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We had one session before we started the PgCert properly, this was in December and was a chance for us to get acquainted with each other, the course, our tutors and how the next year was likely to play out. … Continue reading →

The title of Barrow’s 2006 piece ‘Assessment and student transformation: linking character and intellect’ was thought provoking for me. It lead me to consider what I believe university is truly for, it is a place designed to produce individuals who … Continue reading →

Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: BA Fashion Design and Development Lesson (Pattern Scanning & Marker Making on Lectra & NScan Software and Scanning Demo Workshop.  Size of student group: 18 Students Observer: Kira Oliver  Observee: Andrea Marfo Part OneObservee to complete in brief and send … Continue reading →

  Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Workshop, 3D Print: Past, Present, Future Size of student group: 10-20 Observer: Andrea Marfo Observee: Kira Oliver   Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and … Continue reading →

As my teaching environment sits outside of the main course curriculum’s across the university I get a huge spread of students coming to me for support, oftentimes these individuals will only come by for one or two sessions (either workshops, … Continue reading →

Attitude is “a disposition to respond favourably or unfavourably towards some psychological object.” Fishbein and Ajzen (1975) strikes a chord for me as a specialist technician within the field of 3D Printing and digital design. A large majority of the … Continue reading →

As my first reading this piece grabbed my attention with it’s moral questioning. It centred around a study of interviews with studio-instructors about their experience and reflections on Studio Critiques. My practice doesn’t involve traditional critiques as they considered in … Continue reading →

Before we get stuck in, I would like to give you a basic understanding of the environment and content which I teach and so that is what this blog is all about. My job title is as a 3D Printing … Continue reading →

Why hello there. I’ve found this PgCert process so far for term one very challenging. I’ve felt confused as to what was required and therefore I left my work very late. IT is less than a week to the final … Continue reading →

Wow, first of all, I was intrigued by the description of this piece of work and it’s links with Foucault. I’ve read a listing of his work before and often find the thoughts he suggests very intriguing and relatable in … Continue reading →