-
Intervention & Reflective Report
Introduction I’m a senior tutor, year 2 leader 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…
-
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…
-
CASE STUDY 1, Knowing and Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners
Introduction & Background I started my academic teaching career as an Associate/Visiting Practitioner (AL/VP) on BA (Hons) courses within UAL. I worked as an AL/VP for 5 years and have now employed as a contracted academic (Year 2 leader/Senior Lecturer BA textile design) for the last 5 years, running studio- based group learning activities as…