myblog | Can Yang | Activity https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/members/canyang/activity/ Activity feed for Can Yang. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:21:11 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 010e097db0c310dc9094f232c5dd1e96 Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=170 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 12:50:59 +0000 How Algorithmic Tools Reproduce Eurocentric Epistemologies in Graphic Design Education When design students in London, Hong Kong, or Taipei type “modern graphic design history” into a search bar, the results rarely summon the vibrant typographic experiments of Beijing’s underground zines or the specu

]]> 0 999e824029dc08d8e6921611260b81f4 Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=140 Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:03:51 +0000 #2 Ethical Action Plan RevisionAspectStrategyConsentWritten and verbal consent obtained in advance; withdrawal possible anytimeAnonymityAll student data anonymised; pseudonyms used if neededData SecurityStored on password-protected OneDrive; deleted

]]> 0 68cd734ecb7f25b7a7df0ce64a444d8d Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=127 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:06:00 +0000 IP Unit: Reflective Report Situated Design: A Three-Session Workshop for Inclusive Curatorial Practice Introduction This reflective report critically explores the design and implementation of my teaching intervention titled Situated Design, a

]]> 0 7ae6f3a2ed2753dcafc2c6dd4b21a091 Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=121 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:48:56 +0000 Blog Task 3: Bilingual Design and Anti-Racism: Navigating Language Barriers Working within a global-facing art and design institution like UAL has made it clear to me that race, class, and language are not peripheral to education. They are central to how students access learning and feel valued.

]]> 0 58d1cb13898a79e22950153eb06b0e0e Can Yang posted a new activity comment https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2025/05/24/formative-assessment-intervention-summary-proposal/#comment-6 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:36:11 +0000 During the recent tutorial, my tutor Linda highlighted the need to more clearly articulate how student responses will be recorded, tested, and evaluated throughout the intervention. While the proposal outlines a thoughtful and inclusive workshop structure, the current version lacks a plan for capturing how students engage with each session and how…Read more

In reply to - Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground Formative assessment: Intervention summary proposal Proposed title: Situated Design: A Three-Session Workshop for Inclusive Curatorial Practice As […] ]]> 19d2ded56269f2f3e0eec88032bf843a Can Yang posted a new activity comment https://ewoolleypgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2025/05/25/unit-2-ip-blog-post-1-on-disability/#comment-4 Mon, 26 May 2025 11:31:34 +0000 Thank you for this rich and reflective post, Emily! I really appreciated how you wove together theory, lived experience, and practical action. Your attention to the paradox of visibility—in particular how design can both marginalise and erase—was especially resonant. The concrete steps you propose, like creating rest spaces and simplifying sli…Read more

In reply to - Emily Woolley wrote a new post on the site Em's PgCert Blog UNIT 2 IP: Blog Post 1 on Disability Before reading, I invite you to check out this short post for context. In reflecting on how we can better support […] ]]> 50da965fc7882aa5d3f9703f4858bd7a Can Yang changed their profile picture https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/activity/p/566276/ Mon, 26 May 2025 11:22:27 +0000 0 c349153b3878bf1b809905316d0b95de Can Yang posted a new activity comment https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2025/05/23/unit-2-blog-task-1-intersectionality-and-the-in-visibility-of-disability/#comment-4 Mon, 26 May 2025 11:19:48 +0000 Thank you so much, Emily—that really means a lot. I’ve been thinking a lot about how access (or lack of it) shows up across different spheres of experience—especially in familial and educational contexts where disclosure can feel loaded or even unsafe.

Your suggestion to include UAL data is so useful. Looking into the 2024/25 disability discl…Read more

In reply to - Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground Unit 2 – Blog Task 1: Intersectionality and the In/Visibility of Disability Kimberle Crenshaw’s (1990) theory of intersectionality provides a vital fra […] ]]> 12584e167e1764d302d6741330d6e70d Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=105 Sat, 24 May 2025 16:56:20 +0000 Formative assessment: Intervention summary proposal Proposed title: Situated Design: A Three-Session Workshop for Inclusive Curatorial Practice As part of the preparation for the MA GDC WIP Show, I propose a three-session workshop series titled Situated Design, designed

]]> 1 7be752d942df7f8d2499bf63a1c5c7c3 Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=101 Sat, 24 May 2025 16:26:07 +0000 Blog Task 2: Intersectionality and Faith in Design EducationFaith is often an under-acknowledged presence in higher education, particularly in creative disciplines where rational critique and visual literacy are emphasised over personal belief systems. Yet, religious identity

