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Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:59:15 +0000

ARP.8 Presentation Slides and AssessmentPresentation Slides ARP Slides Grace _O’Driscoll_AttachDownload ARP blog posts for assessment ARP.1 Ethical Action Plan, […]

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Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:58:53 +0000

ARP.7 BibliographyAparna, K. and Kramsch, O. (2018) ‘Asylum university: re-situating knowledge exchange along cross-border positionalities’ in G. K. Bha […]

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Tue, 30 Dec 2025 17:32:24 +0000

ARP.6 Data AnalysisSurvey data analysis : About half of the total student survey respondents had used the Fine Art Subject Guide Bibliography. Of […]

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Tue, 30 Dec 2025 17:13:50 +0000

Positionality Review‘Practices of representation always implicate the positions from which we speak or write’ Stuart Hall (1990, p.222). I had taken […]

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Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:12:18 +0000

CRT Tenets : ARP project reviewRacism is normal : Here exemplified by the hegemony of white voices in the original Bibliography and the absence of social justice […]

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Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:12:54 +0000

ARP.5 Expanding the OutcomesHaving designed my research to make the project manageable in the timeframe and safely positioned (Lenette, 2022) I now see exciting […]

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Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:58:28 +0000

ARP.4 Designing, Circulating, and Digesting the SurveyMatthews et al. (2010, p.201) describe questionnaires as well placed to collect ‘opinions and wishes’ which reflects my refined […]

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Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:05:44 +0000

ARP.3 Reflecting on Research Methods My initial expectation for ARP was to organise a student group to collaboratively diversify the Fine Art Subject Guide Bibliography, a […]

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Sat, 25 Oct 2025 14:49:33 +0000

ARP.2 Critical Race Theory and the Action Research ProjectFor the Action Research Project I am proposing to use a CRT framework developed for the library and knowledge sector (Leung and […]

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Sat, 25 Oct 2025 13:58:55 +0000

ARP.1 Ethical Action Plan, and project backgroundResearch Question : How does the lack of contemporary and representative research themes in reading list resources affect student […]

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Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:00:35 +0000

Thanks for this Leila, it’s a really interesting point you have highlighted that faith is not measured in the attainment gap data. This in itself speaks to erasure; the data would be insightful I’m sure and could form part of our inclusive aims as an institution.
I had not encountered the Thrive, Creative Access report previously, it’s a really…Read more

In reply to - Leila Duffy-Tetzlaff wrote a new post on the site ldtacademicpractice Inclusive Practices Blog 2 – Faith “By holding back one’s testimony for fear of this perception, there is a clear ethical harm to the rel […]

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Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:00:05 +0000

Thanks for this Leila, several of your points really jumped out to me as calls to action that resonate within UAL: particularly that anti-racism ‘in higher education demands more than statements of intent’ which is a risk in all institutions, having made well intentioned commitments but operating with staff whose work is often granular and…Read more

In reply to - Leila Duffy-Tetzlaff wrote a new post on the site ldtacademicpractice Inclusive Practices Blog 3 – RaceWho benefits from policy design, and how does whiteness remain centred in decision-making? How does UAL […]

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Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:15:56 +0000

Inclusive Practices Intervention : Reflective ReportAddressing the absence of diverse representation in the fine art practice history and theory library guide bibliography My proposed […]

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Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:45:03 +0000

Many thanks for your insightful comment Frances, your point that many of the perceived injustices in the name of religions are moreso faults of ‘interpretation and implementation’ is a very helpful reminder to counter bias, alongside your description of stereotypes as cartoonish, which I thinks is a critical lens that can be applied to all sorts…Read more

In reply to - Grace O'Driscoll wrote a new post on the site Grace Librarian Learning Visibility and being seenIP Blog.2 Intersectionality and Religion Ramadan discusses the ‘‘triple penalty’, where religion, gender and colou […]

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Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:40:26 +0000

Hi Frances,
It was lovely to meet you this week and to briefly discuss some shared ideas and our blogs. Thank you for sending me your link and for your thoughts here. It is so helpful to read as I had not reconciled how to place my personal experiences and perspective on religion within the framework of the discussions to-date. Your call for ‘a…Read more

In reply to - Frances Barry wrote a new post on the site TTP Religion, Belief and FaithDo we need more space for faith? Religion is complicated. Not always easy to start a conversation about. Even when people share the […]

