Journal of Useful Investigations in Creative Education
Hello and welcome to the first ever JUICE Special Issue! To say that a lot has happened since our last issue back in March 2020 is an understatement. The coronavirus pandemic has shifted education into a new paradigm and instigated a fundamental rethink of how we teach and support learning in creative disciplines. But despite …
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Teaching creative subjects online during the pandemic has clearly raised numerous complex issues regarding inclusive learning. In the first of two projects on this topic, Team Chamomile’s research project focused on the impact of asynchronous teaching on inclusive learning environments. The team undertook 12 structured interviews involving participants from South Korea, New York, Germany and …
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It is evident that much of the 20/21 academic year has been spent reacting to the challenges presented by the pandemic. However, the research undertaken by Teams Darjeeling and Matcha revealed tentative signs of how course design in creative disciplines could evolve as a result of teaching online. PUBLISHED ON 30th August 2021 | Photo …
More than anything, the move to online teaching forced all students and tutors to reflect on the role that the university campus plays in the student experience. Team Rooibos investigated how the role of the campus may change as a result of a prolonged period of online delivery, and their research helped clarify aspects of …
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If you’ve done any university teaching in the 20/21 academic year, you’ll likely have experienced demands on your time that significantly exceed your contracted hours. While this is in some ways understandable due to the unprecedented nature of the crisis, it is unsustainable. Team Chai’s research investigated ways in which tutors might allocate their time …
Despite the extensive research into learning that has occurred during the last two centuries, many educators and learning designers often fail to make practical use of learning theories. This is a shame, because learning theories are like tools that can help unlock a whole range of barriers to learning. Given the turmoil that the Covid …
One area of pedagogy that has been significantly affected during the pandemic has been the sense of community that students experience on their course. While the strength of students' sense of community will naturally vary from course to course, a course learning community can play a significant role in engaging and students and helping learn …
Ray Martin reflects on the life and work of the inspirational educator and activist Sir Ken Robinson. It is with great sadness that we publish this piece, as Ken Robinson's views on creativity and education have played a significant role in the conception and development of our journal. JUICE will continue to be inspired by …
In the second article in our series on inspirational activists and scholars, Ray Martin explores the educational philosophy of Gert Biesta. Through his critiques of the education system, Biesta has sought to expose the dangers of the sector being increasingly beholden to the concept of student satisfaction. PUBLISHED ON 15th April 2021 | WRITTEN BY …
In the first of a series on inspirational activists and scholars, Ray Martin examines the work of Sarah Ahmed. Ahmed is an author who has written extensively on issues of race and inequality, and who strives to highlight the need to address imbalances of power in the higher education system. PUBLISHED ON 15th April 2021 …
