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IP Blog Task 3: Race
Bradbury’s Critical Race Theory (CRT) Framework for education policy analysis (2020) is a prescient call to interrogate how policies in higher education reinforce racial inequalities. By asking, “How do white people gain?”, “How does this disadvantage minoritised groups?”, and “How … Continue reading
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Inclusive Practice blog task 2: Faith, Religion and Belief
In the previous blogpost, we looked at how Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality (2013) provides a framework for understanding how disability intersects with different forms of discrimination. This post reflects on how intersectionality can also help examine how religion or faith … Continue reading
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Inclusive Practices Blog task 1: Disability
Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality (2013) is a framework for understanding how forms of discrimination and oppression—such as racism, sexism, and ableism—intersect and cannot be understood in isolation. Stating my positionality first is important because it shapes how I interpret issues … Continue reading
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Case Study 3: Assessing learning and exchanging feedback
Performing the Crit Contextual Background UAL’s Assessment Criteria Framework formalises how we mark student work against five criteria. In Fine Art however, a prior mode of assessment remains in use informally: the critique, known as the ‘crit’. These are often … Continue reading
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Case Study 2: Planning and teaching for effective learning
The skill of making art on computers: Computational Art skills at the intersection of academic and technical teaching Contextual Background On BA Fine Art: Computational Arts, I’m planning on improving how academic and technical learning is interwoven into the curriculum. … Continue reading
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Case Study 1: Knowing and responding to your students’ diverse needs.
Human Computation: Teaching Computational Arts without Computers Contextual Background The BA in Fine Art: Computational Arts requires students to use computers, as the name implies. This can be daunting at the start of their studies and can unintentionally exacerbate inequalities … Continue reading
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Reflective Blogpost 4: Inconsequential Art in the age of Climate crisis
Marv Recinto, writing for Art Review (2023), argues that artists and art institutions “seem content to merely ‘address’, ‘engage with’ or ‘respond to’ the climate crisis”, putting out exhibitions that promise to raise awareness. One example is a past exhibition at … Continue reading
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Record of Observation 3 of 3
Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Size of student group: 18 Observer: Taylor Rapley Observee: Matthew Plummer-Fernandez Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and … Continue reading
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Record of Observation 2 of 3 (as observer)
Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Size of student group: 64 Observer: Matthew Plummer Fernández Observee: Taylor Rapley Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect … Continue reading
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Record of Observation 1 of 3
Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: YouTube video of Unit 10 element 1 briefing Size of student group: Observer: Carys Kennedy Observee: Matthew Plummer-Fernandez Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and Fellowship assessment, … Continue reading
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