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Wed, 02 Jul 2025 07:51:54 +0000

Thanks so much for this comment Hatie. I really appreciate your phrasing of ‘This situates your intervention within both pedagogical practice and institutional strategy’ as I hadn’t managed to capture these two threads succinctly. I have started to explore the process for enacting the project, particularly engaging with colleagues who have been at…Read more

In reply to - Grace O'Driscoll wrote a new post on the site Grace Librarian Learning Proposed Inclusive Practices InterventionRepresentation in the fine art practice history and theory subject guide bibliography My proposed […]

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Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:30:38 +0000

Thanks so much for this input Gwen. Prior to you and Carys highlighting the need to future-proof the resource I hadn’t thought about building in an expectation of cyclical reviews. Had this been in place before it wouldn’t need such a big overhaul now so it’s a valuable suggestion and I will definitely need to incorporate it. I have asked a…Read more

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Fri, 13 Jun 2025 07:52:14 +0000

Thanks for picking up on this Gwen, it was a clearly biased and mis-informational piece. Sometimes I find it useful to encounter contested views in order to be aware of the realities of what we need to actively address and counter. But listening to the discussion in the group this – week it’s clear that being in a position to coldly assess the…Read more

In reply to - Grace O'Driscoll wrote a new post on the site Grace Librarian Learning The necessity of enacting changeIP Blog.3 Intersectionality and Race In his TEDx talk Asif Sadiq spoke about the value to both individuals, […]

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Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:32:04 +0000

The necessity of enacting changeIP Blog.3 Intersectionality and Race In his TEDx talk Asif Sadiq spoke about the value to both individuals, organisations and […]

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Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:52:24 +0000

Thanks for your comment Gwen, absolutely having diverse and representative collections create a more inclusive culture. Students are also increasingly using identities as jumping off points for research and cultural exploration for creative practice and contextual work and so including wider cultural and global perspectives in our resources meets…Read more

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Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:51:13 +0000

Many thanks for giving me so many start points to develop on this Carys. Definitely some elements I had not considered here, and I’m looking forward to figuring out next steps on this!

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Thu, 22 May 2025 09:11:18 +0000

Thanks for this comment Maliha, I’m really happy you see the Dewey classification work as an example of decolonising the curriculum. Sometimes we are carrying out these micro-improvements and it feels like barely visible admin or housekeeping so it’s really empowering to feel they contribute to something bigger. That’s a really interesting point…Read more

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Thu, 22 May 2025 09:06:37 +0000

Thanks for this comment Maliha, I love the idea of celebrating our multilingual and neurodiverse communities. As a parent of school age children I have found that London primary and secondary schools I’ve experienced are much more celebratory about language diversity than we are in H.E.. I wonder if this is because we have this distinction between…Read more

In reply to - Grace O'Driscoll wrote a new post on the site Grace Librarian Learning The gap between setting up for survival or for successIP Blog.1 Intersectionality and Disability I was struck by the optimistic and […]

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Wed, 14 May 2025 11:42:33 +0000

Thanks for your comment Hatie, absolutely agree with your point about linguistic imperialism and provision for overseas students, especially given how many international students we have. I wasn’t referring specifically to international students with this point – often the issue of language exclusion is experienced by home UK students who for lots…Read more

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Wed, 14 May 2025 05:32:45 +0000

I share your concern at the student’s perception of ‘pre interview tasks from large organisations that advertise internships feel[ing] as if they are designed to screen out neurodivergent talent’ or buildings where internships might take place as being less accessible. As a parent of teens I have found the whole experience of trying to secure…Read more

In reply to - Maliha Miriam wrote a new post on the site Maliha Miriam PGCert 2024/25 Blogging Task 1: DisabilityIntersectionality: IntroductionThe term intersectionality first appeared in 1989 by Professor Kimberly Crenshaw. […]

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Wed, 07 May 2025 22:11:19 +0000

Your comment about the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach really resonates with me Hatie. I sometimes struggle with the balance between recognising the social model of disability’s foundation in removing barriers for everyone so that disability disclosure is not needed, and the reality of the level of additional support some students need and which we…Read more

In reply to - Hatie Mapudzi wrote a new post on the site hmapudzi's blog Blog 1 Task: Unpacking intersectionality, disability and identityThe case studies provided reflect the assumptions of the intersectionality theory which […]

