myblog | Dalia Dawood | Activity https://myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/members/ddawood/activity/ Activity feed for Dalia Dawood. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:46:24 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=12.2.0 en-GB 30 hourly 2 2455a8f787752c1c06ec245dcdc4d990 Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=71 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:05:20 +0000 Reflections on intervention Research method: Workshop Intervention: Creating a manifesto for a diverse journalism industry Group: BA Journalism Year 1 students Unit: Introduction to Journalism Resources: To prepare students for this task,

]]> 0 92d6ebaec2af8573bf73c8b38350168c Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=70 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:11:22 +0000 Research methodsAs I delve further into the planning stages of my action research cycle, I have gathered data and research into the most relevant, credible and trustworthy research methods that can help me to address the ‘problem’ I am

]]> 0 c6804ca519bee733ab05987e82d5de99 Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=67 Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:19:41 +0000 ARP: thoughts and methodsToni Morrison famously stated that she tells her students ‘your real job is, if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then you need to empower somebody else’ (2003). Seeing this shared on the

]]> 0 08125fad417834ca4a2f4417e32fdc9b Dalia Dawood posted a new activity comment https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/06/20/blog-3-on-being-colourblind/#comment-24 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 21:07:37 +0000 Thanks for your reflections, James, I agree that the Telegraph video highlighted the embedded racism that exists within higher institutions who are unwilling to recognise the part they play in perpetuating systemic injustices. The defensive approach that the staff took was actually surprising to me, as it shows how far some academic institutions…Read more

In reply to - Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog Blog 3: on being 'colourblind'With a wealth of resources to analyse (and a short word count!), I will reflect on race via the framework of Critical Race Theory […] ]]> 9f198f9b227b5961646598cb5215f6e2 Dalia Dawood posted a new activity comment https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/06/20/blog-3-on-being-colourblind/#comment-23 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 21:04:00 +0000 Hi Holly, thanks for your useful insights. I think it’s really interesting to consider how language is repurposed or even exploited in some cases to downplay or belittle issues of social injustice, such as the good example you have given on how ‘woke’ is misinterpreted. Thank you for the tip re hooks, I’ll definitely look into it!

In reply to - Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog Blog 3: on being 'colourblind'With a wealth of resources to analyse (and a short word count!), I will reflect on race via the framework of Critical Race Theory […] ]]> f2e287bac8dbc0cb1ff8685febc98706 Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=60 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 20:53:07 +0000 Reflective report Positionality In ‘The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House’, Audre Lorde addresses the personal and the political when discussing the barriers that ‘othered’ people face. Those who have been ‘forged int

]]> 0 7d4f10b99fcb1bd35be2dea56896d938 Dalia Dawood posted a new activity comment https://jamesdhopkins.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/06/25/blog-task-3/#comment-18 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:23:36 +0000 Hi James,
I like that you acknowledge how white privilege operates at institutional levels but also at personal levels by mentioning how your own ‘white perspective’ means that such issues may not affect you but you recognise how people from ethnic backgrounds will be confronted with an face challenges of racism on a daily basis.

You made an…Read more

In reply to - James Hopkins wrote a new post on the site James Hopkins PG Cert Blog Task 3Through the readings for this blog post, an initial quote that stuck out to me was regarding education: ‘whiteness is an invisible s […] ]]> 1f9ce84d58aa660504d653dc4d4355e9 Dalia Dawood posted a new activity comment https://hollystclairpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/06/21/race-please-dont-make-me-read-the-telegraph/#comment-20 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:37:48 +0000 Holly, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. You approached this task in such a clear way: talking about each of the resources in isolation instead of attempting to find themes and connect them directly to our own practices, which is what I tried to do and it felt very convoluted. Instead, you gave insightful (and funny!) reflections on them, their…Read more

In reply to - Holly St Clair wrote a new post on the site Holly St Clair's PGCert Blog Race: Please don't make me read the Telegraph ‘A Critical Race Theory Framework for Education Policy Analysis: The Case of Bilingual L […] ]]> 4fb8d98c6f6f3fc14a78b59a5a092086 Dalia Dawood posted a new activity comment https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/06/20/blog-3-on-being-colourblind/#comment-20 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:23:54 +0000 Thanks for your response, Navin, it’s especially helpful to hear about your perspective from your own context – interesting points about the way racism is expressed differently around the world. It’s true and perhaps is something to reflect on when it comes to how international students may internalise some of these colonial ideologies they have b…Read more