]]> 0 85282ba5dd83d68f6a89d44aa9e3c760 Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=99 Fri, 23 May 2025 17:31:59 +0000 Unit 2 – Blog Task 1: Intersectionality and the In/Visibility of Disability Kimberle Crenshaw’s (1990) theory of intersectionality provides a vital framework for understanding how disability does not exist in isolation, but intersects with other identity factors such as race, gender, class, and l

]]> 1 408975af32540f2b06c3867432c7e9d7 Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=96 Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:55:57 +0000 ✎Reading Reflection 4 –Learning in CommonsReading Doubting Learning Outcomes in Higher Education Contexts by Addison brings forward questions about how we define and measure learning. The text unsettles the idea that learning can be fully captured through

]]> 0 207c9d4372c825ac5217a11bfa65822e Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=90 Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:08:19 +0000 ✐Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice 3Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed:  Brief 2: Visiblise (written by Can Yang) with corrections and guidance from our former course leader, Barbara Müller, in Unit 1: Research, Risk + Context, 2024–25 Graduate Dip

]]> 0 96995bba057ddeb6bae5c146b5346237 Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=89 Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:02:33 +0000 ✐Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice 2Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Workshop Size of student group: 24 Observer: Guiseppe Renga Observee: Can Yang Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its

]]> 0 c665c0a2d7bb55d6133f98f5abfbf7bb Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=87 Sun, 16 Mar 2025 17:44:54 +0000 ✐Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice 1Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Adobe InDesign for BA Year 1  Size of student group: 10  Observer: Can Yang  Observee: Giuseppe Renga  Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental fee

]]> 0 68b792c6fefec3b45f9e63af7a75d6a3 Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=74 Sun, 16 Mar 2025 15:10:35 +0000 ✎Reading Reflection 3 – Integrating Aesthetic Learning and Research Models in Higher Education for Art and Design In Aesthetic Learning About, In, With and Through the Arts: A Curriculum Study, Lars Lindstrom explores the intersections between aesthetic learning and the arts in education. By categorizing aesthetic learning into four

]]> 0 4f27ab12d9d1a60c7e80fce986067fb6 Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=72 Sun, 16 Mar 2025 14:24:38 +0000 ✎Reading Reflection 2 – Discomfort, Use, and Institutional Norms Sara Ahmed’s What’s the Use? On the Uses of Use (2019) interrogates the structures that shape institutional and design practices, exploring how systems of power determine the possibilities of engagement, participation, and

]]> 0 3eb968c26e0e1189487ff54b49365d94 Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=54 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:51:17 +0000 ✄Micro-Teaching: Exploring Object-Based Learning through Visual and Verbal Interpretation BackgroundThis microteaching session was designed to explore object-based learning through the lens of visual perception, representation, and semiotics. The session leveraged the philosophical framework of Plato’s A

]]> 0 02f8d8bbab65bd65fd40b93efa265c1b Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=44 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:23:17 +0000 ✑Case Study 2 – Making Matters: The Role of Workshops in Collective and Critical LearningThis case study focuses on the planning and support of student learning through the use of workshops in design education. The teaching context revolves around the concept of workshops as spaces for collective and

]]> 0 20d4d86b961eb3f8179f481f78d1c985 Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=43 Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:22:11 +0000 ✑Case Study 3: Dialogic Approaches to Assessment and FeedbackContext: Traditional Assessment Models Traditional assessment methods in design education often feel rigid, focusing on final outcomes rather than the process of learning itself. These models tend to prioritize summative

]]> 0 289f1f6417a5a2cf69e6dc43f4a33851 Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=41 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 20:15:26 +0000 ✑Case Study 1 – Decolonial Perspectives in Design Pedagogy: Responding to Diverse Needs and Challenging Dominant ParadigmsTeaching Context Since 2022, I have been immersed in the world of design education, with a background in graphic design (BFA, United States) and visual communication (MA, United Kingdom). Growing up in the Pearl River

]]> 0 1957cd90e2e60b677fdb51348122d00f Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=23 Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:03:12 +0000 ✎Reading Reflection 1 – Traces of Solidarity: Personal Histories in Anti-Colonial Pedagogy On Reading ‘The New Life’: Mozambican Art Students in the USSR, and the Aesthetic Epistemologies of Anti‐Colonial Solidarity by Polly Savage “The Russians had learnt design from infancy, they had grown up knowing how t

]]> 0 0826acc60b1822942dd9f927a61fe7a7 Can Yang wrote a new post on the site The Pedagogy Playground https://cyang.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=1 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:52:49 +0000 ⊟⊿⊙ I’m Can Yang, an associate lecturer at the Royal College of Art’s MA Visual Communication program (0.5) and Chelsea College of Arts’ Graduate Diploma Graphic Design program. My teaching focuses on cultivating critical dialo

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