myblog | Maria Thelin | Activity https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/members/mthelin/activity/ Activity feed for Maria Thelin. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:59:03 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 6c0f263ad518ed741842d4d6b9698ec0 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=94 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:32:03 +0000 1. Background and My Research Question How can I make it easier for the Bespoke Tailoring students to learn specialist vocabulary? Creating an image based glossary for Bespoke […]

]]> 0 9ab67b64dc619f92861130580684874b Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=93 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:31:32 +0000 2. RationaleCultural Capital “With the weight of history bearing down on any man who cares to walk down Savile Row, it is understandable that it has g […]

]]> 0 8365347cc6bda68c92dd843c7660e6e5 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=92 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:30:58 +0000 3. Process and Action. Early Trials and Pictionary. Early trials My initial idea was to create flash cards, with a word on one side and an image on the other. These could be used for both […]

]]> 0 14c2cbdc4fc85bc3e7afdcead894e369 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=91 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:30:39 +0000 4. Process and Action. Further Development and the Complexity of Language. Time and prototypes I underestimated the amount of vocabulary my students were being expected to absorb, and the time it would take to source […]

]]> 0 f5690ef9901c0284e70e34de2d58a027 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=77 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:55:55 +0000 Action Plan and Presentation Slides. No blog post.Make glossary prototype Done Add to glossary prototype (ongoing) Share Tools chapter on Moodle Done Print finished pages and put up in […]

]]> 0 4780cf4df0015f4bb5f07b6598d65b34 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=76 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:50:39 +0000 Ethical Action Plan. No blog post.Ethical Action Plan version 1 with commentsDownload Ethical Action Plan version 2Download ARP_Information Sheet_Maria Thelin […]

]]> 0 3f1ebc5d2d5d23962c5c239b6494fbe4 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=75 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:47:58 +0000 5. Research MethodsObservation I found taking part in the activity (the Pictionary style game) and presenting the resource (the glossary) all-consuming. I was too […]

]]> 0 0ad72feff4ad57a17cb32840604e0b2f Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=73 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:44:36 +0000 6. Project Findings and Analysis. Responses from questionnaireDownload Respondent profiles I received 20 responses to the student questionnaire.1 This represents 45% of the […]

]]> 0 1c8d9eb25cd28a1d218a6a4bb1820d04 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=71 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:37:44 +0000 7. Reflections and How to Take This Project ForwardMy teaching practice The technical presentations and worksheets are very important if you miss a class, but I was surprised to find how much the […]

]]> 0 12cc426a692fe9095eeb3198c760c667 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=68 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:31:36 +0000 References. No blog post.Aldrich, W. (2011) Metric Pattern Cutting for menswear. 5th edition. Chichester: John Wiley Bamber, V. & Jones, A. (2015) ‘Challenging stu […]

]]> 0 88e1e617ce35b195895ef20c9064cbf9 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=63 Fri, 18 Jul 2025 10:27:55 +0000 IP Unit: Reflective Report – An Image Based GlossaryIntroduction In this report, I reflect upon the design of an image based glossary for teaching tailoring terminology, and how it has evolved […]

]]> 0 ea45b4be34fb9fd351926687dfea4827 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=46 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:51:05 +0000 Blog Post 3 – Race“Talking about racial inequality is a difficult subject for many in the white-dominated field of education” (Leonardo, 2004 in Bradbury, 202 […]

]]> 1 e1f0dc1821e3f038e00be5234a239f22 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=45 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:18:38 +0000 Blog Post 2 – Faith, Religion and Belief“If we can try to understand where people are coming from with empathy, with, sort of, a human element, then that allows us to really engage with d […]

]]> 0 fe5dce61a585d260e0757ad6e5d628d0 Maria Thelin posted a new activity comment https://pgcertclaireundy.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2025/04/25/intervention-design/#comment-13 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:52:27 +0000 Thank you for sharing your project proposal last Friday. I found your ideas for various interventions to create a mentoring/socialising program very inspiring. Your ideas are far reaching, and I think they could be the beginning of a framework to create community and fight isolation.

