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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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Blog Task 3: Race
Approaches to Race and Ethnicity What is the difference between race and ethnicity?’ (UAL, 2025). This was a question that was posed during my PGCert workshop 3. Defining race is complex this was also agreed by DeCuir -Gunby and Schutz. (DeCuir … Continue reading
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Inclusive Practice
Intervention Formative Assessment Diversifying Collaborative Working I was inspired by Leah Cox’s workshop entitled ‘Pedagogies of Discomfort’ and using this as a decolonisation tool. (Cox, 2025). This made me contemplate how I can bring about change regarding my intervention. I … Continue reading
Blog 2 – Intersectionality – Faith, Religion and Belief
Understanding – Demystifying stereotypes Figure 1: Faith Painting (Saatchiart, 2021). I love this ‘Faith Painting’ by Dana Andreea’s from Saatchiart (fig. 1). Our colours and varying identities create who we are. The cultures and experiences of life that intertwine but … Continue reading
Unit 2 Inclusive Practice
Blog 1 – Key Concept – Disability ‘Seen’ ‘Scale equals visibility. This has the ability to shape social norms’ (Sun, 2024) I was inspired by the video of Christine Sun Kim in the video ‘Friends and Strangers’. I loved her … Continue reading
Observation: 3 Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice
Date: Thu 27 Feb Time: 10:00 – 11:00 Location: D110 Observer: Gem Smith Observee: Kelly Harrison Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Lesson – Visual Recording in the Built Environment Size of student group: 40 Y1 students, BA(Hons) Graphic and Media … Continue reading