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The necessity of enacting change
IP Blog.3 Intersectionality and Race In his TEDx talk Asif Sadiq spoke about the value to both individuals, organisations and society of approaching DEI more expansively than some current standard approaches, seeing opportunities for both individualised learning and applications and … Continue reading
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Visibility and being Seen
IP Blog.2 Intersectionality and Religion Ramadan discusses the ‘‘triple penalty’, where religion, gender and colour intertwine’ to affect British Muslim women, particularly hijabi, who may be perceived as being more devout or in Ramadan’s assessment more ‘traditional’ and therefore more … Continue reading
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Proposed Intervention : representation in the Fine Art Practice History and Theory Bibliography resource
Draft – citations to be added My proposed intervention is to diversify the Fine Art practice history and theory subject guide bibliography to meet contemporary student research needs, uphold the institutions stated social justice focus, and to reflect the diversity … Continue reading
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The gap between setting up for survival or for success
IP Blog.1 Intersectionality and Disability I was struck by the optimistic and constructive viewpoint expressed in Adepitan’s ParalympicsGB interview (2020), looking at inclusive supports as creating the conditions in which individuals can thrive and ‘shine’. I liked this focus on the … Continue reading
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Record of Observation and Review of My Teaching Practice from Bernie
Session to be observed: Asynchronous February 2025 – Moodle tutorials to support Year 2 Unit 7 (3000 word essay). Research Skills, Introduction to Harvard Referencing.Size of student group: Approx 400 students (with access to the resources). Observer: Bernie YatesObservee: Grace O’Driscoll Part … Continue reading
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Record of Observation and Review of My Teaching Practice from John
Session to be observed: Asynchronous February 2025 – Moodle tutorials to support Year 2 Unit 7 (3000 word essay). Research Skills, Introduction to Harvard Referencing. Size of student group: Approx 400 students (with access to the resources). Observer: John O’ReillyObservee: … Continue reading
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Record of Observation and Review of My Teaching Practice from Jade
Session to be observed: Asynchronous February 2025 – Moodle tutorials to support Year 2 Unit 7 (3000 word essay). Library refresher, Research Skills, Introduction to Harvard Referencing. Size of student group: Approx 400 students (with access to the resources). Observer: … Continue reading
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My Record of Observation and Review of Teaching Practice for Jade
Session to be observed: 27th February 2025 – Technical workshop. Basque part 2, BA Fashion Contour year 1 group B., 9.30am – 12.30pm. Observer: Grace O’DriscollObservee: Jade Gellard Part OneJade completed prior to the observation: What is the context of … Continue reading
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Case Study 3. Positioning support services: feedback as a step towards assessment (and achievement)
Assess and/or give feedback for learning Background I support students with their research and referencing for their dissertation level project, Unit 9 Element 2, during the first term of Year 3. In my first year this support consisted mainly of … Continue reading
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Syncing the learning outcomes
I was first introduced to learning outcomes as a tool or concept on the short Thinking Teaching course and adopted them quickly as introductory content for my library research, information and referencing sessions. In one of this week’s group discussions … Continue reading
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