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tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:31:03 +0000

Great to read more about your teaching and research context, and background to your ARP Michelle:) looking forward to more posts as they arrive. best, Tim

In reply to - Michelle Ussher wrote a new post on the site pgcertmussher Case Study 1: Knowing and responding to your students’ diverse needs. Contextual BackgroundWithin the BAACC course, I teach an essay planning seminar su […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 13:13:58 +0000

These notes and explanations are a great documentation of the research process, very thorough and interesting to see described in the blog form! Great work Sidney:)

There is lots to consider here that you might want to interpret or analyse, depending on which features of the process are, not only, most focussed on your aims but most interesting…Read more

In reply to - Sidney Hope wrote a new post on the site Sid Hope's PGCert Blog Documentation of 3rd session of 'Analysing and Reflecting on Artworks' – what happened with critical reflectionIn an effort to be on time and include […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:12:52 +0000

Great to read some of this historic material, and see your thinking and interests! Look forward to hearing about the ARP in due course. Remember that the ‘process of finding a topic, deciding on what to study; on a method, these are all relevant and interesting aspects of your ARP. all best, Tim

In reply to - Andrew Fisher wrote a new post on the site Andrew's PG Cert Blog Over the past week I’ve been reading numerous texts in order to familiarise myself with various concepts and themes. Despite reading an assortment […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:14:37 +0000

Really good to see all the work you did on this particular posting day!:) I would say this is a great example of documentation and would you mind if I shared this with others? best, Tim

I meant to post this relating to the 30th Oct! You were busy around this time…tanks for engaging with this aspect of the research process; it will really…Read more

In reply to - Becky Allen wrote a new post on the site Becky Allen PG CERT Research Question in development – What does my Job Title mean?Group tutorial feedback encouraged me to think more deeply about my research focus and […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:14:36 +0000

Really good to see all the work you did on this particular posting day!:) I would say this is a great example of documentation and would you mind if I shared this with others? best, Tim

In reply to - Becky Allen wrote a new post on the site Becky Allen PG CERT Racism Shapes CareersI have been reading about how ‘Racism Shapes Careers’ (Garett, 2024) in the context of the progression workshops that I run for BA […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:14:35 +0000

Great list!:)

In reply to - Becky Allen wrote a new post on the site Becky Allen PG CERT Research PlanComplete Ethics form ✓ Create Progression Workshop content ✓ Create tangible material for Progression Workshop ✓ Add quest […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:14:34 +0000

This is interesting Becky! thanks for sharing the process; focus group and recruitment struggles are so common in my experience. Your detailed approach is excellent. well referenced and ideal for the final submission. Very much look forward to the next installment. All best for the gathering, focus and analysis…we will cover this in the next…Read more

In reply to - Becky Allen wrote a new post on the site Becky Allen PG CERT Focus GroupsTo gather more information from students, I’ve decided to hold two focus groups. Although I have already gathered answers to 2 q […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:58:10 +0000

This is such an interesting take; and a wonderful example of reflective and observational thinking, in writing! Enjoyable read. What can we call it; part-researcher journal, notes and honest thinking aloud in writing….it reminds me of a classic approach, like Malinowski’s diary! Never intended for publication, and hence published years after it…Read more

In reply to - Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 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 […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:57:22 +0000

Wonderful connections to make:)

In reply to - Joseph Mercer wrote a new post on the site Joe Mercer PG Cert 23/24 Why focus on collaborative working?I began with the hope of addressing climate justice in my teaching and how to translate much of the […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:27:06 +0000

Hi Elliot,

This is great for me to read and see how the ARP has evolved out of this work on the previous Unit, there is so much good quality research, referencing and planning here. IN actual fact this leaves you with the issue of how to start posting about the ARP; even if it means re-editing some of this material and reposting it; so I can…Read more

In reply to - Elliott Hall wrote a new post on the site Elliott Hall's Blog | PgCert 2024 Intervention | ADHD and Technical Education Positionality Statement (not included within word count) I have chosen to write and focus […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:54:51 +0000

Such a great idea Peony, very interested to see how this unfolds. Your blogging so far is great quality, well referenced and detailed enough to be a comprehensive and effective documentation of the research process; for us, but moreso, yourself as researcher. This will also come into its own by the Presentation stage, and provide great evidence to…Read more

