Category Archives: Term 1
Reflecting On: The Experiential Learning Cycle By David Kolb
Within my introduction I aimed to merge my creative/research interests within my teaching pedagogy. I was intrigued the moment I first read the following quote about Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle (ELC): “Learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through … Continue reading
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Reflecting On My Teaching with Brookfield’s Four Lenses
Approaching the end of this term, this course has already impacted my teaching practice beyond my initial expectations of learning new theories. Indeed the breath of literature was enlightening, however, the significant impact has come from the examination of my … Continue reading
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Am I a Technician? An Educator? Or both?
Even as a student I was aware of the devide between academic and technicians, so I wasn’t surprised when I started the role as a technician to find myself feeling valued differently within the university setting, be that through students … Continue reading
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Case Study 3 | Assessing learning and exchanging feedback
Contextual Background Given my role’s technical orientation, open access, and non-curriculum specific nature—as noted in my introductory blog—I’ve evaluated learning via workshops instead of direct student interactions. Reading Assessment and Student Transformation: Linking Character and Intellect (Barrow, 2006) highlighted education’s … Continue reading
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Case Study 2 | Planning and teaching for effective learning
Contextual Background Within my specialist area, ‘Wearable Tech’ (see introduction blog post), the biggest initial hurdle is the scale of foundational knowledge as Wearable Tech consists of a combination of programming, electronics and physical computing. My role requires me to … Continue reading
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Teaching Observation Reports
Please see attached here the records from all three-teaching observation:
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Case Study 1 | Knowing and meeting the needs of diverse learners
Introduction & Background My role as a specialist technician in wearable technology at the London College of Fashion, is to introduce and support students in the field of wearable technology (see my first blog post for context). This includes drumming … Continue reading
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Micro-Teaching Exercise | Lightbulb Moment
My Micro-Teaching session was focused around Wearable Technology (electronics, programming, robotics etc). My role is to empower students to incorporate interactive wearables into their practice. Within the role I find the most important part is to get students with zero … Continue reading
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Understanding My Positionality & Influence
Although we are only just beginning to start the curriculum, I’ve been struck by how important it is to just leave time to reflect – although obvious on paper. Within the brief time spent reading papers – especially ‘The New … Continue reading
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An Introduction to Me | Start of My PgCert Journey
Hello, so this is my first blog post for my PgCert in Academic Practice. My name is Elliott Hall and I am a Specialist Technician in Wearable Technology at the London College of Fashion – essentially I work with students … Continue reading
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