myblog | Joseph Mercer | Activity https://myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/members/jmercer/activity/ Activity feed for Joseph Mercer. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:33:21 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=12.2.0 en-GB 30 hourly 2 f30056b7e26d89ca10150d2d426b48ad Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=85 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 08:18:10 +0000 ARP Presentation SlidesJoe-Mercer-Presentation-PDF-2Download

]]> 0 be0cf30d201099d56492b1b0b970585f Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=84 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 08:15:11 +0000 Notes on my bibliographyThroughout my project I have tried to draw inspiration from a wide variety of sources. I often struggle to engage with academic writing, […]

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]]> 0 69d1ad78bbb90693aa49bba8e24020b5 Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=66 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:00:32 +0000 Slice Survey Below are the two formats of survey I created to receive feedback from students about their group work. The first was designed to be […]

]]> 0 643a028dbd712b5482c47fd7ef2f1355 Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=64 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:43:08 +0000 Reflection upon my quantitative methodologyI began this research project by focussing on collective action as a counterpoint to the effects humanity has had on planetary well-being. […]

]]> 0 61f0e58f00b7e9f3ce977364fb545d66 Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=63 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:39:37 +0000 Thoughts on analysing qualitative dataEach student in the year was required to submit a 300 word reflection on the group work activity as part of their assessment for the unit. […]

]]> 0 5e491314c53fb721b16b2f7c6cf3728c Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=62 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:31:35 +0000 Thoughts on analysing quantitative dataI thought that after completing the ‘hard parts’ of designing an action, executing it, and gathering the resultant data it would be a sim […]

]]> 0 0ab3367ba7d16467917e6958eee1dfe2 Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=61 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:59:40 +0000 Impressions of the groupI am using this as an opportunity to record my impressions of my students in their group work at different stages of the project. Although […]

]]> 1 b6e760b5f7028f47acb29fc30e6676ab Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=60 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:41:38 +0000 Action PlanEthics form – DONE Draft activity plan/brief – DONE Discuss plan with Head of Year and Senior Lecturer in Ethics – DONE Revise a […]

]]> 0 1a468ec60d687b1321c7d671f3a4d9d8 Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=56 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:32:10 +0000 Why focus on collaborative working?I began with the hope of addressing climate justice in my teaching and how to translate much of the difficulty, nuance and […]

]]> 1 842e22d2253b8d96951019d28ac6402f Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=47 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:50:25 +0000 IP Intervention: Opening Up Feedback for Accessibility and Engagement My intervention focusses on the presentation and format of feedback during in-person reviews. I have been teaching architecture for a […]

]]> 0 ab99bc93db5c2062b2e429eeb1b8a9b7 Joseph Mercer posted a new activity comment https://sineadpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/06/14/blog-3-reflections-on-racism/#comment-9 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:30:33 +0000 Really well written post! It’s clear you went on to do deeper research around the resources and I couldn’t believe the fact that Ahmed is now Director for Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom of the Office of Students, really shocking in light of that video.

It’s also really helpful to see your arguments contextualised through referencing key…Read more

In reply to - Sinead Koehler wrote a new post on the site Sinead's PgCert Blog 3: Reflections on RacismCritical race theory is a set of ideas that sets out how racism is inherent within many of the societal structures that we […] ]]> fd4aa15fb2dd82f5fef86c95aa87f89e Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=46 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:39:50 +0000 IP Blog Post 3 – RaceThe resources presented offer different standpoints and methodologies through which to view the presence of racism in education. The first […]

]]> 2 ed2e97930ba388cc48da9cc937321fa3 Joseph Mercer posted a new activity comment https://sineadpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/05/22/relections-on-faith-and-intersectionality/#comment-4 Fri, 24 May 2024 11:11:01 +0000 I also found the term ‘visible muslims’ to be an educational one and it shows level of nuance which much be accommodated in our teaching practices. However it seems like you are already providing a very flexible teaching environment for students, perhaps a new understanding of student’s faith within that context will help provide some further…Read more

In reply to - Sinead Koehler wrote a new post on the site Sinead's PgCert Relections on Faith and IntersectionalityOut of the resources we were presented with, I found the article on Islam, Women and Sport (Jawad, 2022) […] ]]> 33b092ce8553e4fb629d2e7657f98fa1 Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=42 Fri, 24 May 2024 11:01:14 +0000 Intervention ProposalThis week I carried out summative reviews with my students, for this I am required to give both verbal and written feedback. The latter is […]

