Category Archives: Theories, Policies + Practices
Unit 1: Theories, Policies and Practices Index
Blog Posts Observations Microteach Case Studies
Case Study 3: Role-play and Assessments
For this case study, I would like to use a specific example of student formative review and propose an alternative approach. Context The students have produced a piece of editorial illustration to accompany an article. All of the students were … Continue reading
Case Study 2: Experiences with Mentoring
Note: For this case study, I will be speaking from lived experience. Returning to education has forced me to reexamine many aspects of learning. Particularly in regards to identity, before I was a teacher and now I am a student. … Continue reading
Case Study 1: Movement Breaks
Contextual Background I am an associate lecturer on the Illustration BA (Hons) at Camberwell College of Arts. One of my main duties is to deliver teaching in a studio environment. We have a significant minority of students with learning differences. … Continue reading
Microteach: Going on an Adventure
The session was inspired by a life drawing project created by Lucia Vinti during the pandemic lockdowns of 2020. (Lucia Vinti, Google Maps Travels.) The digital artefact the participants were asked to engage with was a StreetView location on Google … Continue reading
Record of Observation: Peer
Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: ‘Unit 4 Methodology Workshop: Comics’ Size of student group: 30-45 Observer: Holly St Clair Observee: Peony Gent Part 1.: Context What is the context of this session/artefact within the curriculum? How long have you been … Continue reading
Review of Teaching Practice: Peer
Artefact to be reviewed: Unit 8 Mapping Workshop Size of student group: approx. 60 students Observer: Peony Gent Observee: Holly St Clair (Meade) Part 1.: Context What is the context of this session within the curriculum? The students are at … Continue reading
Record of Observation: Tutor
Session observed: Unit 7 Publication Workshops Size of student group: approx. 120 students Observer: Tim Stephens Observee: Holly St Clair (Meade) Part 1.: Context What is the context of this session/artefact within the curriculum? The students have just finished making … Continue reading
Comic: Planned + Safe Anxiety
Reflection: What aims and principles of Higher Education are important to me?
“When these basic principles of love form the basis of teacher-pupil interaction the mutual pursuit of knowledge creates the conditions for optimal learning. Teachers, then, are learning while teaching, and students are learning and sharing knowledge.” bell hooks, Teaching Community, … Continue reading