myblog | Rachel Kirk | Activity https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/members/kir16500075/activity/ Activity feed for Rachel Kirk. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:33:25 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 e90fcea2bc32101ec4b9970de6e67011 Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=270 Sat, 07 Jan 2023 18:00:23 +0000 I crucial reference for me in thinking about my analysis was Wang, Q., & Hannes, K. (2020). Toward a More Comprehensive Type of Analysis in Photovoice Research: The Development and Illustration of Supportive […]

]]> 0 11abb4d7f5c6d2ee89b94765a7a538fb Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=227 Thu, 29 Dec 2022 11:09:21 +0000 The following are the photovoice datasets presented by the 4 consenting participants who were present in the visual research group session on 22 Dec 2022. The participants responses to the 4 prompt questions are […]

]]> 0 0a89c68cd5767c9e43aa0fc47a5c26cd Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=225 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 17:26:59 +0000 My participants are taken from a small sample of students undertaking the Visual Communication: Design-Society-Nature Programme at The Margate School. There are 6 students enrolled on the programme. Five of these […]

]]> 0 2aeb7847d206082426282b2c35e67f2f Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=214 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 14:12:09 +0000 Summary of Design – Society – Nature Intervention Brief:

This design brief spans 4 months, from Nov 2022 – Feb 2023. The brief is a major piece of self-directed work, which sits within the; Visual […]

]]> 0 2e1a687d55b00749f0354052c4c416eb Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=207 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 10:51:04 +0000 Photovoice is a qualitative research method that emphasises individual and community action. Popularised in the 90s by Wang & Burris (1997) with in the context of public health.

A photo taken by participant C […]

]]> 0 3fcfafbe2bb7b41957e59d07ef0ee7da Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=202 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:31:46 +0000 Idea mapping to explore my initial ideas

I gravitated to 2 social justice issues, 1. the climate crisis 2. the cost of living crisis. My teaching practice relates for to the climate crisis, having often […]

]]> 0 0a4f64c5d818f9547395423b9632780a Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=193 Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:34:02 +0000 Jones et al. (2010) Documenting Classroom Life: how can I write about what I am seeing?Observation = field notes // we need to question and examine the objectivity of the observer.

Truth is inseparable from […]

]]> 0 b8d332d808a0122086b15b07ce6caccf Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=161 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:58:35 +0000 Please Note: I applied for an EC, therefore I have completed this report for the deadline of 5th August 2022. Word count: 1582

Further information about my Artefact

Introduction

In this report I will […]

]]> 0 b4d5b16a93d78ed5aeeb135b067283bf Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=156 Sun, 17 Jul 2022 12:10:19 +0000 My peer work in progress presentation (1 July 2022)

The slides I used to discuss my artefact concept and progress with my peers (above).

The list of influential designers and artists in my most recent pool, […]

]]> 0 59c3566f0d4941db3223550a50df4ea3 Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=137 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:03:15 +0000 1. Consider how you could use the Shades of Noir (SoN) resource in your practice and answer the questions above.

Before this unit, I did know a little about Shades of Noir, I had worked with some colleagues […]

]]> 0 086b5bc66df43a3680d8739dfce8358a Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=127 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:17:04 +0000 Religion, Belief and Faith Identities in Learning and Teaching at UAL

I found this to be a valuable site with some articles and resources that were very interesting. It seems to be very much a live, work in […]

]]> 0 133647e8a211f302a497953b21317a96 Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=126 Fri, 20 May 2022 12:39:07 +0000 0 8d797bc8f935369730e58f96d5581854 Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=121 Fri, 20 May 2022 11:31:50 +0000 In relation to the term ‘whiteness’ Aisha suggested we research the ‘white doll, black doll experiment’.

‘we are born into whiteness’ (Montana Williamson) if whiteness is the dominant culture.

Shades of […]

]]> 0 e70da87bfdc14d6ade4c95b8a2178960 Rachel Kirk commented on the post, Blog Task 1: Disability, on the site Houman's Blog https://houmanm.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2022/05/08/blog-task-1-disability/#comment-8 Wed, 18 May 2022 13:26:59 +0000 hi Houman, I enjoyed reading your blog responses very much. One thing that really resonated with me was your comment about hoping that your students feel confident enough to be vulnerable. I think we all know that […]

]]> 1c94055867672bf3d0459ae78320535b Rachel Kirk commented on the post, Blog Task 1 - Disability, on the site Daniel Keys Pg Cert Blog https://dkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2022/05/08/blog-task-1-disability/#comment-7 Wed, 18 May 2022 13:14:26 +0000 Daniel, huge apologies, I called you David in my comment & now I can’t edit it. So sorry, too much coffee I think. Forgive me. RX

]]> 99dde9d0f690e288ee52550db6fa174e Rachel Kirk commented on the post, Blog Task 1 - Disability, on the site Daniel Keys Pg Cert Blog https://dkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2022/05/08/blog-task-1-disability/#comment-6 Wed, 18 May 2022 13:12:52 +0000 hi David, it was great to read your blog post. You have an honest self reflection that is incredibly human and makes your writing a pleasure to read.