In reply to - Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog Blog 3: on being 'colourblind'With a wealth of resources to analyse (and a short word count!), I will reflect on race via the framework of Critical Race Theory […] ]]> 7321f135451dbb24ef62779d3305ec71 Dalia Dawood posted a new activity comment https://nrpatel51.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/06/23/blog-3-racism/#comment-14 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:21:03 +0000 Navin, I really enjoyed your reflections on racism in academia as you framed it from a personal lens and related it back to the student experience, which is ultimately what we are aiming to improve in our respective teaching practices. A few things resonated with me, including the quote you used from Asif Sadiq about attempting to be something you…Read more

In reply to - Navinbhai Patel wrote a new post on the site nrpatel51 Blog 3 RacismBlog 3 Racism I found starting this blog very tricky, as this is something very personal to me and always difficult to get my head around, […] ]]> 7f6091585668691908c1e8a74bc9a17f Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=58 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:25:32 +0000 Blog 3: on being 'colourblind'With a wealth of resources to analyse (and a short word count!), I will reflect on race via the framework of Critical Race Theory (CRT), which is an important tool to consider anti-racism, particularly in the context of

]]> 4 241ae28f135fda3cf0a300a3da72cee2 Dalia Dawood posted a new activity comment https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/05/17/blog-2-gotta-have-faith/#comment-18 Thu, 30 May 2024 15:35:02 +0000 Hi Holly, thanks for your insights – I agree, it’s a delicate balance to know how much to share and what is relevant and appropriate to share of our own lived experience and positionality on certain issues. I think one one hand it can be helpful for students to see their teachers as relatable, with their own experiences that feed into the c…Read more

In reply to - Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog Blog 2: gotta have faith?‘There is no such thing as religion’, says Kwame Anthony Appiah in a TED talk video that philosophises on the merits of religion. In a tas […] ]]> 3f4cf6ddb0dacc99ae03d36384cdc7b3 Dalia Dawood posted a new activity comment https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/05/17/blog-2-gotta-have-faith/#comment-17 Thu, 30 May 2024 15:24:06 +0000 Hi Liz, thanks for your comment – I agree, I think often it’s our job to ‘lead’ the brave discussions and to ensure students know that we are aiming to encourage students to reflect on their intersectional identities while also challenging stereotypes and fostering inclusive spaces (easier said than done!).

In reply to - Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog Blog 2: gotta have faith?‘There is no such thing as religion’, says Kwame Anthony Appiah in a TED talk video that philosophises on the merits of religion. In a tas […] ]]> d33c2997f609d09c70e8d1dbc10b1604 Dalia Dawood posted a new activity comment https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/05/17/blog-2-gotta-have-faith/#comment-16 Thu, 30 May 2024 15:22:14 +0000 Hi James, thanks for your comments – I think it’s been encouraging so far to see that some students do engage with these more difficult conversations in our lessons. The challenge is trying to ensure everyone feels safe and brave enough to share their views, if they wish; I am conscious of how to navigate this as a teacher without having my own p…Read more

In reply to - Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog Blog 2: gotta have faith?‘There is no such thing as religion’, says Kwame Anthony Appiah in a TED talk video that philosophises on the merits of religion. In a tas […] ]]> 47771d1ceea33688ad8df3b45ea8bef9 Dalia Dawood posted a new activity comment https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/05/17/blog-2-gotta-have-faith/#comment-15 Thu, 30 May 2024 15:16:36 +0000 Hi Navin, thanks for sharing your own context here too in terms of how you encourage students to engage with the way fashion can perpetuate harmful stereotypes, and how you challenge that. I find that some students are fairly open and willing to engage in conversations around identity and culture once you invite your own perspective and lived…Read more

In reply to - Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog Blog 2: gotta have faith?‘There is no such thing as religion’, says Kwame Anthony Appiah in a TED talk video that philosophises on the merits of religion. In a tas […] ]]> 7797d4f18ddf6bbd9c010065f15d7466 Dalia Dawood posted a new activity comment https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/04/26/unseen-unspoken/#comment-14 Thu, 30 May 2024 15:11:49 +0000 Hi Holly, you’re right I think we often forget how even the environments we create can impact students with disabilities or who identify as neurodivergent. It has made me think of how we might be able to recognise when we may be unintentionally ‘excluding’ some students in the classroom setting, both in the physical environment and in the work…Read more