Grace O'Driscoll wrote a new post on the site Grace Librarian Learning

Wed, 07 May 2025 16:30:53 +0000

Visibility and being seenIP Blog.2 Intersectionality and Religion Ramadan discusses the ‘‘triple penalty’, where religion, gender and colour inter […]

Grace O'Driscoll wrote a new post on the site Grace Librarian Learning

Wed, 07 May 2025 13:31:52 +0000

Proposed Inclusive Practices InterventionRepresentation in the fine art practice history and theory subject guide bibliography My proposed intervention is to diversify the […]

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Tue, 06 May 2025 13:15:47 +0000

Thanks for your comment Gwen. Definitely the assistive tech is helpful across all students. I usually position it as available for everyone whether due to support needs, or in avoiding fatigue and encountering information from different perspectives and sensory experiences such as listening to take a break from reading. That way nobody feels…Read more

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Tue, 06 May 2025 13:11:30 +0000

Thanks for your comment Carys, I’m working on making recorded tutorials supporting written units more available and more accessible so that all students have the same support available, whether they access individual help or not. I’ve been taking feedback on board to make these recordings shorter and more focused so that students can go straight…Read more

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Sat, 26 Apr 2025 16:12:20 +0000

The gap between setting up for survival or for successIP Blog.1 Intersectionality and Disability I was struck by the optimistic and constructive viewpoint expressed in Adepitan’s P […]

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Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:16:23 +0000

Record of Observation and Review of My Teaching Practice from BernieSession to be observed: Asynchronous February 2025 – Moodle tutorials to support Year 2 Unit 7 (3000 word essay). Research Skills, In […]

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Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:42:54 +0000

Record of Observation and Review of My Teaching Practice from JohnSession to be observed: Asynchronous February 2025 – Moodle tutorials to support Year 2 Unit 7 (3000 word essay). Research Skills, I […]

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Wed, 05 Mar 2025 12:14:27 +0000

Record of Observation and Review of My Teaching Practice from JadeSession to be observed: Asynchronous February 2025 – Moodle tutorials to support Year 2 Unit 7 (3000 word essay). Library refresher, R […]

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Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:56:17 +0000

My Record of Observation and Review of Teaching Practice for Jade Session to be observed: 27th February 2025 – Technical workshop. Basque part 2, BA Fashion Contour year 1 group B., 9.30am – 12. […]

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Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:36:07 +0000

Case Study 3. Positioning support services: feedback as a step towards assessment (and achievement)Assess and/or give feedback for learning Background I support students with their research and referencing for their dissertation […]

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Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:24:27 +0000

Syncing the learning outcomesI was first introduced to learning outcomes as a tool or concept on the short Thinking Teaching course and adopted them quickly as […]

Grace O'Driscoll wrote a new post on the site Grace Librarian Learning

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:16:17 +0000

Case Study 2. Skills and knowledge for knowledge acquisition – learning how to learnPlanning for and supporting student learning through appropriate approaches and environments Background Having secured […]

Grace O'Driscoll wrote a new post on the site Grace Librarian Learning

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:24:57 +0000

Learning from Examples of ExamplesSomething I was really struck by on the microteaching day reminded me of some teaching I had observed in a session led by an academic […]

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Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:55:56 +0000

My Microteaching Experience In the library, with an Object…. For my microteach session I planned a research-skills based activity starting with a selected […]

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Sat, 25 Jan 2025 18:25:52 +0000

Case Study 1. Bridging the Void: embedding research skills from library induction to dissertationUsing evidence-informed approaches to know and respond to students’ diverse needs Background Following Covid-19 disruption and s […]

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Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:04:31 +0000

Striving for constructive criticality (in theory)In my last post I related one of my objectives in taking the PGCert course as gaining understanding of some foundational ethos’ of e […]

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Sun, 12 Jan 2025 15:56:45 +0000

From ‘counting stuff’ to Objects and objectivesIt hadn’t really occurred to me to fundamentally question my preferred metrics-based approach to both work and information until one o […]

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Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:23:19 +0000

Sometimes it takes three tries…Welcome to my PGCert reflective blog. Finally! Setting this up has been an insight into the frustrations of students who come to us with […]

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Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:23:19 +0000