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Blog 8 – Referencing/Citations/Bibliography
References for the presentation Alshehri, T., Kirkham, R. and Olivier, P., 2020, April. Scenario co-creation cards: A culturally sensitive tool for eliciting values. In Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-14). Assistance, P. (2019). 15 … Continue reading
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Blog – 7 Presentation Slides
Final and complete presentation
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Blog 5 – Research Methods
‘Challenges in choosing research methodologies as a novice researcher’. (Bekaert, 2014). I love this paper by Bekaert (2014), which allowed me not to feel delusional about my challenges when it came to choosing my methods and methodologies for this project. … Continue reading
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Blog 6 – Project Findings – Collaborative Card Design Outcomes and Reflection
My Action Research Project (ARP) is a continuous progression from my Inclusive practice (IP) intervention. (UAL, 2026) https://gsmith.myblog.arts.ac.uk/wp-admin/post.php?post=177&action=edit There were questions that were still unanswered. I had an idea to create collaborative cards that not only represented cultural diversity but … Continue reading
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Blog 4 – Participants Facing Documents and Protected: Project Findings
‘It has been commonplace in education research, for example, for teachers/lecturers to give out surveys to their students to assess pedagogical issues. However, this raises questions of whether consent of students is full and free if no real option to … Continue reading
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Blog 2 – Research Question/Theoretical Framework
Blog 2 – Research Question How can the awareness of cultural identity enhance collaborative learning experiences in higher education? What is an ARP? This was a question that was posed while embarking on my active research project (ARP). My first … Continue reading
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Blog 3 – Unit Action Plan and Ethics Form
Unit Action Study Plan/Timeline for PGCert Action Research Project Date to submit: Date for personal goal to complete by: Item to complete: Study days allocated: Notes: Workshop 2 (w/c 20 Oct): 21/10/25 Reviewing the literature; Testing and piloting (tools testing, … Continue reading
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Blog 1 – Context and Rationale
‘There’s a natural influence of culture simply through being in a certain region for most of my life, but I grew up in a global family and worked with people from everywhere through adult life, so I have become adaptable.’ … Continue reading
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Inclusive Practices – Intervention and Reflective Report
Cultural Identities and Collaborative working People from different cultures communicating in a foreign language may understand things diversely and misunderstandings may easily arise.’ (Alitolppa-Niitamo. P. 14, 1993) Our cultural identity is one of our many intersections. My aims and objectives … Continue reading
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