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Mason Silveira posted a new activity comment

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 14:39:32 +0000

I resonate with the sentiment that following institutional guidance (e.g. the extra time with an ISA, signposting to Disability services) can seem a bit impersonal and not helpful for building a strong student-tutor relationship. On top of these measures, I encourage students to reach out to me at any point when they are having issues, in hopes…Read more

In reply to - Laura Linsi wrote a new post on the site Laura Linsi's PgCert Blog Reflecting on Disability. Building collective capacity‘If you don’t see us, we have no place to be,’ says the artist Christine Sun Kim, who is de […]

Mason Silveira posted a new activity comment

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:29:08 +0000

It is really insightful to hear about your own journey both as a student and working in academia, and how this has made you more compassionate and patient towards students. Being on the PG Cert course has made me focus in on creating inclusive spaces for students, but your post made me take a step back to realise that my peers and fellow staff…Read more

In reply to - Natalia Anna Zwardon wrote a new post on the site PgCert in Academic Practice The View from a Dyslexic Tutor From a young age, I was diagnosed with dyslexia, making tasks like reading aloud or spelling nearly […]