myblog | Michael McShane | Activity https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/members/mmcshane/activity/ Activity feed for Michael McShane. Fri, 29 May 2026 19:24:47 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 483d4d99337c1a402abf60c0324ab67d Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=104 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 07:27:14 +0000 Zarina Consent Form

]]> 0 75b096bbe423467de51d8f9262b700eb Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=102 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 07:21:28 +0000 Roshni Consent form

]]> 0 1c847e24b2b2e704ac1d5799bace3d33 Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=100 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 06:57:53 +0000 Shenece Consent Form

]]> 0 8a88404bfb078feef0b0ce4f60bb7f6d Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=95 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 06:11:10 +0000 Blog 5 ReflectionsI thoroughly enjoyed interviewing my peers and the conversations we had. Rather than confirming my preconceptions, they pushed me to think […]

]]> 0 0cfe879d469220a92ddc4e4bf45bdcd5 Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=94 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:06:09 +0000 Link To Why move Library This is the library of information that I am beginning to develop for students and staff to share ideas, methods, materials and theories around kinetic Sculpture

]]> 0 12755e4b984075e2f297c669e7a1dcdd Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=92 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:04:21 +0000 Blog 4 ARP Interview evaluation and action plan In search of carrier bags for teaching kinetic sculpture Firstly I am so grateful to my interviewees Zarina Muhammad, Roshni Baghotra and […]

]]> 0 f87cd002b9a6ce88879c479abcfdecca Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=90 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:53:37 +0000 Ethical Action PlanARP 2025-26 Ethical Action Plan (500-750 words)* This document is a chance for you to begin shaping your project while thinking […]

]]> 0 cbd016e648071b1be182714bbb03fd36 Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=88 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:50:37 +0000 BibliographyBaghotra, R. (2025) Interview with McShane M, 05/01/26, Teams. Bishop, C. (2012) Artificial Hells: Participatory Art and the Politics of […]

]]> 0 d924ce146b7cc8f510403ee88f30f932 Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=87 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:29:16 +0000 Presentation Presentation (I have really suffered with this blogs uploading system for HTMLs everything previews beautifully but then refuses to save, […]

]]> 0 3eddd85369f0f0c8693baf900b30f591 Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=79 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 03:46:51 +0000 Blog 3 ARP Questions and interview rationale After attending the workshop in Birmingham and the tutorial with John I have decided to change the angle of my approach and focus instead on the […]

]]> 0 83a361f63f3a6295ce7ad0fa4010c314 Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=76 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 03:42:01 +0000 Blog 2 ARP- Questions about ‘the artist’s workshop’In order to think about the workshops that I run, I recently attended a talk about artist’s workshops at Eastside Projects in Birmingham. I […]

]]> 0 a11228262bf3afde195b84d216b5ec57 Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=74 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 03:31:21 +0000 Blog 1 ARP My Practice in Education:Within Arts education I work between FE and HE where I also work in different faculties and within different academic and technical roles, […]

]]> 0 65fab0509d41345ab33886f1cfbe6058 Michael McShane posted a new activity comment https://antoniahuber.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2025/05/16/ip/#comment-32 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 05:49:20 +0000 I am really inspired by your writing and description of setting up a small multi-faith space during Ramadan. I experienced a very similar need among students last year and I wish that we had been more accommodating. It especially resonates with what you were saying in your other blog post, about helping to shape students’ sense of belonging. It s…Read more

In reply to - Antonia Huber wrote a new post on the site PgCert IP – Blog Post 2: FaithF […] “IP – Blog Post 2: Faith” ]]> 1955b75926ed88c0719769a4a1b9afe7 Michael McShane posted a new activity comment https://antoniahuber.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2025/06/12/ip-blog-post-3-race/#comment-31 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 05:49:18 +0000 I really appreciate the honesty of your writing Antonia. Sadiq’s (2023) TEDx talk really resonated with me too in making me think critically about the assumptions existing in certain pedagogical practices, and how they can unintentionally reinforce the very stereotypes they seek to overcome. I think your idea of advocating for staff training on i…Read more

In reply to - Antonia Huber wrote a new post on the site PgCert IP – Blog Post 3: RaceAd […] “IP – Blog Post 3: Race” ]]> ee1af01f1d47d7400dc5164bfc21a113 Michael McShane posted a new activity comment https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2025/07/23/blog-post-2-religion/#comment-103 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:29:02 +0000 Thank you Antonia, again it was a real pleasure and humbling experience to read your post on the topic and to hear about how you have physically manifested a space to facilitate care and inclusion. It really resonates with me as I often will be working with students in springtime doing exhibition installs and crits and this can be completely…Read more

In reply to - Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog Blog post 2 ReligionI recently attended a lecture by the artist Faisal Hussein in Birmingham. I have known him for a couple of years and I thought […] ]]> c078b45a6b6b51ecc1c8f35e3160ca46 Michael McShane posted a new activity comment https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2025/07/23/blog-3-race/#comment-102 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:14:16 +0000 Thank you for your comment Antonia, I really enjoyed reading your blog posts on how you have enacted spaces of inclusion and care. I am truly inspired by your ideas of creating learning environments ‘where discomfort isn’t avoided, but held with care’. I fully agree with you that that’s where we can begin to ‘move beyond hierarchy and toward sol…Read more

