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Inclusive Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Written reflection – Year 1 Creative Identities unit, BA (Hons) Cordwainers Fashion Bags and Accessories Introduction Over the past year, I served as an acting joint Course Leader, this position gave me valuable insights into course management and the challenges Course Leaders face, helping me better support them in my permanent Lecturer position. I was…
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Blog 3 – Race
Race – Blog 3 Various approaches to addressing racism Bradbury, A. 2020. A critical race theory framework for education policy analysis. Alice Bradbury’s paper discusses the use of (CRT) Critical Race Theory combined with policy sociology to analyse education policies and their impact on racial inequalities. The paper uses the example of the Baseline Assessment,…
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Faith – Blog Post 2
Inclusive Practice – Faith – Blog Post 2 Reki, J. (2023) Religious Identity and Epistemic Injustice: An Intersectional Account. Hypatia 38, pp779–800. Jawad, H. (2022) Islam, Women and Sport: The Case of Visible Muslim Women. I found this text by Haifaa Jawad informative, I learned a lot about the Muslim faith. There are many examples of the intersection…
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Intervention
300 words For my intervention, I will focus on a Year 1 unit, “Creative Identities.” As a part of this Unit, students are (hypothetically) given a brand to design for, but they are also expected to combine their given brand with their own Identity (or aspect of their identity). Essentially, creating a new hybrid collection…
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Observation of my teaching practice by a peer
Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Marquetry Masterclass & PPT Size of student group:23 Observer: Kitty Eyes Observee: Fflur Owen Part OneObservee to complete in brief and send to observer prior to the observation or review: What is the context of this session/artefact within the curriculum? This session is a master class taught by myself to Year…
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Case Study 3
Assessing learning and exchanging feedback Contextual Background For my final case study on Assessing learning and exchanging feedback, I will discuss a recent Formative Assessment Point (FAP) from the Year 1 BA Bags & Accessories ‘Creative Identity’ unit. Following the Briefing students research designer brands in their teams, compiling findings into a 15-page presentation, before…
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Blog Post 4
Workshop 5 – Assessing Having spent the last few weeks Assessing the first year’s second unit submissions, I felt I had much to discuss during Workshop 5. I find some of the tasks during the breakout rooms difficult to tackle, I’m often hesitant to voice my opinions as I don’t understand the questions; the academic…
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Case Study 2
Planning and teaching for effective learning Contextual Background For this case study I will be discussing an early session I taught for BA Bags & Accessories. The session was a part of the student’s Introduction to Fashion Bags and Accessories (Intro to) unit. During this, I aimed to explain how to “Research for Design and…
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Case study 1
Knowing and meeting the needs of diverse learners Contextual Background This will be my second year as a tutor for Year 1 on the BA (Hons) Cordwainers Fashion Bags and Accessories course. Having experienced teaching on all Year1 units, I’ve had time to evaluate and reflect on how we can adapt sessions to help support…
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Blog Post 3 – Workshop 4
Learning outcomes. As I transitioned from a technical role to teaching, I encountered learning outcomes (LOs) as a relatively new concept. I’ve always set myself goals on what I hope to achieve and deliver within a session, but I have to admit as a Technical member of staff I didn’t take much notice of LOs…