play in creating a welcoming, accessible and […]

]]> 0 1faf8082d104ee28042090aa9b6cdcb2 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=192 Sat, 06 Jan 2024 17:01:43 +0000 Whilst there are a wide range of medical classifications of neurodivergences, learning disabilities and impairments, and an incredibly broad range of abilities and preferences that need to be considered, WebAIM […]

]]> 0 008a128af5b8f5305846e73e88d73aba Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=194 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 11:38:56 +0000 I’m really enjoying the process of trying to work out how to ‘do’ thematic analysis of my data, but it’s also very clear that I’m barely scratching the surface of what I’d need to know, do and understand to be […]

]]> 0 0739670a16c905b50217061e541b51d7 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=186 Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:55:28 +0000 So, I’ve just been reading about neurodiversity, disability and user experience design and Learning Management Systems e.g. Moodle. It’s interesting to get myself out of ‘tunnel vision’ about the range of […]

]]> 0 d68beed018ec1975cd7a5b3418165199 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=168 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:12:46 +0000 I’ve found working out how to best plan and organise my notes, research, blog posts and schedules for ARP to be a bit of a task in itself. However, I think I’ve developed something that works for me. I use Trello […]

]]> 0 af80f11e0fcc64181190159a4f235dc4 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=166 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:12:03 +0000 Mind map of notes on ethics guidelines from BERA, UKRI, and gov.uk

Introduction

I’ve focused my reading about ethics on the ‘Responsibility to participants’ as outlined in BERA’s (British Educational […]

]]> 0 3840472307b69ad33af56645868819d3 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=165 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:11:44 +0000 Recruiting participants:

I visited all three stages of the BA Course in person and used this PowerPoint presentation to describe the project and ask people to take part. I had hard copies of the Information […]

]]> 0 e31ada59d705a865b3b44b8640fbbf22 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=164 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:11:18 +0000 Please see below for previous versions of my presentation, and feedback, and the final slides at the top.

Final version:

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Version 2:

Feedback:

It’s still […]

]]> 0 1e55bb97ea79277c9cc7222ec0f80c8f Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=163 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:10:57 +0000 In conducting the thematic analysis of data from the participant interviews, questionnaire and drawings, I have summarised them into 4 themes, each organised around a Central Organising Concept (Braun and Clarke […]

]]> 0 e3c5b100ac28ac827f404613d7eedc8f Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=157 Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:07:34 +0000 ‘Interwoven, neurodiversity and the creative mind’ Chris Kelly, Artist and workshop lead

In my project I hope to hear in detail about the views of people who are neurodivergent and so it makes sense to use a […]

]]> 0 ae200cfd2267c958dd42b3c3033fd8e5 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=140 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:53:22 +0000 Please see below for a selection of posts I’ve commented on.

Andrew Goldberg – Disability

Andrew Goldberg – Race

Asuf Ishaq – Faith

Asuf Ishaq – Disability

Genevieve Muwana – […]

]]> 0 cd9b20593e5d5a5396be3e41d6893ea0 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=133 Thu, 22 Jun 2023 16:27:46 +0000 UAL Dashboard – Awarding gap 21/22

I found it hard to bring these different sources together into one, so I’ve recorded my thoughts about each. They were really illuminating reads and I need to look at them […]

]]> 0 e7a6155d7df0baddaa353ac04583ee4b Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=126 Mon, 29 May 2023 18:24:07 +0000 Artist: Bridget Crutchfield, published in Shades of Noir ‘Higher Power: Religion, Faith, Spirituality and Belief

I chose two articles from the SoN publication on Faith. The first was something that I really […]

]]> 0 64726f89dd9bfb9dcda4ef49ae8d1f6b Amy Urry started the topic New welcome page in the forum https://amytest.myblog.arts.ac.uk/forums/topic/tgdfgdfgdsg/ Mon, 22 May 2023 14:52:54 +0000 fgdfhdhfghd

]]> 0 3c933e77d170f8a7276417429d88a53b Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=115 Fri, 05 May 2023 13:53:44 +0000 ‘Let’s listen with our eyes and not just with our ears.’ Christine Sun Kim

All of these resources are thought-provoking. Khairani Barokka’s piece is fascinating as Khairani is so eloquent about i […]

]]> 0 37c3086bc588f5767c686413b737f582 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=106 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:41:04 +0000 Finding my roots – the first instalment On the PG Cert, one of my key aims is to learn about the underlying theory of the way I teach. I have learnt the theory before over the years, […]

]]> 0 0ae8593ed443be54c8873d8c89fec1a6 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=95 Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:00:02 +0000 Sarah and I chose to look at the UKPSF together as it felt like a topic that would benefit from chewing over and discussing. I think it was a really useful exercise as, although we talk a lot, in this context, we […]

]]> 0 059784df1c8061fa32dad14b87f4bd8c Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=70 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 11:45:38 +0000 Preparing for the session:

My aim for the activity was: To notice our own approach to feedback and compare with peers. To discuss and evaluate different approaches.