In reply to - Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog Blog 1: Unseen, unspoken‘I want deaf lives to be in your mind and be part of what we consider to be acceptable, what’s normal. If you don’t see us, we have no pl […] ]]> 9eeb712238565f4e1089eeedaff64618 Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=55 Tue, 28 May 2024 15:07:14 +0000 Formative submissionEnacting intersectional social justice within the Journalism and Publishing department at LCC. In my intervention below, I aim to respond to issues of inequality in attainment outcomes at UAL that have been perceived as

]]> 0 74af4309328c493df58c06555947ad7e Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=53 Fri, 17 May 2024 18:31:13 +0000 Blog 2: gotta have faith?‘There is no such thing as religion’, says Kwame Anthony Appiah in a TED talk video that philosophises on the merits of religion. In a task about faith and intersectionality, this seemed a strange resource to include. But

]]> 6 3147e057ce9e86fee1ac71e5cf940dd8 Dalia Dawood posted a new activity comment https://hollystclairpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/04/27/disability-intersectionality-visibility/#comment-11 Wed, 15 May 2024 12:01:24 +0000 Hi Holly,

I love that you took such a detailed and thorough approach to these tasks, including reflecting about the readings and your response to the privilege walk.

In the blog on the video interviews, I really like that you have brought your own knowledge to this subject – the anecdote about ‘round the bend’ is fascinating. We both picke…Read more

In reply to - Holly St Clair wrote a new post on the site Holly St Clair's PGCert Blog Disability + Intersectionality: Visibility The phrase ‘drive round the bend’ means to cause someone to go mad with anger. I was once told by […] ]]> cd41e170e2e98199867d3eb8fcbe6dc6 Dalia Dawood posted a new activity comment https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/04/26/unseen-unspoken/#comment-8 Tue, 07 May 2024 13:44:50 +0000 Hi Navin,

Thanks for your reflections, I think you make interesting points about the importance of openness and transparency about disabilities like dyslexia. Our societies and institutions tend to tread carefully for fear of causing offence or not being ‘politically correct’, but I think you’re right that it can help students who are…Read more

In reply to - Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog Blog 1: Unseen, unspoken‘I want deaf lives to be in your mind and be part of what we consider to be acceptable, what’s normal. If you don’t see us, we have no pl […] ]]> 986836e909e4dbe0f1f3587dd8880a3b Dalia Dawood posted a new activity comment https://jamesdhopkins.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/04/25/blog-task-1/#comment-4 Tue, 07 May 2024 08:37:54 +0000 Hi James,

I enjoyed your honest reflections on recognising your own privilege in terms of invisibility and ability. I agree that the videos illuminated that no group is homogenous, which was made more evident by the intersectional identities of the people being interviewed.

I like that you highlighted the issue of discrimination by design,…Read more

In reply to - James Hopkins wrote a new post on the site James Hopkins PG Cert Blog Task 1From the videos, resources and workshop 1 & 2 a key point that stuck out to me and kept re-entering my mind is the prospect of not being […] ]]> aca943de7e96184f5ca061a2bd0a058b Dalia Dawood posted a new activity comment https://nrpatel51.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/04/21/ip-blog-disability/#comment-3 Fri, 03 May 2024 10:59:18 +0000 Hi Navin,

I enjoyed your honest reflections on your personal experiences with dyslexia, and especially how you used examples such as pattern cutting and with wheelchair access. It helped me to try to see things from a different perspective, and be aware of my own privilege regarding disability and accessibility.

