Parallel session: Parallel session 3
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How We Use Visual References: Qualities, Possibilities, And Shortcomings Of Mood Boards
Reflecting on the qualities and shortcomings of mood boards, this paper explores the use of visual references in design processes. With cultural appropriation, commodification, and intellectual property at stake, I discuss ethical considerations for educators supporting students through visual research. What are our responsibilities when using images from the past to brief a future project?…
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Sentence Completion as Freedom: Innovative tools to engage students in reflective practice towards productive coursework outcomes
Sentence completion is a technique used in personal development, psychology and other fields. It blends elements of enquiry and projective techniques. My experience of using these tools as pedagogical practice in the higher education space has been overwhelmingly positive. Sentence completion is an effective tool at the disposal of educators to help set an open…
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The writing retreat as a means to support and hone academic writing skills: A case study on the Research Project unit
Writing retreats are development events for scholars and – usually graduate – students to immerse themselves in academic writing. But, less attention has been paid to the use of retreats amomg undergraduates. Based on data collected during LCC’s Media School evaluation project, this paper looks at the pedagogical value that retreats may have in the…
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Decolonising Academic Writing
As Rosi Braidotti says, writing is ‘a visceral gesture’ and ‘a mode of inscription into life.’ Traditional modes of academic writing and publishing tend to homogenise voices and this especially affects voices minoritised by race, class, neurodiversity, sexuality, disability and so on. In my research and my writing workshops, I encourage researchers and practitioners to…
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Exploring the relationship between practice and writing in Masters final projects
This talk reports on a recent qualitative study on the written components from a range of practice-based Master’s projects. What form does this writing take? What language practices are involved in the construction of this kind of writing? What is meant by academic writing in this context?
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Language for Art and Design – Online Course
In this session we will share how we have rebuilt the online language course for Art and Design available to all UAL students on Moodle. The course is modular and flexible and is the product of cross disciplinary work. The course is designed around the needs of UAL students, specifically students for whom English is…
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Fuzzy Genres: Inclusive Approaches to Teaching Writing for Design Students
What is a fuzzy genre? In today’s Higher Education system, students are increasingly exposed to and expected to compose written assignments that do not sit comfortably within one established genre of academic writing (Hyland, 2012; Hyland 2018). At UAL, unit assignments such as blog posts, reflective journals and design reports are commonplace. But the lines…
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Reflective Practice: Translating creative practice knowledge into pedagogic knowledge
As creative practitioners and educators, our educational philosophies/values are often rooted in creative practice. Yet, we may feel that our creative practices are deprioritised for our educational practices. Finding chances for the extra step of reflecting on how creative practice knowledge may translate into pedagogic knowledge, may be even more difficult. Creating this chance, however,…
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Perspectives on linguistic inclusion
Internationalisation policies, as well as economic and forced migration, have led to changes in the linguistic make up of universities. How can practitioners with an interest in language enhance their teaching so that it is more inclusive for students from diverse racial, language and socio-economic backgrounds? This panel may be of interest to tutors who…