The inspiration for this blog (and the title!) has come from the seminar on Feedback, the prereading and my subsequent reflection on the topic… There was certainly a lot of food for thought in the material and group discussion that followed, but one point that kept on coming to the surface for me was this …
Category archives: Teaching & Learning
Reflection on: Love, Care and Belonging
Following the reading of Bell Hooks introduction chapter from All about Love, I’ve selected a series of passages from the text that particularly stood out to me, adding my thoughts, reflections and questions in relation to my own teaching experiences. ‘Anchors to keep me afloat’ – The idea of something to “anchor” you and bring …
Deep and Surface Learning…
At the start of the PgCert I began reading Teaching for Quality Learning at University by John Biggs & Catherine Tang, the first part of which looks at effective teaching and learning for today’s universities. It was really intriguing to read the diversity in student approaches and attitudes to learning, mindsets & abilities, and academic …
Reflection on Micro-teaching Session
Design of the session… I based my micro-teaching session on an object/example that I had recently used within a lecture (the lecture I submitted for my tutor/peer observation); as after the lecture to my students I came away feeling that there were better ways of doing the object-based section to make it more interactive. The …
Understanding the meaning of “to-and-fro play” within the context of teaching and learning
Reflection on Monica Vilhauer’s – Understanding Art: The Play of Work and Spectator Monica Vilhauer unpacks the meaning of Gadamer’s Ethics of Play, where the concept of ‘play’ is proposed as a key mechanism in ‘understanding’. Whilst reading this text I tried to reflect on what this means within the educational setting, selecting two areas …
Exploring the meaning of ‘social solidarity’ in higher education…
Reflection on John Holmwood text (Part 3) This final instalment of the mini-blog series around John Holmwood’s chapter on Race and the Neoliberal University, briefly touches on the meaning of ‘social solidarity’ in higher education and further questions what this means within the wider context of ‘diversity’ as we know it today… If the focus …
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Viewpoint on ‘justification for some people earning more than others’…
Reflection on John Holmwood text (Part 2) The second instalment of this mini-blog series around John Holmwood’s chapter on Race and the Neoliberal University, speculates on possible justifications for some people earning more than others in relation to achieving higher education qualifications. Part 1 of this reflective series touches on the monetary focus that is …
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To what extent are individuals personally responsible for their success?
Reflection on John Holmwood text (Part 1) This first instalment of a three-part mini-blog series takes a look at John Holmwood’s chapter on Race and the Neoliberal University; reflecting on ideas and perceptions around the extent to which individuals are personally responsibility for their success. The shift towards a neoliberal model puts a ‘monetary focus’ …
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Reflection on “perceptions of value”
Follow-up #1: Reflect Reflection on issues discussed by speaker (James Wisdom) I’m fairly new to teaching, prior to my post in March 2020 (yes, right at the start of the first lockdown), I’ve worked on and off at CSM as an Associate Lecturer whist also working in the industry. Up until recently I hadn’t really …