In reply to - Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog Blog 3 RaceI thought that the three very contrasting media representations of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts in the UK were a […] ]]> 3338c77c15b18f301428eb24daa24d4f Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=66 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:30:49 +0000 Reflecting on an Intersectional Intervention through Kinetic Sculpture and Electronics Reflective Report –  Reflection on Implementation and Student Responses The implementation surfaced both empowering moments and […]

]]> 0 41d837a981c05f9ed0e2241214eb7851 Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=52 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:02:05 +0000 Designing an Intersectional Intervention through Kinetic Sculpture and ElectronicsDeveloping Workshops on Technology and the Body I want to use what I have learnt from the PG Cert and some of my colleagues to develop […]

]]> 0 1f17592d112991895475c694bd4995e5 Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=50 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:39:43 +0000 Blog 3 RaceI thought that the three very contrasting media representations of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts in the UK were a great […]

]]> 2 1be88b2e6976aeddf4325712471b3a50 Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=49 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:37:46 +0000 Blog post 2 ReligionI recently attended a lecture by the artist Faisal Hussein in Birmingham. I have known him for a couple of years and I thought that the talk […]

]]> 2 93f20445d2a25fd9153b8b2b89a1d4d7 Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=48 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:36:43 +0000 The use of the language of Critical Theory within the University sector to maintain systems of power and increase profit.An experience from the previous group tutorial changed what I planned to write about for this blog post. In a discussion on how digital media […]

]]> 0 870d9ba9573ebc4f052c0574432aff6e Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=23 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:07:29 +0000 Fourth Blog blog post blog critique and outBlog Blog post 4 a critique of Blogs and summary so far. I find the format of Wordpress blog posts very difficult to work with and a little […]

]]> 0 1b5de50e9d07da0bac53b25a4c48dded Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=22 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:05:25 +0000 Observation 3 – Kwame observing meRecord of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice   Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Offsite Crits Size of student group: […]

]]> 0 3e0465d73d68d0fa594d4e9d0fc0cae7 Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=21 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:03:50 +0000 Case study 3 – Providing a space for all kinds of feedback during critsProviding a space for all kinds of feedback Context: Sometimes, I am invited to run exhibition crits with students when they do […]

]]> 0 37b4a098d86417f00fd15255ecf4de2d Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=20 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:00:01 +0000 Case Study 2 – Bridging between Conceptual and Making parts of a lesson.Bridging between Conceptual and Making parts of a lesson – existing between technical and academic roles. Context: I run a range of […]

]]> 0 c799e2625e8c4651222d60e882c648b1 Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=19 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:58:44 +0000 Observation 2 Katriona observing meRecord of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice    Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Interactive Art workshop with 1st Year BA F […]

]]> 0 9cab0e5a5d1b9575adaf74d0809ad0f8 Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=17 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:46:38 +0000 Observations 1 Observing KatrionaI am not sure if I am just meant to submit the: Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice  or if I then write anything further so I […]

]]> 0 b06003498c767673ccb06a9aa19a8f8d Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=16 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:33:34 +0000 Case Study 1 – Making kinetic sculpture, electronics and mechanics accessible to students in Fine ArtMaking kinetic sculpture, electronics and mechanics accessible to students in Fine Art I run workshops in Kinetic and Performing […]

]]> 0 706ba8af28027df5329264114d791cd0 Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=15 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:31:55 +0000 Third Blog blog post – Foreign experiences of Pedagogy When I was a student I was fortunate enough to be an exchange student at the Kyoto Seika University in Japan where I studied Conceptual Art and […]

]]> 0 f0e0039989de8f83d65ead1700e1e83e Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=14 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:31:05 +0000 Micro Teaching – What's in the bag? At the beginning of my workshops in Performing and Kinetic Sculpture I often use examples and maquettes as a way to engage students. The […]

]]> 0 1486882334074122a880e0989f8dbfd2 Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=13 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:29:46 +0000 Second blog blog post – The UK relationship to STEM and the artsIn my experience, Fine art students, particularly home students from lower SES backgrounds will often feel intimidated in association to […]

]]> 0 690dd84fd01cb4b32e8fbb2719df466e Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=11 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:26:17 +0000 First blog blog post first ideas scatterThoughts on –  The potential of online object based learning activities to support the teaching of intersectional environmentalism in art […]

]]> 0 d98966bf938112e09e739c710d8459f5 Michael McShane posted a new activity comment https://kellyharrisonpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2024/12/11/hello-world/#comment-2 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:00:36 +0000 Hi Kelly Hope this comment works

In reply to - Kelly Harrison wrote a new post on the site kellyharrisonpgcert Hello PgCert Fig.1 Over the Bridge, Kelly Harrison (11th December 2024) Hello, I’m Kelly and I’m a Lecturer in Communication Design on BA […] […] ]]> 5963edff13b7b39d7c66c57e4a82f239 Michael McShane wrote a new post on the site mmcshane's PGCERT blog https://mmcshane.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=1 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:10:41 +0000 PG Cert 2025 Testing testing, First Blog post Welcome to myblog.arts. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

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