14 days away in france – creating drawings that will become a new book – collecting images to add to the sets – some interesting grave still lives - learning that poor parking is universal
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Tuesday, 4 August 2009
profile2finished
i have finished Profile 2 of the PgCTL - thought that i would post the beginning and the end of the text here.
The purpose, for myself, of signing up for the Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching course has, to a large part been accomplished in that I am beginning to ask questions again. My teaching practice has been re-ignited – there is energy and creativity where there was duty and a job. Attending the 3 days residential element was an intensive experience – being presented with a range of often conflicting educational theories and ideas enabled me as a student to navigate my own path through the words. On reflection this experience has been not unlike a compressed version of the undergraduate student experience – one of being given information, again much of it diametrically opposed. The student moves from being passively presented facts and figures and then undertaking given tasks – effectively a surface activity lacking the depth of real engagement. To the student taking control, developing his or her own learning and being proactive in the pursuit of information..................................................Working with Entwistle’s (1988) cataloguing methods it became evident that there is a degree of conflict with certain teacher – student types. It is obvious if I consider the ramifications around reallocation in relation to my children that as a teacher it is my responsibility to consider very different teaching approaches to individual students and their individual needs. Maybe the re-evaluating of my relationship to responsibility has been the most interesting outcome of the PgCLT so far.
The purpose, for myself, of signing up for the Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching course has, to a large part been accomplished in that I am beginning to ask questions again. My teaching practice has been re-ignited – there is energy and creativity where there was duty and a job. Attending the 3 days residential element was an intensive experience – being presented with a range of often conflicting educational theories and ideas enabled me as a student to navigate my own path through the words. On reflection this experience has been not unlike a compressed version of the undergraduate student experience – one of being given information, again much of it diametrically opposed. The student moves from being passively presented facts and figures and then undertaking given tasks – effectively a surface activity lacking the depth of real engagement. To the student taking control, developing his or her own learning and being proactive in the pursuit of information..................................................Working with Entwistle’s (1988) cataloguing methods it became evident that there is a degree of conflict with certain teacher – student types. It is obvious if I consider the ramifications around reallocation in relation to my children that as a teacher it is my responsibility to consider very different teaching approaches to individual students and their individual needs. Maybe the re-evaluating of my relationship to responsibility has been the most interesting outcome of the PgCLT so far.
hempfilm
spent the day working on a film using the field next to the house - the hemp looks good with the sun behind it and the final short film will explore themes linked to hemp
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
bookbenchcover
more coverage for the bench in Leiston is good for the museum and the council - meanwhile I have been exploring some book structures in my studio
Friday, 24 July 2009
summershow
redesigned and set up a show detailing how the bench for Leiston was designed and built. the show includes many of the drawings and designs that the children from Leiston Middle school created but were not sandblasted into the stone
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
finalview
last night saw the MA Book Arts final exhibition - a really interesting group this year with some exciting possibilities for the future - a packed wilsons rd - a wonderful crowd - several ‘generations’ of Book Art Alumni - the work looked excellent and people looking at books - what more could you ask for - got home at 12.00 ready for a busy day at NUCA for training on AVA today
Sunday, 12 July 2009
planningpdpandawards
a week of planning and reorganising the pdp in relation to the course has also seen me wining an award for my teaching - i must be doing something right!
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