In reply to - Peony Gent wrote a new post on the site Peony Gent PGCert Blog RationaleHow can poetry comics be used as a tool for developing student community/self-identity/[something else] within Year 1 BA Illustration? […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:54:51 +0000

Must say, love this!:)

In reply to - Peony Gent wrote a new post on the site Peony Gent PGCert Blog Project Progress Visualisation

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:34:45 +0000

Great to read more on your work context and interests…Looking forward to hearing more about the research progress and seeing some documentation!:) all best, Tim

In reply to - Kira Oliver wrote a new post on the site Pg Cert 2024 Intervention and Reflective Report: The teaching environment that I work within as a 3D Print and Digital Design Specialist Technician is situated outside of […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:02:28 +0000

Thanks Faust, great notes and definitions:)

In reply to - Faust Peneyra wrote a new post on the site PG CERT READING NOTESACTION RESEARCH FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT McNiff, J. (2002). Action research for professional development: Concise advice for new […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:02:25 +0000

Also, great notes!

In reply to - Faust Peneyra wrote a new post on the site PG CERT READING NOTESCLARIFICATION, ADEQUACY AND RESPONSIVENESS IN SEMI-STRUCTURED TELEPHONE AND FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEWS Irvine, A., Drew, P. and Sainsbury, […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:02:21 +0000

19th of November was a GREAT day for posting! And you posted lots of wonderful material here Faust, very comprehensive; helpful, for us to see, and for you to process, think through, I’m sure!

If you continue with this approach; of very specific, focussed and relevant posting; and continue in the research process in connecting your reading,…Read more

In reply to - Faust Peneyra wrote a new post on the site PG CERT BLOG on my Action Research Project (ARP)Content & Trigger Warnings in Performance Academe Action Research Project Topic As part of my teaching approach, […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:23:12 +0000

HI Zoi,

Let’s discuss whether collaborative learning; or engaging with Slido is at the heart of your interest and project. Perhaps the data you have gathered is more focussed on engagement with Slido and evaluating it as a method in a classroom context.
Was it effective in telling us more about student’s participation, and do we know whether…Read more

In reply to - Zoi Zoupanou wrote a new post on the site Real Literature ReviewBased on the article by McNiff (1997) in relevance to posing critical questions as paramount in action research and planning, I focus on […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:56:29 +0000

HI Ike, this was a super interesting read…thank you for putting it all down and captivating the reader with a progression through a narrative with clear relevance to us all; that teach, and learn, within disciplinary systems such that Foucault was engaged in critique. There was a contradiction also in his work that there is not any essential…Read more

In reply to - Ivan (Ike) Rust wrote a new post on the site PgCert Academic Practice 24 / 25 Barrow 2006 Assessment and student transformationI want to thank my tutorial group for suggesting this paper in relation to my project. […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Wed, 29 May 2024 12:06:30 +0000

Astute comments.

In reply to - Robert Brown wrote a new post on the site rbrownPGcert Documentation of micro-teaching The difficulty in this session was planning for the minimum amount of steps for people to be able to create a drawing at scale […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:56:42 +0000

You put a lot of work into this one! Well done, super interesting….

In reply to - Rebecca Harper wrote a new post on the site Rebecca Harper ‘The design critique and the moral goods of studio pedagogy by Jason K. McDonald and Esther Michela, Brigham Young University, USA’ I was happy to rea […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:56:41 +0000

This is a very neat summary of a whole set of complex issues with some clear ways forward too!:) Nice write up. And, again fantastic art outputs, isn’t it possible how the work also speaks about a type of contribution that you made…only some of the best teaching can produce outcomes of this quality, which might also leave a role for ‘intensity’…Read more

In reply to - Rebecca Harper wrote a new post on the site Rebecca Harper An Account of running a Microteaching activity for colleagues. Brief Teaching Resource […] “”

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:56:40 +0000

You are MOST welcome Becki. You are such a sensitive educator and artist-practitioner, that I feel really confident in your authentic approach to these issues. You have an amazing ability to attune to students and their work and issues and ideas, I love your approach to explore how to balance intuition and structure.

