Monthly Archives: January 2026

You can find a interactive ppt. here and a pdf version below. http://ewoolleypgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/files/2026/01/ARP-Presentation-1.pdf

Ahmed, S. (2017) Living a Feminist Life. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.   Braun, V. and Clarke, V. (2017) Thematic analysis, The Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 297-298, doi: 10.1080/17439760.2016.1262613   Braun, V. and Clarke, V. (2017) Thematic analysis – an introduction [YouTube video], 1:01:38, posted by Victoria Clarke. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv7C53yvLqk (Accessed: … Continue reading →

The flexibility of TA requires the researcher to actively position their analysis within a critical framework and generate themes accordingly. By engaging with relevant literature before analysis, I ensured this framework was in place, enabling a more reflexive and critically … Continue reading →

My interest in Pedagogies of Discomfort (Boler, 1999; Cox, 2025; Hu, 2024) catalysed my ARP. Reflecting on group tutorials, and how confusion might be reframed as productive within them, I was reminded by Hu that “it is imperative to view emotions not … Continue reading →

http://ewoolleypgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/files/2026/01/Questionnaire-and-Information-Sheet.pdf Note: This document was printed on A4 paper and single-sided to allow students space to draw on the blank pages, should they need or wish to do so.

Reading (Converse and Presser, 2011; Patten, 2017), alongside tutorial feedback, helped me to clarify my thinking and determine my data collection method: a questionnaire comprising two questions.  Converse and Presser’s (2011) focus on practical questionnaire design significantly informed my approach. Their discussion of how researchers’ intended meanings … Continue reading →

http://ewoolleypgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/files/2026/01/Ethical-Action-Plan-2025-26_Emily-Woolley_First-Draft.pdf

“How can I work with first-year BA Illustration and Visual Media (BAIVM) students in group tutorials to develop a shared way of talking that helps them meaningfully engage with confusion?”  This question went through several iterations and was developed through … Continue reading →