I sent this through announcements on Moodle to our knit students. You can also check out the pallet as well, and add to it if you wish to do so.
Hello Students,
I am working on a proposal for my pgcert (teaching qualification) which in this module is about inclusive practice and as a reflective practice we use a series of reports, case studies and articles to challenge our biases around faith, disability and race. I know most of you have finished, unfortunately, the timing for this isn’t the best, I do apologise.
For my reflective piece, I am hoping to bring an identity card of sorts, in a workshop environment that is based around introductions and social interactions between craft and community. With this I have built a map-based Padlet, to allow students and staff to add a craft that falls within 3 main identity options;
1. Personal identity – What do you associate with, or connect with that showcases a craft and your personal design identity? This could be how you were taught a craft, or if you explored a craft through self-investigation.
2. Heritage identity – Is there a craft in your town, city, county, province or district that you would associate with part of the identity of that place? also question do you consider this a part of your identity?
3. Country identity – Does your country have an associated craft? and have you as a designer connected to this craft?
It does not need to be an essay, just a simple image, or website, a small paragraph on why you feel this connects to you, it can also be anonymous or you can share your name if you please.
As a young creative, exploring identity can bring a reassuring sense of creativity and research methods to your learning experience, my goal is to allow you to have a conversation and interact with your classmates, with a sense of pride in your country/place in a sense, but also to become peer-to-peer educators and bring a global connection to your craft with your classmates and tutor.
Technically my goal is to see if we as a professional service, can show you how to connect your heritage identity to your particular craft identity. This is also part of global connection (a sharing of knowledge and skills) and individual learning opportunities. Community is a belief system that is about growing and developing a connection to craft, which is worldwide, you will notice as you get older and experience the industry, that the craft world is an amazingly unique experience, that provides a sense of space for personal growth and learning. I am hoping that is opportunity will bring that sense of global community to our workshop spaces and learning environments.
I will later extract the data of this artefact, (learning tool) to build a SharePoint or resource page that can inspire future cohorts in connecting their identity and learning environments, but also that this is a student-built resource that is built by students for students.
Thank you so much for your time, and please if you can contribute, I will be gratefully thankful.
https://padlet.com/sfitzsimons5/craft-and-identity-l6qsx98zv2tsrmn4