I found it really useful to…Read more

In reply to - Navinbhai Patel wrote a new post on the site nrpatel51 IP Blog DisabilityIP Blog Disability As someone who is dyslexic, it has not always been easy for me. In my early days, I had hidden this from others, and […] ]]> 12f4afd563e1a41ca23297b27a4ae921 Dalia Dawood posted a new activity comment https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/04/26/unseen-unspoken/#comment-6 Wed, 01 May 2024 09:12:07 +0000 Hi James,

Thanks for your comments on my blog post, it’s helpful to hear your perspective as we have different teaching practices but probably face similar challenges in terms of attempting to be inclusive of all students’ needs, abilities and backgrounds. You raise an important point about wealth inequality and attempting to ensure everyone has…Read more

In reply to - Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog Blog 1: Unseen, unspoken‘I want deaf lives to be in your mind and be part of what we consider to be acceptable, what’s normal. If you don’t see us, we have no pl […] ]]> 5dc64fb5a0eac3e56bb7b600b9a45865 Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=51 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:38:54 +0000 Blog 1: Unseen, unspoken‘I want deaf lives to be in your mind and be part of what we consider to be acceptable, what’s normal. If you don’t see us, we have no place to be’, says the visual artist Christine Sun Kim. I found her story fascina

]]> 5 394212a9c9ac7a3c16c8977dd02668a7 Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=47 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 22:00:13 +0000 Case study 3Topic: Assessing learning and exchanging feedback Background There is an imbalance between formative and summative assessment that places a burden both on students to submit the bulk of their work at the end of the

]]> 0 714f0a3b02b9df2203a2331f745a95eb Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=45 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 21:49:39 +0000 Case study 2Topic: Planning and teaching for effective learning Background In most teaching settings, especially smaller group-based formats, I have tended to use dialogic methods to foster a collaborative learning environment. I

]]> 0 082bf681e9b237090995eb5ea4f7173b Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=44 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 21:44:50 +0000 Case study 1Topic: Knowing and responding to your students’ diverse needs Background I run sessions on news journalism values for first-year students on BA Journalism. In a lecture on the importance of impartiality in r

]]> 0 cd900c70824d180d6e5704008f14bbd3 Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=43 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 21:40:43 +0000 Observation 3This is my observation of a peer’s teaching resource: Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Day Long lecture and WorkshopSize of student group: 37

]]> 0 cd99516f0d508068b142ff1529677f10 Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=42 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 21:34:24 +0000 Observation 2This is a peer’s observation of my teaching resource: Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice   Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Lecture/seminar slides and lesson planSize of student group: 1

]]> 0 3ed83a6a9d542415ca16ed2b6ed828cb Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=38 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:00:30 +0000 Observation 1This is a review of my teaching practice, written by my tutor: Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: MA Collaborative unit supervisionSize of student group:

]]> 1 d87505ce94e85d67657bc530be951465 Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=26 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:36:00 +0000 Microteach I structured my microteach around a specific object, taking inspiration from the first cross-programme event in which Judy Willcocks, Head of Museum and Study Collection at Central Saint Martins, outlined the merits of

]]> 1 64929f3cc8d4166d4f128d5628e98e30 Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=24 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:48:01 +0000 Blog 4: Feedback on feedback Assessment needs a shake-up. It’s fair to say that the current model is ineffective for both students and teachers. As Nicol and Macfarlane-Dick claim, it’s a ‘transmission process’ in which students are the passive recipie

]]> 0 2e8a61abad41e4416c00d00f026865dd Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=21 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:00:59 +0000 Blog 3: What is it all for? At the end of workshops three and four, John handed each of us a crumpled piece of paper and asked us not to open them until we were coming to write the next blog post. I unravelled mine to reveal an excerpt about

]]> 1 0c54d174f9162c82e5b3c11672fc5d22 Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=19 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:55:48 +0000 Blog 2: Reflecting on reflecting So much of our work on this unit centres around reflection. We, as educators, encourage this process as a valuable part of students’ learning experience, how they measure and evaluate it throughout their course. Yet at a p

]]> 0 5a7fe88ed39dbb972ffad1c31285e584 Dalia Dawood changed their profile picture https://myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/activity/p/529833/ Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:48:10 +0000 0 1dbc72f03b2d4d3897beaa973be85572 Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=17 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:45:02 +0000 Blog 1: The New LifeWorkshop 1 reading: ‘The New Life’: Mozambican art students in the USSR and the aesthetic epistemologies of anti-colonial solidarity The first reading for workshop one explores Mozambican students’ creative respo

]]> 0 9c5979182113ac0616662af5d1cc0915 Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog https://daliadawood.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=1 Tue, 09 Jan 2024 12:43:44 +0000 It wasn’t too long ago that I was a student at LCC doing my MA in arts and lifestyle journalism. Somehow I stuck around while doing freelance journalism and dabbled in teaching my practice. Four years on, I’m […]

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