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Blog Post 3, Race
Introduction Firstly, it’s important to acknowledge because of the subject matter how challenging this particular reading list/material was for me personally to engage with. Primarily because of my own background and positioning. As a middle aged, cis gendered black British male, neurodivergent creative academic, a Londoner raised in a black Caribbean household, I’ve considered the…
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Inclusive Practices, Intervention Outline.
Introduction, As year 2 lead, senior tutor on the BA textile design course at Chelsea College of Arts. The main focus of my role is the following. In my professional practice I’m a sports footwear designer who’s worked at a senior level in-house and as a consultant for the top global sportswear companies. As a…
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Faith
I start with a quote from Joclyn Rekis, a religious identity and epistemic injustice: An intersectional account as it resonates with my experience in education both as a student and an educator. ‘Prejudice therefore operates as an “obsta-cle to truth” (43). In turn, the ethical harm, which coincides with the epistemic harm, is tobe wronged…
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Blog Task 1, Disablity
Workshop 1-2 The nuances that make up an individuals positionality wether in a percieved minoroity culture or not are very important when exploring inclusivity, especially when the ultamate goal is promoting equality & empathy. We were given three short films with three people with disabilities speaking about thier intersectionality and positioning. Ade Adepitan is a…
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Workshop 5
Icebreaker! We were asked to take three post-its. On the first, we wrote down a memorable experience related to assessment, either as a teacher or a learner. On the second, we summarised a personal insight or valuable lesson you’ve learned about educational assessment. On the third, we were asked to share a hope or expectation…
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Workshop 1
Icebreaker! At the start of the session in the morning we were given an Icebreaker task that involved the group getting into groups of about five and having a dicussion. We were also given a ball of string. Every time a new voice spoke we had to make a loop around our fingers and pass…
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Neurodiversity and Me.
“I was really keen to learn but was never able to recall facts as my friends did and i was much slower” Forsyth&Power (2020) Starting this blog, even getting to the stage where i can navigate to the correct page on the wordpress platform and begin typing has been a real challege for me. I’m…
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Hello from Nick and welcome to my PGCERT blog!
Welcome to myblog.arts. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! My name is Nick Dunn, i’m a Senior Tutor (Year 2 Leader) on the BA (Hons) in Textiles Design at Chelsea College of Art. I’ve been a contracted academic at Chelsea for 5 years and prior to this i’ve been…