In reply to - Rebecca Harper wrote a new post on the site Rebecca Harper Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice: Review of my practice written by a tutor Session/artefact to be […] “”

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:56:38 +0000

Thank you for your acknowledgement of my feedback, and well done on such a well formulated case study, really well supported by the reading!

In reply to - Rebecca Harper wrote a new post on the site Rebecca Harper Case Study 2: Planning and teaching for effective learning (A1, A2, V3) How do I plan to support […] “”

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:19:16 +0000

You raise a really insightful analytical point of the scale of our vision of education in its social context given student and industry expectations. The final conclusion of this insight is both wonderful, visionary and unexpected; yet, it may not be impossible. Here starts a funded proposal for the ‘Residential Build Scheme’ Unit:)

In reply to - Robert Brown wrote a new post on the site rbrownPGcert Blog Post Four: The big picture I was most interested in the aims of education, examined in workshop three, as this is something I have not thought about […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:19:14 +0000

You have shown here a gift of listening and attending yourself to what went in on those sessions, and get to the heart of the some of the readings along the way.

In reply to - Robert Brown wrote a new post on the site rbrownPGcert Blog Post Two & Three: Contemporary challenges in education and the need for safe learning spaces Part One The assigned readings and workshops one and […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:26:28 +0000

Great example of some really interesting and innovative practice here!

In reply to - Nina Manandhar wrote a new post on the site Class Pictures Case Study 3Assessing learning and exchanging feedback Contextual Background Crits The studio Crit is the format we use to present and evaluate […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:25:48 +0000

Wonderful and rich reflections, great to read.

In reply to - Nina Manandhar wrote a new post on the site Class Pictures The Hartbeat Gatekeeper Hartbeat was the pinnacle in 1989, ”You’re not putting your heart into it.” My mum’s feedback to eight year old me about my merma […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:25:39 +0000

Thank you for taking on board the feedback and making such a great plan and set of resolutions!

In reply to - Nina Manandhar wrote a new post on the site Class Pictures Tutor ObservationRecord of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Tutorials Size of student gr […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:57:08 +0000

Thank you Dalia, for such accepting, generous and learning-oriented comments on my feedback! Both your comments to myself and Gabriel, show a genuine engagement with development in your teaching process. We also both acknowledge the great work you are doing with students and in the curriculum in your area.

In reply to - Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog 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 […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:57:03 +0000

These are such strong and clear points to make! It is educationally insightful to challenge the assumed secular neutrality in the classroom, and indeed brave and critical in the approach you take here to that combination of action and reflection that combine in the ‘critical education’ approach, very much supported by Freire and others since.

In reply to - Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog 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 […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:56:56 +0000

Thanks Dalia:) great comments….

In reply to - Dalia Dawood wrote a new post on the site DD blog 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 […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:58:59 +0000

This is a very valuable Case Study with some brilliant references and sound proposals for excellent practice, great depth of empathy shown to students here.

In reply to - Holly St Clair wrote a new post on the site Holly St Clair's PGCert Blog Case Study 1: Movement BreaksContextual Background I am an associate lecturer on the Illustration BA (Hons) at Camberwell College of […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:58:58 +0000

Thank you for your continued commitment to learning and personal self reflection and enquiry, wonderful to read.

In reply to - Holly St Clair wrote a new post on the site Holly St Clair's PGCert Blog Case Study 2: Experiences with MentoringNote: For this case study, I will be speaking from lived experience. Returning to education has […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:58:58 +0000

Very insightful, super interesting and great reflections all wrapped up in one ball of text-image-blogpost!

In reply to - Holly St Clair wrote a new post on the site Holly St Clair's PGCert Blog String We began with a ball of string. Every time a person spoke on our table the string was passed around a finger and thrown […]

tpstephens posted a new activity comment

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:58:58 +0000

Thanks for your gracious appreciation of the comments and feedback and applying that to your future teaching.

In reply to - Holly St Clair wrote a new post on the site Holly St Clair's PGCert Blog Record of Observation: TutorSession observed: Unit 7 Publication Workshops Size of student group: approx. 120 students Observer: Tim […]