Author Archives: Emily Woolley

Proposed intervention  I am interested in contributing to the Pedagogy of Discomfort framework by intersecting it with Object-Based Learning (OBL), exploring how tactile knowledge can evoke emotion in the classroom and support its use as a collective critical tool.  Leah … Continue reading →

Before reading, I invite you to check out this short post for context. In reflecting on how we can better support students with chronic illness, I have watched the set videos for this task, as well as the recording of … Continue reading →

Some context/reflections before my blog post:  Two months ago, a student stopped me in the corridor, tearfully asking if we could talk. During our conversation, she revealed that she has fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition affecting her studies. She also … Continue reading →

As these posts upload in reverse chronological order, and a lot of cumulative learning has happened across them, I recommend starting at the end with my Micro teaching Write-up and finishing with Blog Post 4.  Happy reading and thank you … Continue reading →

18/03/2025 This case study (Mahon and Willcocks, 2023) seeks to understand two things:  I chose this text to learn about OBL online. However, when reading, I became more interested in the critical thinking it can enable.  In their evaluation of … Continue reading →

17/03/2025 I really enjoyed Dr Kristen Hardie’s essay Innovative pedagogies series: Wow: The power of objects in object-based learning and teaching (2015) and find OBL thought-provoking. Keen to know more, I watched the recording of How to . . . … Continue reading →

Contextual Background: On the MA in Illustration and Visual Media at LCC, we use crits to formatively assess student learning and match feedback to relevant assessment criteria to help students prepare for summative assessment, in line with the view that … Continue reading →

08/01/2025  Ahead of our first TPP session on January 6th, 2025, I read the essay How do art and design technicians conceive of their role in higher education? (Sams, 2016). Written by Claire Sams, an artist and former Technician at … Continue reading →

08/01/2025 In our first TPP workshop we were given a collection of coloured cards describing significant world events, policies, and educational trends/innovations and, as a class, asked to make a HE timeline. We were also given blank cards and invited to … Continue reading →

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