‘Noticing’ is a commonly used […]

]]> 0 7b978911406ec3e080448ef91ca810ac Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=82 Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:42:23 +0000 Trying out Padlet as tool for note-taking

As I’ve been trying to work on the PG Cert, I’ve become more and more in need of those organisational and referencing (who knew that would have become so different! – […]

]]> 0 f4ed56916d60a5b93cc0fea0b1965d4f Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=68 Sun, 05 Feb 2023 16:07:36 +0000 I am noticing more and more whilst doing the PG Cert that I am lacking some key study skills. I think this is because I did my degree BEFORE THE INTERNET and because since then I have continued to rely on […]

]]> 0 7455969713baadc2891a93d2cc34fe32 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=29 Thu, 19 Jan 2023 20:13:21 +0000 Reflections on ‘Learning outcomes and assessment criteria in art and design. What is the recurring problem?’ Allan Davies, Independent consultant

I think this article raises really interesting questions about […]

]]> 0 af4ed8a1d2983af8d8ed2d7f86b4f622 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=19 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:24:27 +0000 Just to help me with my day job, I’m going to try and keep a list of things that I think might help people on other courses. It’s just for me to keep in mind during this time as a student, which is so valuable. […]

]]> 0 bdd71bb59fe2449fd7b8c2d35c7cf3cc Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=13 Sun, 15 Jan 2023 12:22:39 +0000 From the session on 13/1/23 I am keen to read Eleanor Dare, ‘Post-human pedagogical approaches’. This sounds challenging, really interesting.

I also thought I knew what Karen Harris was going to say in her […]

]]> 0 7b863688eda2f6bee4c5f3ed02e7b84f Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=11 Sun, 15 Jan 2023 12:19:24 +0000 I wish I’d written this straight after the session on Friday as I had more momentum then, but I’m still keen. I really enjoyed the session on Friday. I found the introductions and the research people chose opened […]

]]> 0 6c6123b7e9b2f82da72e00b004e0b708 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Amy's PG Cert https://amyu.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=316 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 11:57:11 +0000 So…my first blog. I was/am excited to be a student again and to have a chance to think about teaching, especially in this new-ish HE context. I enjoyed the induction, but I think I’d be a bit floored by myblog […]

]]> 0 969795cde1a6a99f62e180d2654476c8 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Learning and Teaching @ CSM https://learnteachcsm.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=1649 Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:55:02 +0000 Getting off to a good start

Do you need a bit of help to gear up to the new term? Do you feel Moodle is there to support you and your students? Are you confident using Collaborate Ultra and Teams? Are you […]

]]> ac7a338cbaa019ad969fc2363f4eb1ba Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Learning and Teaching @ CSM https://learnteachcsm.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=1538 Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:31:23 +0000 Focus: making Moodle better

Throughout this year, the Digital learning have been working on projects across CSM to redesign Moodle pages to better reflect the learner journey and improve accessibility. […]

]]> 50ca319db4a6cc4770f8db14be4a3c5c Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Learning and Teaching @ CSM https://learnteachcsm.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=1442 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 13:31:38 +0000 Focus: accessibility and inclusion

Our focus in March staff development week is accessibility and inclusion. We all know this is important, but are we really taking action? Do all our students and staff feel […]

]]> 14a7bad1f86e59128dc7d813b8bdd682 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Learning and Teaching @ CSM https://learnteachcsm.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=1391 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:55:21 +0000 During December staff development week, the CSM Digital learning team will be focussing on Accessibility with live sessions exploring Ally (our Moodle accessibility tool), and using accessibility features in […]

]]> 77630fb481cf2a583461b4bbd078917c Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Learning and Teaching @ CSM https://learnteachcsm.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=1340 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:42:15 +0000 3 key updates from the UAL Digital learning team:

1. Collaborate Ultra recordings

UAL will no longer store Collaborate Ultra recordings made before October 1st 2020. Mass deletion of these recordings will […]

]]> 86f1503e1f7141db29c11db11e71018b Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site Learning and Teaching @ CSM https://learnteachcsm.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=1306 Fri, 08 Oct 2021 18:08:50 +0000 CSM Staff development this month

Throughout October and the start of November, we are offering 12 training sessions. Book a place to come and discuss; engagement, netiquette or blended learning. Improve […]

]]> 2cdfd05930f9c1efdba1f143bc0b97f6 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site CSM DL Test Blog https://csmdltestblog.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=37 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:45:30 +0000 Ally arrives next week: what you need to do 

From the 4th May, 2021, Moodle will have a slightly new appearance, thanks to a new feature called ‘Blackboard Ally’. You can read more about what Ally is, and how […]

]]> 0 df805bffeb4e06a650d82f48caf02250 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site CSM DL Test Blog https://csmdltestblog.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=36 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:16:00 +0000 I’m hoping nobody panics when they see the dials next week. There will be lots of red and green dials all over the place and there will be lots of people who don’t know what it’s about. I’m glad Tim is going to […]

]]> 0 ea251050609a424f229cc84e97de82a0 Amy Urry wrote a new post on the site CSM DL Test Blog https://csmdltestblog.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=24 Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:54:42 +0000 I’m doubtful that this will work but I’m giving it a go, just in case I’m lucky today.

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