]]> 0 019209fb3eebf8cf43cf5a954f0bf052 Joseph Mercer posted a new activity comment https://sineadpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2024/04/22/reflections-on-disability-and-intersectionality/#comment-2 Wed, 22 May 2024 11:23:16 +0000 Hi Sinead! I really enjoyed reading your post, it was very effective in distilling out the issues expressed in each of the films and contextualising them within your own teaching practice. It could be helpful to see more of this reflection as you could write assuming those reading have seen the resources. Reading about your commentary on…Read more

In reply to - Sinead Koehler wrote a new post on the site Sinead's PgCert Reflections on disability and intersectionality“Intersectionality is a metaphor for understanding the ways that multiple forms of inequality or […] ]]> de54699fb6c14426eb8b3d2bdb3dd177 Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=41 Fri, 17 May 2024 12:33:50 +0000 IP Blog Post 2 – FaithThe overriding sentiment across each of the resources is that ignorance backed up by generalisation of community groups contributes to an […]

]]> 2 f052daaf8e3cd7eb36ed3cefaa5d976f Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=39 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:09:21 +0000 IP Blog Post 1 – DisabilityWatching the three films for this task I felt Ade Adepitan was incredibly effective in concisely describing the intersecting difficulties […]

]]> 2 6cbd081202275152248987b51d917ee0 Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=38 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:20:43 +0000 I come from a family of teachers, all of whom work in a primary or secondary school scenario where observation is a natural part of qualification, job application and ongoing development. It is therefore strange […]

]]> 0 1d122b237f8982760385ed8521fa0fb4 Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=37 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:20:31 +0000 Observation feedback (Given) – Noor KhazemSession/artefact to be observed/reviewed: embroidery software induction Size of student group: 1-1 sessions  Observer: Joseph […]

]]> 0 e9de7cb81e700c25c7f3315219916f2d Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=35 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:41:00 +0000 Observation Feedback (Received) – Noor KhazemSession/artefact to be observed/reviewed:  Stage 1 BA Architecture design tutorials Size of student group: 13 Observer: Noor […]

]]> 0 da4d3b67a2e23fd9fd6fe0a6489e5b32 Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=32 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:33:42 +0000 Observation feedback (Received) – Karen MatthewmanRecord of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice   Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Stage 1 BA Architecture design […]

]]> 0 f6c8bab1d1ea0858f775d4b66ac2d53e Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=31 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:30:11 +0000 Contextual background

As a teacher who works primarily in one to one tutorials with students I am often concerned that I am only giving one form of feedback. Not only does this mean that teaching sessions […]

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Within and beyond my teaching practice I am heavily concerned with the the impact the architectural discipline has on planetary wellbeing. It is something I have always planned to more […]

]]> 0 15f8a3336db14d087d9b5c6e14f83632 Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=25 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:56:33 +0000 Reading about the history, intention and criticism of Learning Outcomes (LO’s) has been a source of incredible frustration and relief for me. Having previously considered them to be an immovable aspect of H […]

]]> 0 3a6709d964a52591a591c181ac0845c9 Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=24 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 15:18:44 +0000 Last week we had a reading and lecture on the importance of reflection within creative teaching practice. So far I have found every aspect of the course engaging and educational, even noticing shifts in my […]

]]> 0 f370d40e3ca1e3b53e28305383a7c48f Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=17 Fri, 09 Feb 2024 18:07:30 +0000 I was pleased that the subject matter I had chosen for my microteaching session had promoted lively conversation. By using drawing as a mechanism to change people’s perspectives of the room we were in it e […]

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To teach the difference between a record of something (in the form of a photograph) and an observation of something (in the form of a drawing).To show how much can be learned from properly observing […]

]]> 0 43eac39d9c44348aa63efb8b72dc5265 Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=9 Fri, 09 Feb 2024 17:16:39 +0000 Contextual Background

I work with a range of students, some with English as a first language (L1) and some with English as a second language (L2). It can be challenging to discuss course requirements or […]

]]> 0 6f05ae593d7e9200523173fea18e9880 Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=8 Fri, 09 Feb 2024 17:14:25 +0000 As an icebreaker during our first PGCert workshop session we used a ball of string to track who had spoken in a conversation between four people. It was noticeable how it changed the rhythm of conversation – it […]

]]> 0 5fa1056d206d3b362a1c4d9241f3ab69 Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 https://jmercerpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=1 Mon, 11 Dec 2023 13:32:45 +0000 My name is Joe Mercer, I am a design tutor on the BA Architecture course at Central St. Martins. I’m hoping the PGCert will enable me to take reflect upon and improve my teaching practise with a stronger base in […]

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