A PgCert Collection
Hartbeat was the pinnacle in 1989, ”You’re not putting your heart into it.” My mum’s feedback to eight year old me about my mermaid collage, embellished with silver milk bottle tops and After Eight wrappers cut into intricate tail scales. The big dream was getting my picture onto the show’s coveted gallery, but it never… Continue reading The Hartbeat Gatekeeper
Planning and teaching for effective learning Contextual Background My role encompasses both planning the overall Unit structure as well as devising project briefs, booking HPL’s, and planning technical sessions. I am also expected to plan knowledge exchange activities and develop relationships for potential client briefs. Evaluation This year it has been especially challenging to get… Continue reading Case Study 2
Assessing learning and exchanging feedback Contextual Background Crits The studio Crit is the format we use to present and evaluate work together in FCP. While I have a lot of experience facilitating peer discussion in various educational settings and moderating panels, I actually have had very little experience leading Crit spaces prior to beginning my… Continue reading Case Study 3
Knowing and responding to your students’ diverse needs. Contextual Background I am Stage 2 Lead on BA Fashion Communication: Image and Promotion. I am a part time member of staff (0.6) and I lead a cohort of 48 students. Evaluation It has been challenging to be able to track the progress of all of the… Continue reading Case Study 1
My planning for a Unit 7 briefing on the Creative Identity project coincided with some suggested PGCert reading into auto-ethnography. In Revision; An Auto Ethnography Study Toolkit UAL researcher Eve Lin provides an introduction to Auto-ethnographic narratives and writing styles, along with a toolkit of exercises. The overall aim being to help both students and… Continue reading Lived Experience, Not Moodboards
Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Tutorials Size of student group: 3x 1:1 Observer: Tim Stephens Observee: Nina Manandhar Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and Fellowship assessment, but it is not an official evaluation of teaching and is… Continue reading Tutor Observation
Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Costume workshop Size of student group: 2 -15 Observer: Nina Manandhar Observee: Florence Meredith Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and Fellowship assessment, but it is not an official evaluation of teaching… Continue reading Peer Observation 2
Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Group interim tutorial Size of student group: 4 students Observer: Florence Meredith Observee: Nina Manandhar Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and Fellowship assessment, but it is not an official evaluation of teaching… Continue reading Peer Observation 1
I used the Mircoteach as an opportunity to explore how object based learning could be used to activate contemporary London archives. ‘London’s Lost Objects’ would be targeted at Fashion Communication students with the final outcome being to devise an exhibition. The object I sourced was a Nike rucksack from contemporary Grime Archive No Licence, based… Continue reading Microteach – Londons Lost Objects
Work with archives is an integral part of my practice as both an artist and educator, although I’m yet to find a methodology to apply it within my role at CSM. Both the texts I read ahead of the first session bought together new perspectives on how I might be able to approach this. In… Continue reading Activating The Archive