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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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Contextual Background: I am an HPL on the BA in Illustration and Visual Media at LCC. In Year 1 we are delivering a new unit: Critical Positions (brief attached), where students choose a specialist pathway. I am leading the 3D … Continue reading →

Contextual Background: I am a HPL on the MA for Illustration and Visual Media at LCC. Our student cohort is very diverse, and many make work about their culture and positionality. However, they can find sharing this work within the … Continue reading →