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An Inclusive Intervention: Assessing the Impact of Colour in Learning Materials for Neurodiverse Students
Introduction How important are the visual aspects of the learning materials that we provide, and what can be achieved by using colour to enhance these visual materials in pursuit of higher student attainment? Reading is an essential tool for learning, … Continue reading
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Tagged attainment, colour, dyslexia, education, engagement, inclusivity, irlen syndrome, neurodiversity, reflection
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Inclusive Practices Blog Post 3: Race
It is very easy to be swept along in a society that stems from a highly colonised background, with the majority of those in positions of power being both white and male. Our UK House of Commons, for example, has … Continue reading
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Tagged education, ethnicity, higher education, inclusivity, minority, pedagogy, policy, race, racism
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Inclusive Practices Blog Post 2: Faith and Intersectionality
It is human nature to relate most closely to the culture and beliefs that we have grown up with, but in an increasingly multi-cultural society, the intersection of faith and identity becomes ever more blurred. When we consider this in … Continue reading
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Tagged beliefs, culture, education, faith, gender, intersectionality, reflection, religion, unconscious bias
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Inclusive Practices Formative Assessment Task: Inclusive Learning Intervention
With the increasing number of neurodiverse students joining courses at UAL, I am interested to understand more about the way we present our content in lectures and seminars, and how well it serves the needs of those students. As a … Continue reading
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Tagged dyslexia, education, inclusivity, neurodiversity
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TPP Blog Post 2 – A reflection on teaching as a performance!
“Teaching is a performance. It’s exhausting and gratifying at the same time. To teach effectively is both an art and a science. The more I teach, the better I become” Anonymous survey respondent (Polger & Sheidlower, 2017) Having embarked on … Continue reading
TPP Case Study 1 – Knowing and Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners
Contextual Background The teaching of my current first year group of BSc/MSc Fashion Management Students is first and foremost a large cohort of around 140 UK and international students. As such, they have a very broad range of academic backgrounds … Continue reading
TPP Case Study 2 – Planning and Teaching for Effective Learning
Contextual Background Teaching on the BSc & MSc Fashion Management 2024/25 course, and in particular leading the current unit, Product Management, I have had the opportunity to employ a wide variety of pedagogic techniques. It is a 12 week, 40 … Continue reading
TPP Microteaching – A Reflective Summary
I really enjoyed the microteaching session! It was a great opportunity to see, practice and participate in a variety of different pedagogic scenarios, which offered insight into several different teaching styles and techniques. It also evidenced the fact that we … Continue reading
TPP Blog Post 1 – PGCert “A reflection on the first reading and workshops”
As I approached the first set text reading, prior to our first workshops, I was full of optimism and enthusiasm for the task in hand, and feeling pretty confident that it wouldn’t be too taxing or take too long. The … Continue reading