You mentioned that the real proof of success would be if the…Read more

In reply to - Claire Undy wrote a new post on the site Claire Undy Intervention DesignI am interested in establishing a student-led mentoring programme within the course I work on- Fine Art Photography at Camberwell. I […] ]]> 4d6d7f278ba326ef65f857450be3636a Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=47 Tue, 27 May 2025 15:57:46 +0000 Intervention ProposalBackground In Bespoke Tailoring there is a lot of specialist vocabulary, from the names of tools and materials to parts of garments and trade […]

]]> 2 b34ce28f07953571121298ca4757bdc0 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=40 Fri, 23 May 2025 08:51:16 +0000 Blog post 1 – Disability and IntersectionalityThe Social Model of Disability at UAL (no date) states that “we are not disabled by our individual differences, but by barriers in the world a […]

]]> 2 565cb7bfbf892ff576dddd93c22a1ac2 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=21 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:06:48 +0000 Case Study 2 – Planning and Teaching for Effective Learning – Blended Learning and ResourcesBackground As a lecturer for the BA Bespoke Tailoring course, I deliver the practical tailoring sessions to the first year students. During […]

]]> 0 f848843ecf1b4dc2bd2292d5904699b8 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=20 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:53:42 +0000 Case Study 1 – Knowing and Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners – Noise and Our Open SpaceBackground As a lecturer at the BA Bespoke Tailoring course, I deliver the practical tailoring sessions to the first year students. Many of our […]

]]> 0 e7740493997e863d0cd31a45e3bff6c9 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=14 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:26:24 +0000 Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice 3 – Being Observed by a Tutor (Victor)Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed:  Coat Making 3: Cutting and Fitting Unit: Bespoke Tailoring Year 1: 3 March 2025 9:30-16:30 Size of […]

]]> 0 da8ad62d0fde424dc906177c8c378900 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=15 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:46:07 +0000 Blog Post 1 – A Neurodivergent SocietyIn his article On the spectrum within art and design academic practice (2018), Damiani does not present arguments or answers. Instead, he reflects […]

]]> 0 67e84e235818b65676871d39768f67aa Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=13 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:36:22 +0000 Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice 2 -Being Observed by a Peer (Mihali)Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed:  Trouser Making 6: Tailoring, Design and Identity Unit: Bespoke Tailoring Year 1 Size of student […]

]]> 0 8ea2cd92ec7ff6991905a24e217278aa Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=29 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 13:08:07 +0000 Blog post 4 – Thinking About AssessmentNicol and Macfarlane-Dick (2006) stress the importance of both“providing timely feedback – this means before it is too late for students to cha […]

]]> 0 b6393c33c09c57a3aadb18389b7f2e6b Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=16 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:05:19 +0000 Blog Post 2 – There is a Thing Passing in the SkyIn her article Talking Art as the Spirit Moves Us (1995), bell hooks writes about art criticism, and how a person’s positionality and biases can a […]

]]> 0 ead7e953e2203942fb2351c56bd0c940 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=22 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:44:13 +0000 Case Study 3 – Assessing Learning and Exchanging Feedback – Improving Formative ReviewsBackground As a lecturer at the BA Bespoke Tailoring course, I deliver the practical tailoring sessions to the first year students. The units […]

]]> 0 0385e28447e6968ff6a7ff8dbff1af24 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=17 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 12:40:17 +0000 Blog Post 3 – Thinking About Learning OutcomesInflicted Bureaucratic Systems and Fair Assessment Process In the article Doubting Learning Outcomes in Higher Education Contexts: from […]

]]> 0 ab86de9c08e0dc0e3ebb8ed765073808 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=19 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:57:21 +0000 Microteaching: Deconstructing a Pair of TrousersLesson Plan Presentation and introduction of task. 5 min. Completing task. 10 min. Discussion: 5 min. I start by showing a short […]

]]> 0 15ab0af68b2b2ba953de17c39e81d3a7 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=12 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:52:49 +0000 Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice 1 – Observing a Peer (Ian)Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice   Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Language Development BSc_MSc_(Strategic) […]

]]> 0 c9f2306da93da320d00b0c81d4d2a476 Maria Thelin posted a new activity comment https://rlismanis.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2024/12/12/hello-world/#comment-2 Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:01:08 +0000 Very nice post, I am impressed by how much you managed to write so quicky. And thank you for showing me how to comment on the post!

In reply to - Reinis Lismanis wrote a new post on the site PgCert Blog of Reinis Lismanis Hello!My name is Reinis Lismanis, I am from Latvia and have been living in the UK since beginning my BA in Photography at the University […] ]]> 57a41f99fe0eb05b4c86b89746098766 Maria Thelin created the site Maria's blog https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/activity/p/555850/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:52:37 +0000 0 af1c3ba1f7998bd68338c680cde0abb1 Maria Thelin wrote a new post on the site Maria's blog https://maria.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=1 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:52:36 +0000 IntroductionOriginally from Sweden, I moved to London in 2009 to study Bespoke Tailoring at LCF – the course I am now teaching. I began lecturing the first year […]

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