myblog | Stephanie Rolph | Activity https://myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/members/09258668/activity/ Activity feed for Stephanie Rolph. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:46:24 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=12.2.0 en-GB 30 hourly 2 a530c507dd9429527037b4243c3cb57f Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=157 Fri, 06 Jan 2023 15:54:23 +0000 In the first ARP workshop on the 9th October we creates a ‘concept map’ to explore our ideas for our research. I produced the map below, with the research question:

How can ‘The Crit’ be co-created with […]

]]> 0 1f74c8b980bf3e4d21d0cc523548e3f3 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=160 Fri, 06 Jan 2023 15:51:37 +0000 “The word ‘prove’ does not exist in action research. You can however produce reasonable evidence to suggest that what you feel happened really did happen, and you are not just making it up.”McNiff, 2002, […]

]]> 0 a54773d41bfc862dd916c8e4401c1afd Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=153 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 11:35:40 +0000 The ARP is the first time I have completed formal research. Following on from my first experience of data collection through observations and reflective writing I was introduced to Thematic Analysis in Workshop […]

]]> 0 cde875ea5a47eac387c8e939f8546983 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=135 Sat, 26 Nov 2022 13:45:38 +0000 From Critiquing the Crit p.19 Principles 

The learning benefits of a good crit should allow students to:

reflect on their own learning in relation to their peerslearn from their peersclarify ideaspractise […]

]]> 0 178c408db0f444d9fba41d89dfb0cddc Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=146 Sun, 20 Nov 2022 17:29:32 +0000 Since Workshop 2 I have completed my initial data collection. Through observations and photography I recorded from a position of an insider/outsider (I teach year 1 but have not necessarily taught these […]

]]> 0 ca636a36acc68a927a5680da259215fa Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=144 Sun, 06 Nov 2022 19:50:17 +0000 The act of observing may be intuitive, but taking field notes that are useful for social research seems to require some methodological training as well as a level of reflection on the researcher’s role.Tjora […]

]]> 0 48f7935fdc8d61f941cc953cc2b5e7e6 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=141 Sun, 23 Oct 2022 17:30:03 +0000 Sheerwood, C. (2002) Crits and Inclusive Learning at UAL. An Arts SU Discussion paper. London, Arts SU. Available at: https://www.arts-su.com/asset/News/6013/Crits-and-Inclusive-Learning-at-UAL-1.pdf [Accessed: […]

]]> 0 9d5ebe48ae83b01179a215d1a7c6d317 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=137 Sun, 16 Oct 2022 11:07:51 +0000 Mind Map from first Group Workshop (28th September 2022)

The first tutorial with my peers for ARP was a great session, it was useful to talk about my own ideas for my Action Research Project as well as hear […]

]]> 0 b525bedde9a4e5be416a5faf3e770631 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=132 Sun, 09 Oct 2022 14:30:19 +0000 Blythman, M., Orr, S. & Blair, B. (2007) Critiquing the Crit: Final Report. Available at: https://www.academia.edu/586074/Critiquing_the_Crit [Accessed 9th October 2022].

p. 3:

“Why the crit is an […]

]]> 0 1ab23ab7b93efcc022b221df16311fb1 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=129 Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:23:04 +0000 Weavers Glossary: Co-creating an Accessible Weave Language

This reflexive report draws on my experiences of the Inclusive Practise Unit and the development and implementation of my artefact: “Weavers G […]

]]> 0 461014bbb5d98291c411c5fe91b5d9cf Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=119 Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:48:56 +0000 Resource 1: Shades of Noir [SoN] (http://shadesofnoir.org.uk/)

Before I started the PGCert I was broadly aware of SoN and its campaigning for social justice pedagogy. One thing that I had not appreciated was […]

]]> 0 8ff263da66d280e10fff04f6f9709e4a Stephanie Rolph commented on the post, Blog Task 1- Disability, on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2022/05/08/blog-task-1-disability%ef%bf%bc/#comment-9 Sun, 19 Jun 2022 16:56:56 +0000 Thanks for your thoughts Lana, interesting to hear the perspective of someone who has been involved with marking alternative formats. I agree with the increased work involved with using a new style (e.g. film or […]

]]> d13a1aa7e872a019b1d3950e6bcc6f18 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=112 Sat, 21 May 2022 18:40:36 +0000 Ken’s parents were religious. Their faith compelled them to live out a belief in racial justicehooks, 1994, p. 25

Within the resources I have been exploring as part my PgCert journey I have not come across m […]

]]> 0 a9c304c2551a24ed7147130225b7fc4b Stephanie Rolph commented on the post, Blog Task 1 - Disability, on the site Reflections https://pgpearl.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2022/05/04/blog-task-1-disability/#comment-3 Sat, 14 May 2022 12:24:51 +0000 Your blog provided a very personal reflection on the references in relation to your lived experience both personally and within your education practise.
In reference to your quest to understand methods and […]

]]> 56f870b2cc85497fd0a44fc129fea025 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=107 Sun, 08 May 2022 16:06:47 +0000 Resource 1: Film by Christine Sun Kim

“While growing up I constantly questioned the ownership of sound. People who have access to sound naturally own it and have a say in it”Christine Sun Kim

Reading thi […]

]]> 0 01e9f82059b4fd6a4f7c9fbcda60b605 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=102 Tue, 03 May 2022 18:26:12 +0000 One area I was unable to squeeze into 500 words is how to address the recording and implementation of feedback given in Crits.

