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THE ‘EMOTIONAL TOOLBOX WORKSHOP’ – A TEACHING INTERVENTION:
INTRODUCTION: I am clear about the workshop I designed and ran for my MA Fashion Artefact students last term, and now reflect on the part of the intervention I should focus this blog post on. As I analyse there are several interventions that could be discussed: designing the workshop, creating the resources, collaboration with technical staff, running the workshop and dialogue with students. All these are interventions coming from within the … Continue reading
BLOG POST#3 RACE
WHITE PRIVILEGE – A REFLECTION ON CLACTON-ON-SEA I live right next to the sea; I look out of my window, feeling incredibly fortunate to own my little wooden beach house, it’s a remote, quiet community. It is also within five … Continue reading
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VULNERABILITY – Being ‘The’ Student
“Those who authentically commit themselves to the people must re-examine themselves constantly” (Freire, 1971, p. 60). Becoming ‘the’ Student and starting my PG Cert course at UAL, I am determined to challenge myself and break with well rehearsed patterns and … Continue reading
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DIFFABILITY
NEORODIVERSITY – Disability and Ability I am neurodiverse, I like to take long walk alone to find a still place to stop my racing thoughts, this is one of my favourite places, Broadstairs Beach, photo taken early one morning April … Continue reading
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CONNECTING THROUGH CRAFT
Finding strategy to manage different learning challenges through craft community! INTER WOVEN Like many neurodiverse people I find comfort in repetative craft activity anything that distracts, but also allows me to focus. My daughter Silva, who is dyslexic loves repairing, … Continue reading
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BELONGING
Ideas: Compassion – Love – Inclusion – Belonging – Meaningful Relationships BEING COMPASSIONATE TO MYSELF AND OTHERS I start my journey of enquiry regarding my own teaching (and learning experience) with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Still considered as a psychological … Continue reading
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CREATIVITY AND DIVERGENT BRAIN
A QUESTION: Can CREATIVITY be taught? As an educator and creative practitioner, I am fascinated to question, how and what facilitates the ‘learning and teaching of creativity’, (not really possible in a sort blog post! – but here goes…..) Afterall, … Continue reading
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