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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