On a more practical level how will students be able to access this feedback. […]

]]> 0 781b25486ea1a4046f58b63b938eef93 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=95 Sun, 20 Mar 2022 13:32:23 +0000 Warp Planning Tutorial

“You should pick an example that allows you to demonstrate your awareness of teaching approaches and/or methods, and your ability to develop an appropriate approach for the achievement […]

]]> 0 e8ba3cc00cf2ab16edecf5e3af0d50a3 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=90 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 12:10:02 +0000 The Learning outcomes of the unit the workshop took place in:

LO1 Devise and sustain personally driven research from a wide range of sources to inform, inspire and extend your practice (AC Enquiry; AC […]

]]> 0 137c2dac71c0c9dfe6113c26a015d635 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=87 Sun, 27 Feb 2022 19:38:05 +0000 Prep reading: Shreeve, A., Wareing, S. & Draw, L. (2008). ‘Key Aspects of Teaching and Learning in the Visual Arts’ in Fry, H., Ketteridge, S. & Marshall, S. (ed.). Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Higher […]

]]> 0 d6154130c72881ff204ac385bc9c5265 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=85 Sun, 20 Feb 2022 16:50:36 +0000 In preparation for my peer observation next week (both as the observer and the observee) I have been reading about Critical Friendship as an approach to feedback and building critical relationships to enhance […]

]]> 0 85a1354323774a214ddfdeef018ecb87 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=68 Sun, 20 Feb 2022 15:49:14 +0000 I’m such a one to stop and correct and prefect and go back and you didn’t allow us to do that. But also, just not to really care about the output it was a process. It’s just there are so many beautiful pedag […]

]]> 0 d865da2daaaa3960915d27f1700a33f1 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=60 Sun, 20 Feb 2022 15:05:29 +0000 Comments from Blackboard Collaborate Chat:

Kirsty: Written descriptions felt more natural but the drawing was more fluid and personal. The worlds can be replicated with ease but the drawing is very […]

]]> 0 4c6fc71832bdb94c63cb84b12fbf4cf8 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=62 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 19:15:50 +0000 The Slow Professor by Maggie Berg and Barabar Seeber

In the last couple of weeks I have been travelling a lot with work. This book was recommended by my tutor Rachel Marsden in our first seminar group session […]

]]> 0 ce4d8b1defdfa4b36db869a18f65feb7 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=48 Sun, 13 Feb 2022 15:51:39 +0000 Object selection:

Figure 1: Digital rendering of JW Anderson Spring Summer 2020 Cardigan

When deciding on an object I reflected on Palmers’ (2012) claim that “good teachers share one trait: a strong sen […]

]]> 0 a2d8b3d4c7128211434aeca466f3f56a Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=44 Sun, 13 Feb 2022 15:24:34 +0000 This quote from Palmer on the reasoning behind his book “The Courage to Teach”, an apt title for how I feel starting to plan the Micro-Teaching session:

“This book builds on a simple premise: good teach […]

]]> 0 2717f833d625fd9615816886605aea77 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=38 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:38:00 +0000 This post is appearing before the “Prep Work: Micro-Teach Session” post as I am still editing that. However, it felt more important to get record some reflections on today’s micro-teaching sessions than keep to […]

]]> 0 412e4b15b4e774e4b2c3eb45a3525ff2 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=32 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:17:42 +0000 Davies, A. (2003) Learning Outcomes & Assessment Criteria in art and design. What’s the recurring problem? Available at:  h […]

]]> 0 79b4f4ace83ec9b3fdd49598581a680d Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=30 Sat, 22 Jan 2022 17:41:55 +0000 Davies, A. (2003) Learning Outcomes & Assessment Criteria in art and design. What’s the recurring problem? available at […]

]]> 0 2fc0561401f471faf69f05b2aba724aa Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=26 Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:38:14 +0000 Introduction into what they are, how they work and what to expect

Thinking about the peer and tutor observations that form a key part of the portfolio submission a few questions and considerations:

Which […]

]]> 0 e700afbf71088c0c34978139b66781ac Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=18 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 14:17:55 +0000 Following on from discussions during Wednesday’s tutor group sessions I listened to an episode of the “Interogating Spaces” Podcast from UAL Teaching, Learning and Employability Exchange.

Pass/Fail seems to be […]

]]> 0 9bb26114f8415ed6e7693d714e55a189 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=16 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 13:57:27 +0000 Chapter 6: Mind the Gap: Expectations, Ambiguity and Pedagogy within art & Design Higher Education

This was the first academic text I’ve read in a long time. I have re-read the text this week, taking a slow […]

]]> 0 212049f868feec3a97986099c1afd36a Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=13 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 13:34:15 +0000 What is my teaching style?

Returning to learning.

Learning to unlearn.

Reasons for Learning.

Thought provoking first session with my tutor group. Daunting to be back in a classroom after a long break […]

]]> 0 5262eb9744f1e4a9ae52b6c193fb8daa Stephanie Rolph commented on the post, First Post!, on the site Daniel Keys Pg Cert Blog http://dkpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2021/12/13/hello-world/#comment-2 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:45:08 +0000 Great to meet you Daniel!

]]> 22ff3e74cc11ab54c9d7d95bc44d0e90 Stephanie Rolph wrote a new post on the site Steph Rolph PGCert Blog https://stephanierolph.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=1 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:27:42 +0000 Steph Rolph: Weaver, Educator and Researcher 

Associate Lecturer, BA (Hons) Textiles at Central Saint Martins

Within the process of studying for the PGCert I’m hoping to gain a more critical and structured […]

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