I was particularly struck by your reference to the blind […]

]]> 2fd12210aabf90fbd05afea714f04693 Rachel Kirk commented on the post, Blog Task 1: Disability, on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2022/05/06/blog-task-1-disability/#comment-8 Wed, 18 May 2022 12:57:58 +0000 Thanks for your considered comments Claire. I really appreciated them, especially the ASMR exhibition at the Design Museum, this looks fascinating… I’m excited to explore further.

]]> 70d87f94a436e4479dcacafdea436403 Rachel Kirk commented on the post, Blog Task 1: Disability, on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2022/05/06/blog-task-1-disability/#comment-7 Wed, 18 May 2022 12:52:48 +0000 Thanks so much for reading my blog & your comment Houman.

]]> 1db2432245488caf2efd98138f92986e Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=107 Fri, 06 May 2022 10:38:23 +0000 Christine Sun Kim

I found this film fascinating. Experiencing sound visually and for Christine to reclaim sounds as she experiences it. It very much highlighted for me the hegemony of perceived experience that […]

]]> 0 0d757c8bdf117172bb2e55e52ace78f0 Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=57 Tue, 15 Mar 2022 15:49:17 +0000 Fry, H., Ketteridge, S., & Marshall, S. (2009). A Handbook for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Enhancing Academic Practice (3rd ed.). London: Routledge.

Below, I’ve made notes and personal […]

]]> 327bcd134716c14217a8dfbd7cef30e2 Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=50 Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:39:08 +0000 Blair, B. (2006), Perception, Interpretation, Impact – An Examination of the Learning Value of Formative Feedback to Students through the Design Studio Critique, EdD Thesis, Institute of Education, University o […]

]]> 0 d551f3aa784659c3d4ffcf23ae57671e Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=41 Sat, 05 Mar 2022 16:09:09 +0000 Cross Programme Event, led by the Academic Enhancement Model Teamhttps://www.arts.ac.uk/about-ual/teaching-and-learning-exchange/aem-and-attainment

 UAL Data Dash Boards (a resource for us, which might be u […]

]]> 0 2a5db5c0ea492d0fa06662f8cf123d12 Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=35 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 15:09:20 +0000 Shreeve, A, Wareing, S & Drew, L 2008, Key Aspects of Teaching and Learning in the Visual Arts. in H Fry, S Ketteridge & S Marshall (eds), A Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Enhancing Ac […]

]]> 0 53ece9a531ed84a223d59b1339a5eaee Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=32 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:17:19 +0000 Planning 

I found it quite hard to settle on a micro-teaching idea. I considered three initial ideas; 1. A session focused on decoding advertising, by analysing visual language and semiotics. The main l […]

]]> 0 99d8da2a38fa4086c06a0a013ca6e11a Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=27 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:50:00 +0000 Reading / notes in preparation for my 20 minute ‘microteaching’

Material culture is rooted in sociology and anthropology. Jules Prown / Mind in Matter

‘Material culture is the study through artifacts, of t […]

]]> 0 8055375fc1466dbaf9e9722be1629a5a Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=24 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 12:31:05 +0000 I wanted to explore a few alternative educational systems and experiments, that suggest an alternative model or practices to those of the mainstream western educational system.

A colleague and friend […]

]]> 0 a1da6b73ba29e894f3f8a63a81740e58 Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=22 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 12:28:23 +0000 An interesting reference I came across relating to our discussions last week, is the Anti-University of London. It was a short-lived experiment in alternative radical education in the late 1960s. Founded by a […]

]]> 0 7101613c31afd7fffab96a0d8d047a23 Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=17 Sun, 30 Jan 2022 13:37:19 +0000 Reading Notes;The Morality of Grading:

After much discussion about assessment models and graded assessment in the workshop last week, Tim shared this article with us. A question that I found myself asking at […]

]]> 0 cc6cd0662d22362bba4c781ea4aad5c4 Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=16 Sun, 30 Jan 2022 13:10:46 +0000 Cross Programme Event: Object-based Learning in Art and Design2 Feb 2022 / Judy Willcocks, Head of Central Saint Martins Museum & Study Collection and Senior Research Fellow.Central Saint Martins Museum & Study […]

]]> 0 44cea47bf0c535354d1acf4a1c2f570e Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=9 Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:39:07 +0000 TPP – Curriculum design & assessment, teaching strategies (24/26/28 Jan)

“Learning outcomes and assessment criteria in art and design. What’s the recurring problem?”, by Allan Davies

‘At the end of the repor […]

]]> 0 3a8e4639ed453abb2f137325651341d1 Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=7 Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:07:38 +0000 19 Jan 2022

Will be paired with another in my tutor group. Three < 60 min observations (Feb-March); 1 of me, by a peer1 by me, of a peer1 of me, by tutorSee forms OB1 & OB2 (6 forms required for submission)

Reading //

]]> 0 5a9bcb9915c3e0ba2632ff1039f7a212 Rachel Kirk wrote a new post on the site PG Cert Blog: 2022 https://rkirkpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=1 Tue, 14 Dec 2021 11:54:42 +0000 14 Jan 2022. Tutorial Group Introductory Workshop

My Introductory Presentation //

Winston-Silk, Jacqueline. “Deaccessioning and reimagining: a novel approach to object-based learning.” (20 […]

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