Category: TPP

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

We had the design studio Sulki & Min give a talk to students about their practice. I found their lecture to be particularly inspiring partly because their work looks deceptively simple but there’s actually a lot going on conceptually behind the it. One project that stood out to me in particular was The Book of… Continue reading Physical computing

A number of things stood out to me in the micro teaching session. Firstly, differing levels of knowledge within a classroom setting and how this can effect a student’s experience. I found that it is fine for there to be varied levels of knowledge for a specific topic, but when working in a group it’s… Continue reading Microteaching Session