myblog | Mikha Mekler | Activity https://myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/members/22048776/activity/ Activity feed for Mikha Mekler. Tue, 12 May 2026 00:45:27 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=12.2.0 en-GB 30 hourly 2 9f8a84054b8cceb7ebd41da40ae30878 Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=113 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 18:15:36 +0000 Appendix 1: SATCol Planning Slides in collaboration with SATCol team

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Appendix 2: Debrief Session slides […]

]]> 0 e86671bd3cccc1c0609ea75108930ede Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=56 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:29:37 +0000 Ellen MacArthur Foundation 2020, ‘VISION OF A CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR FASHION’, Available at: https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/our-vision-of-a-circular-economy-for-fashion

Fowler, F. J. (2009). Survey […]

]]> 0 678b738a39b044da65315f7866b829ed Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=55 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:23:19 +0000 Firstly a quick intro into my personal background, experience and values.

I worked in the fashion industry in production management and manufacturing for over 25 years and I quit the industry two years […]

]]> 0 5fbcddcedc0e5670324d064f3502eb01 Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=54 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:22:03 +0000 The below experience map will illustrate the planned activities with a possible plan to take the ARP forward into a repeatable project:

Experience Map of ARP – PG-Cert

One of the successes of this ARP […]

]]> 0 d5527261cf5bf5dec720afffc5bab748 Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=52 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:19:39 +0000 Questionaires

I decided to use a two-fold system of before and after questionnaires as I was curious to really understand the learning that can be achieved on an extensive day full of activities and being able […]

]]> 0 17697bbfca4657bb562793a052131bfc Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=50 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:19:20 +0000 TOPIC ETHICS

The Ethics of my action research was personally a challenging aspect for me to consider and this is linked closely to the topic I teach and linked to the student’s expectations of my […]

]]> 0 06a2793d2424b6043707baf8294ff142 Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=46 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:13:44 +0000 My presentation is a summary of this selection of blog category and I have attached the final version here:

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]]> 0 0ce82fee1d6e7f7d60e95532363c34c8 Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=45 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:11:46 +0000 In this chapter I will start discussing the data findings from the ARP project first as those have in turn informed my learning as their tutor which I will discuss at the end.

The Coach Journeys to […]

]]> 0 fa7c5d30154e6584982205d06d1d4429 Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=43 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:09:44 +0000 My research question

Can I increase student engagement with end-of-life textile considerations by taking them on an external visit to a textile collection and sorting facility and exposing them face-to-face to […]

]]> 0 99f58be35087ca4c8288f7a5a9c1a916 Mikha Mekler posted a new activity comment https://digiknit.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2023/05/30/cultivated-learning-artefact-proposal/#comment-294 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:18:12 +0000 This artefact is such a cool idea and I really enjoy thinking about the student’s excitement and bringing something from their own cultures and contributing to content for the course. I found a particular moving that you are sending the students back to their origins to find evidence of your discipline and encourage them to bring this to you to…Read more

In reply to - Sean-henry Fitzsimons wrote a new post on the site Sean-Henry Fitzsimons Cultivated learning This aspect of my practice is around identity in craft knit and its enriched history, with the prospect of modern […] ]]> 373c60864f46dc811ff908bee13d80ff Mikha Mekler posted a new activity comment https://digiknit.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2023/06/30/race/#comment-293 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:14:42 +0000 I have had a very similar experience to you as a white, liberal, benign person, the stop button is a great metaphor for this unit. Your natural curiosity paired with generosity will bring about an inclusive environment. I have learnt to via Freire that I must not load my knowledge onto my students but let their own lived experience come to the…Read more

In reply to - Sean-henry Fitzsimons wrote a new post on the site Sean-Henry Fitzsimons It was a harder journey to read and reflect on these resources than others, honestly, the question I am asking myself, is why?The […] ]]> fad18869dcfe260ff6bd48a44acf6bf2 Mikha Mekler posted a new activity comment https://digiknit.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2023/06/11/faith/#comment-292 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:01:55 +0000 Thank you for this honest account. Like with your practice faith very rarely comes into mine which I am pleased about as I navigate faith uncomfortably at best.
I never had a complicated relationship with faith as I was brought up as an atheist/agnostic but I have lived in religious countries and I have seen oppression in the name of faith. Over…Read more

