My go to answer is normally “ermmm… not much really” … however … During our microteaching sessions we … Learnt about 3D printing, the different types, how they work, how it’s done. The technical side and the creative side through an amazing exploration of three very different types of 3D printed objects and all demonstrated… Continue reading “Did you do anything interesting today?”
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Silence is … a murky shade of grey
And the only way out is to ‘make some NOISE’. There are times when silence is so loud it becomes unbearable. The beginning of a teaching session saw the co-tutor and I setting up the Padlet which echoed across the for extra-large display screens. The Padlet was filled with an array visual research students had… Continue reading Silence is … a murky shade of grey
A complex situation
I glanced up and saw my student scribbling away in their notebook, head down so close to the page I’m sure their nose was touching it. They were focused and oblivious to what was going on in the studio, to what I had just been speaking to the rest of the students about, to what… Continue reading A complex situation
Rabbit caught in headlights
The idiom ‘a rabbit caught in headlights’ pretty much sums up my reaction when as a student I had to endure crits. I dreaded them. Shocked, frozen, panicked, paralysed with fear, unable to think, much less speak; the sudden, unexpected situation of being confronted (picked on) by a (seemingly) all knowing tutor as my peers… Continue reading Rabbit caught in headlights
Feelings … nothing more than feelings
That first experience on PgCert of not being able to gain access to the course unit, the frustration then happiness that ensued reminded me of the witty advertising campaigns of the Economist magazine and the feeling you get when you ‘got it’ … magical … a fist pump in the air. The ad posters created… Continue reading Feelings … nothing more than feelings
Yes, but which Kennedy?
I thought I knew what the term Social Justice meant. I did, I think but in a very jumbled sort of way. I knew the gist of what it meant. It’s not a term I’ve ever sat down and thought about its meaning … I hear it all the time, I might of even said… Continue reading Yes, but which Kennedy?
Log on, log in, log out, log off …
What does it feel like when you successfully log in? do you ever give it a moment’s thought? one minute you’re staring at an authentication/login page, and as if by magic; typing in your username and password, you’re through the digital barrier. ‘Open sesame’ – a free, unrestricted means of admission and access. I’ve never… Continue reading Log on, log in, log out, log off …