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Case Study 1. Bridging the Void: embedding research skills from library induction to dissertation
Using evidence-informed approaches to know and respond to students’ diverse needs Background Following Covid-19 disruption and significant cohort size growth BA Fine Art cohorts at Camberwell had not included research skills sessions in year 2 or 3 for some years. … Continue reading
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Striving for constructive criticality (in theory)
In my last post I related one of my objectives in taking the PGCert course as gaining understanding of some foundational ethos’ of education. I’m questioning my relationship with theory in light of this. The first learning outcome for this … Continue reading
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From ‘counting stuff’ to Objects and objectives
It hadn’t really occurred to me to fundamentally question my preferred metrics-based approach to both work and information until one of the lecturers on my Librarianship MA course casually dismissed some quantitative research as ‘just counting stuff’. Having spent my … Continue reading
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Sometimes it takes three tries…
Welcome to my PGCert reflective blog. Finally! Setting this up has been an insight into the frustrations of students who come to us with their IT based woes, and a reminder of how as a (slightly) older student I need … Continue reading
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