As a Middle Eastern man from a working-class background, and the first in my immediate family to study the arts I have become aware through my education and my subsequent teaching at university that the representation of minority groups, whether BAME (Black Asian Minority Ethnic), LGBTQ+ or disabled are lacking not only in the cohort,… Continue reading Reflective Report
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Blog task 3: Race
Shades of Noir website Exploring the SoN website I can see that it is a great resource for students and teachers to explore issues of race, gender and faith in a variety of contexts. It has also been great for me in terms of my teaching practice as a point of reference I can provide… Continue reading Blog task 3: Race
Blog task 2: Faith
Religion, Belief and Faith identities UAL website A great set of resources and examples of how religion can be integrated as part of a curriculum in creative and inclusive ways. I was particularly struck by the case studies section and how spatial interventions can be placed into academic environments to provide a space for people… Continue reading Blog task 2: Faith
Blog Task 1: Disability
Christine Sun Kim This video highlighted to me how much I take my ability to hear for granted; it also showed me how a disability (whether hearing or otherwise) can be used to make us aware of an individual’s experience of the world. In terms of how this could be applied to my own teaching practice,… Continue reading Blog Task 1: Disability
Stoner, John Williams
I came across the book Stoner (1965) by John Williams at the beginning of the year. It is a story about the life of the fictional character William Stoner from middle America who goes from a farming town to becoming a lecturer at the University of Missouri. The book goes into the details of his… Continue reading Stoner, John Williams
Why I teach
I have been teaching on and off since 2014 at various capacities from being a teaching assistant at a university, critic at a final review through to where I have now as a Lecturer on MA Graphic Communication Design. I often think about why I teach and last week with my interaction with my students… Continue reading Why I teach
Reflections on being observed (Rain)
Some of the comments Rain left are things that I have been thinking about as well, namely the silence and pause. I feel that part of this is due to the lack of participation in the group, it can be a challenge to have a thorough group discussion when not everyone is comfortable speaking. It’s… Continue reading Reflections on being observed (Rain)
Reflection on being observed (Tim)
Having Tim observe me was a very eye opening experience in terms what I am doing well and where there is room for improvement. Highlighting my use of language was particularly interesting for me. To me “I think” was a way for me to say “this is my opinion” but it can also come across… Continue reading Reflection on being observed (Tim)
Observing Rain Wu
I had the opportunity to observe Rain’s class. I always find it valuable to see how other teachers teach as it’s not something I have a great deal of experience in and have found it useful as a way of gleaning aspects that I could apply to my own teaching. Rain’s class was online through… Continue reading Observing Rain Wu
CSM Curriculum–25.02.22
Interesting discussions around the curriculum and if it’s helpful for students once they graduate. Do we provide students with the skills that are needed for employment? This is something I think about quite a lot with regards to my students. There is a lot of emphasis on conceptual rigour rather than practical skills such as… Continue reading CSM Curriculum–25.02.22