What and Where is Technical Pedagogy in Creative Education?
An investigative approach to understanding technical teachings and careers.
Sean-Henry Fitzsimons 2024 UAL – London College of Fashion.
The link is the presentation, presented on the day 17/01/2024
I have included extracts from my comments section within the presentation, as it will be easier to document this way. The ARP presented on the day, will look slightly different in some slides, and that is due to commentary explaining the slides.
Reflection:
The action research project has been a brilliant project to explore and understand research methods and decipher data into evidence. I do personally believe that I did run before I could walk and should’ve started on a much easier topic, but I do love a challenge.
The ARP has allowed me to investigate my personal practice, and the university’s technical practice and also include my peers and colleagues in my teaching practice. It has been incredibly insightful as well as emotional due to certain areas of unchanged in the recognition as well as the attitude towards technical staff.
I do plan to carry it on, with or without pursuing an MA or a Ph.D. because I like the idea of exploring and building a community within the workplace, be it technical or academic, we spend most of our lives working and I want to make sure I’m working in the right place not just for me, but for everyone around me.
I have to give thanks to both John and Milika for their guidance and continued support, to Lindsay and the wider teams, the PG-cert was a rocky start, but I do feel I have grown remarkably as an educator, a friend and a colleague.
I used a blackboard to indicate the social justice and purpose behind who can teach and the symbolism a blackboard was to me growing up, surrounded by a track full of brilliant educators, who shaped and gifted me a part of their practice. With the added presence of Linda, Terry, John and Milika I am excited to move forward and continue my inquisitive nature of finding myself.
Thank you for a game-changing year!