Author Archives: Sean-henry Fitzsimons
Microteaching
A challenge of 20 minutes and 6 hours of reflection, observation, and respect. Above is my mini PowerPoint that I used as a guide for my micro-session, I finished within 17 minutes and 30 seconds, which gave my peers two … Continue reading
Where is Fashion education?
A post by 1 GRANARY https://1granary.com/interviews/business-insiders/lisa-lang-teaches-us-how-to-talk-politics-in-fashion/ An outside perspective, that has made me stop and think today, it was mostly around where and what is fashion education and does it belong in society or is it still relevant. This falls … Continue reading
Cohort Seminar 23/01/2023
Pre task was to read the ‘Learning outcomes and assessment criteria in art and design. What’s the recurring problem?’ by Allen Davies, which I will reflect on in the ‘reading to reflect’ section of my blog. Accompanying this it was … Continue reading
Teaching for Quality Learning at University
John Briggs and Catherine Tang (Fourth Edition). Activities within the book: ‘Effective teaching and learning for today’s universities Task 1.1 The changing scene at your own institution Reflect on your own institution, identify any changes that you are awareof which … Continue reading
Mud, muddy, Muddier still
11th Jan Collaborative workshop – Ongoing research. I had to participate in this workshop asynchronously and my first thought post watching is that I am lost on the actual observation of what was being taught. Maybe I need to re-watch … Continue reading
BA1 Rib Workshop
An insight into the teaching day from a technicians perspective. As this was the first class of the new term, mandatory practice is needed to be revised;1. Health and Safety2. Workshop etiquette3. Machine Usage This is a formality to help … Continue reading
Plenary Review
Francesco’s presentation How could fashion design education address European colonialism, economic and environmental exploitation, and social injustices? In what ways can design students evolve traditional clothing practices without engaging in cultural appropriation? In what meaningful ways can designers (including myself … Continue reading
Day 1 – Who am I?
The time scale: 5 minutes to present – 2 minutes to digest – 3 minutes to reflect/questions. = 10 minutes of who and where I am. 2 participants spoke beautifully and calmly in their presentations and finished 5 minutes or … Continue reading
Rhizomatic Pedagogy
The Start… Rhizomatic approaches to pedagogy have been the hidden cluster of thoughts in my approach to being a teaching and learning specialist. Nick Almond, a courageous and thought-provoking educator who was the Digital Learning Dean at LCF, opened up … Continue reading
A New Beginning.
The start of something new, either by introduction or self-investigation, begins with interest. An Interest in the reflection of my current role has led to the study/exploration of the transition between technical practice and academic practice, by doing so, will … Continue reading