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Reflective Blog Post 5 (Additional) Gregersen, T. (2007). ‘Language learning beyond words: Incorporating body language into classroom activities’

After my observation by a PGCert tutor in my feedback there was a suggestion that I look further into how my body language can impact my teaching and to consider writing a reflective blogpost on this topic. The feedback mentioned … Continue reading

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Reflective Blog Post 4 – Hardie, K. (2015) ‘Innovative pedagogies series: Wow: The power of objects in object-based learning and teaching’

In this journal, Dr Kirsten Hardie gives an overview of their teaching practice, focusing on one distinct area of their pedagogy, Object-based learning (OBL). In which she uses design objects in student-centred learning activities to “to develop their theoretical and … Continue reading

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Reflective Blog Post 3 – Rosenburg, M.B. (2005) Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

I read chapter three of Rosenburg’s, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, in preparation for observing a peer. In this chapter they distinguish between observation and evaluation. They refer to this as NVC, short for Non-Violent Communication. They state that … Continue reading

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Reflective Blog Post Two – Orr & Shreeve, Chapter 6: Teaching practices for creative practitioners. In Art and Design Pedagogy in Higher Education: Knowledge, Values and Ambiguity in the Creative Curriculum.

In chapter 6, Teaching practises for creative practitioners, Orr and Shreeve look at signature pedagogies encountered in teaching creative arts subjects. Such as the crit, the studio, the brief, the live project, developmental work, research, dialogue exchange and materiality. They … Continue reading

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Reflective Blog Post One – The Potencial of online object-based learning… and design in higher education by Judy Willcocks & Kieran Mahon

This case study by Willcocks and Mahon draws on data collected from students who participated in online workshops aimed to foster a “critical awareness of the connections between colonialism and the climate crisis” (2023, p.188) by examining 18th- and 19th-century … Continue reading

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