Author Archives: Sean-henry Fitzsimons
What and Where is Technical Pedagogy in Creative Education?
An investigative approach to understanding technical teaching and careers. Sean-Henry Fitzsimons (Specialist Technician London College of Fashion) This is an initial draft, or blurb of my project, I felt that I needed to somehow use the ‘academic’ side of this … Continue reading
Action Research Presentation
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 … Continue reading
A reading list, that is continuously growing.
Articles that I didn’t get to read, but will do in the future. Zhang, A., Olelewe, C. J., Orji, C. T., Ibezim, N. E., Sunday, N. H., Obichukwu, P. U., & Okanazu, O. O. (2020). Effects of Innovative and Traditional … Continue reading
Data Data Data
For my Action research project, I am pursuing an emotive take on the positions of technical staff members who fall between the “third space” ‘Whitchurch’ in their job. I have used an argument reflecting on a paper published in 2018 … Continue reading
Emerging perspectives on the demonstration as a signature pedagogy in design and technology education.
Matt McLain 2017 This paper was exceptionally brought to my attention as a continuous journey into technical pedagogy, ‘Matt McLain’ has generously researched and put forward a conclusion of similar research interests that I hold. Stating that the paper argues … Continue reading
Spark: UAL Creative Teaching and Learning Journal
How do art and design technicians conceive of their role in higher education?Clare Sams 2016 Clare Sams’s article was a very interesting read, visualising the perceived roles of technical staff can be challenging work, due to the environmental differences between … Continue reading
Technical Away Day
I have been asked to present to the LCF technical teams, Expressing my experience on the PGcert this year. I have broken it down into three areas of lessons that I have observed. Lesson one: Be Present, Considering the huge … Continue reading
Aren’t Miro Boards the Future
This term, I have been getting into Miro Boarding within all facets of my job role. I feel the beauty of holding everything and planning everything on a huge POST IT wall! just beautiful! I have been using one for … Continue reading
Tech Teachers?
Technicians as teachers: the emerging role of technical staff within higher education teaching and learning environments. F. P. H. Wragg, C. Harris, A. Noyes & K. Vere I have read this article and fully developed my critical feedback from it … Continue reading
Pracademics?
Pracademics? Exploring transitions and professional identities in Higher Education Jill Dickinson, Andrew Fowler & Teri-Lisa Griffiths 2020 I picked up this article over the interesting title, reflectively from reading upon it, the study is wide and based across all university … Continue reading