In reply to - Sean-henry Fitzsimons wrote a new post on the site Sean-Henry Fitzsimons Technically speaking, faith doesn’t come into my current practice. I work on a student skill-based front, normally conversations around w […] ]]> 06e8b2222a4ddd1b94640f660157bd2b Mikha Mekler posted a new activity comment https://digiknit.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2023/05/12/disability/#comment-291 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:40:21 +0000 I have found this piece really touching and how Christine could claim sound for herself. She is an inspiration and it is good to see people with a level of disability looking at the opportunities that are there for them to take advantage of. Your experience of the student in the wheelchair is heartwarming and I am sure stressful for you to think…Read more

In reply to - Sean-henry Fitzsimons wrote a new post on the site Sean-Henry Fitzsimons Impairments in creative education are very apparent in my localised teaching environment, especially if I was to reflect on the days of my […] ]]> 4641e043f211584a533611d7d0619056 Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=41 Tue, 18 Jul 2023 09:15:57 +0000 We all judge but it is what we do with the judgement that is important. (fellow PGCert student, Michelle Palmer, 2023)

This quote came up in our peer presentation by a […]

]]> 2 16ef49d1debce294aa5a327bf167b970 Mikha Mekler posted a new activity comment https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2023/07/12/blog-1-disability/#comment-5 Mon, 17 Jul 2023 21:21:44 +0000 Thank you so much for your comment Louise, I agree that there must be a barrier in attracting physically disabled students and I am sure that there is a lack of role models in our disciplines. In my personal time I watch a lot of stand-up comedy and have noticed a real rise in comedians with disabilities in recent years which convinced me that…Read more

In reply to - Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog Christine Sun Kim film (10mins) A wonderful portrait of a very able and intelligent young woman. Her uniqueness in expressing what sound means […] ]]> 8a0c7d4ae81bb118896597ad26a4c6cf Mikha Mekler posted a new activity comment https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2023/07/12/blog-1-disability/#comment-4 Mon, 17 Jul 2023 21:15:58 +0000 Thank you so much for you comment, Lorriane. I agree, I found Christine fascinating and we need to make space for talents like her. I definitely look out in class that I see people that struggle and hope I can lift them to appreciate their talent. Perhaps because I hope someone does the same for my kids too. If I cannot help then I always send…Read more

In reply to - Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog Christine Sun Kim film (10mins) A wonderful portrait of a very able and intelligent young woman. Her uniqueness in expressing what sound means […] ]]> cb062579822ab05e64ef9252f4de642c Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=40 Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:13:55 +0000 The The Reith Lecture – Mistaken Identities – Creed radio show with Kwame Anthony Appiah was significant for me as it has helped me differentiate between faith and the interpretation of faith. I am now better […]

]]> 2 8a3ca3db57641e67d452e6b45a0d24a3 Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=38 Wed, 12 Jul 2023 22:36:40 +0000 Christine Sun Kim film (10mins)

A wonderful portrait of a very able and intelligent young woman. Her uniqueness in expressing what sound means to hear is a true gift. Although she describes the impact of […]

]]> 5 c94511ebb785975b32c2820e37adf905 Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=28 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:47:35 +0000 I was excited about setting up the microteaching activity as I am a strategist and normally need to understand the bigger context before I can delve into the details of a subject. This can be to my detriment as I […]

]]> 0 f46c8ceda71c5c56ce7018dc1d0e002e Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=22 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 13:27:05 +0000 Reflection on Neil Currant’s lecture by Mikha Mekler

Compassion defined by Neil Currant (2023)

I reviewed the session by Neil Currant on compassionate assessment and found it mind-opening. I always struggle […]

]]> 0 ab38b4cb0e6d08f7dbc42949797a35fb Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=19 Mon, 13 Mar 2023 23:24:00 +0000 by KEN HYLANDCity University of Hong Kong

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Thoughts and Reflections by Mikha Mekler

I have made sure my students read and construct knowledge […]

]]> 0 3ab847de3963cd0b60f15972a59d1fd8 Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=16 Sat, 11 Mar 2023 18:28:36 +0000 With the passage of time and the growing generation of Z in short Gen Z, I have been challenged with engagement more than with content. Despite the content and studies receiving high approval and attainment rates […]

]]> 0 5f89b6df59eceb244fa8696a4d070b6a Mikha Mekler wrote a new post on the site Mikha PG Cert Blog https://mikhamekler.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=11 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 23:12:06 +0000 The technical studios in LCF- Mare Street – the scene for the entry below

Please play this tune while reading this post (sorry, if you experience an ad. I hope you can wait it out). It is Daft Punk ft. Julian […]

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