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IP unit: Reflective Report:
Inclusive Making: Rethinking Technical Language and Reference in MA Fashion word count: 1628 Introduction This report outlines a pedagogical intervention designed to diversify and decolonise the technical and make reference materials used in the MA Fashion programme at Central Saint … Continue reading
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IP Blog Task 3: Race
This blog post is more of a sketch, a collection of thoughts, than a coherent blog post. We are discussing race, and I have many thoughts on this. Some of these reflections go back to before I started the IP … Continue reading
IP Blog Task 2: Faith, Religion and Belief
Religion is very complex. In his TED talk “Is Religion Good or Bad? (This is a Trick Question),” Appiah explains how religion can’t be generalised for everyone. He says: “Religion is not one thing; it’s a complex set of traditions, … Continue reading
Intervention summary proposal:
Objectives, from the unit checklist: When choosing your intervention consider the following questions: Proposal: Creation of an inclusive resource of Fashion/garment/make references. I often feel out of my depth when discussing fashion and garment making with students from different cultural backgrounds or … Continue reading
IP Blog Task 1: Disability
“The social model of disability is the understanding that disability is something that is created by society.” I grew up in a communist and socialist country. In a country where everyone was equal. Unless you had disability. Or if the system … Continue reading
Reflection no 3: Lars Lindstrom: Aesthetic Learning About, In, With and Through the Arts: A Curriculum Study
The study explores the complexity of teaching and learning aesthetics about, in, with, and through the arts. It examines different types of learning, categorised as follows: Types of Learning By combining these categories in pairs, the author defines what it … Continue reading
Reflection no 4: Carol Becker: How art became a force at Davos, Feb 26, 2019
I had never heard of Davos before. It was intriguing to learn about it during one of the workshops, where we discussed and summarised our assigned reading texts in groups. While I am familiar with other global events, such as … Continue reading
Reflection no 2: Microteaching workshop: Object-Based Learning
Date: 3/2/2025 I was not sure what to expect from the Object-Based Learning Microteaching workshop. I knew we would be in a group of six and each person was asked to prepare a twenty-minute activity based around an object of … Continue reading
CASE STUDY 1: Knowing and meeting the needs of diverse learners
Introduction & Background During the first week of Year 1 welcome activities, I led an activity including the whole MA1cohort (54 students). Prior to this activity, students were asked to bring a piece of clothing, garment, or accessory. At the start, students … Continue reading
CASE STUDY 3: Assessing learning and exchanging feedback
Introduction & Background: Students start the course with Unit 1: Creative direction. This is not a making project but a project where students are asked to make a proposal to bring back to life a defunct brand or a fashion … Continue reading