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Understanding Art – The Play of Work and Spectator’
Monica Vilhauer This text which was very academic but touches a very essential aspect of learning and the dynamic of learning: Play. I have reflected on my own practice and how participating is crucial for students to understand and build knowledge. The interactions and experiences that the “play” offers help the participants to build a…
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What the Hell Are Britain’s Universities For?
by Oscar Rickett This article particularly resonated with the current events and general strikes in the UK.The article illustrates perfectly something that tutors around the country noticed at the University but also echoes the fast changes I have lived through my studies in the UK.As an international student who came to London to study, attracted…
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Improving teaching: Enhancing ways of being university teachers
Gloria Dall’Alba We read the Gloria Dall’Alba in class and worked together as a group to discuss its relevance to our individual practice. This text is interesting as it values feedback as an essential part of the learning outcomes and puts it as the centre of the teacher and student relationship. It also challenges the…
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Dialogue in Education I read the Pedagogy of the Oppressed from Paolo Freire, recommanded by one of the other Pgcert student after an discussion of the power energy between tutors and students and on a more equalitarian relationship in the classroom. The chapter 3 on the role of the dialogue was particularly interesting as Freire…
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16/02/23 Peer to Peer Observation – Lucy Eccles
Today was Lucy’s peer-to-peer observation during one of her workshops with the BA spatial design 3rd year who are in the process to think of the design for their degree show. The session started with a presentation of the task and the material they would use for this workshop, which in this case was a…
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26/01/23 Peer to peer observation
Today Lucy Eccles came to observe one of my lesson which marks the beginning of a new project “Brixton” a site specific project for the 3D Spatial CCWF students. The day went well, with a focus on this week Part II assessments and how to present worksflow along the outcome. My lesson plan was focused…
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Cohort Seminar 23/01/23
I was very happy to participate to this full day workshop and to meet in person the other Pgcert students. I was a bit nervous as I felt that perhaps I could be a bit out of place as I teach in Foundation and perhaps less academic. The ice breaker allowed us to get to…
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For this cohort we were asked to read some articles as a pre task.
I selected the article Talking higher education: Starting a podcast during the pandemic as it related to my program with KSA Foundation which also started during the pandemic. I particularly liked to see the scope of the different teaching role and method other Pgcert students shared such as the Rhizomatic learning and critical teaching challendging…
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Start of the PGcert journey
I am starting my Pgcert journey, I am a lecturer at the CCW Foundation since a year, teaching in Textile and 3D Spatial Design. I am also a practicing designer with a practice going across social designer, material development and visual anthropology. I am also a visiting lecturer at the Kingston University Foundation where I…