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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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Case Study 2. Skills and knowledge for knowledge acquisition – learning how to learn
Planning for and supporting student learning through appropriate approaches and environments Background Having secured in-person teaching sessions to support Year 2 Unit 7 as part of the plan to build library and research skills back into the Camberwell BA Fine … Continue reading
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Learning from Examples of Examples
Something I was really struck by on the microteaching day reminded me of some teaching I had observed in a session led by an academic colleague, supporting from a library perspective. In different ways the two experiences highlighted the power … Continue reading
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My Microteaching Experience
In the library, with an Object…. For my microteach session I planned a research-skills based activity starting with a selected object as a jumping off point. Students often start their research with a very narrow interest such as ‘happiness’ or … Continue reading
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