Journal of Useful Investigations in Creative Education
In this article I offer a small-scale review of literature surrounding the topic of care in higher education, which I undertook as part of my PGCert in Creative Education at University for the Creative Arts. This article seeks to investigate the role of ‘care’ in the increasingly marketized university, which has seen further turbulence in …
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In Semester 1 of the academic year 2021/22, having solo-taught the Level 5 Undergraduate module ‘Composing Song Lyrics’ for the last decade, Glenn Fosbraey decided to bring in singer/ songwriter Daniel Ash to teach it with him. This article explores their process of co/ team-teaching and reflects on how another voice can bring a different …
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Abstract At a time when many UK universities have embarked on a process of rapid internationalisation, this article argues that students working together in teams to solve problems could prove an effective way of overcoming some of the linguistic and cultural impediments to transnational education. The article reflects on a unit delivered to a largely …
Abstract This research aims to investigate and evaluate the introduction of students as partners approach to assessment design in Consumer Behaviour. The more democratic approach reflects more accurately the needs of the professional environment that these students hope to enter. I chose to use an action research methodology to intervene in my teaching and assessment …
Abstract This essay reflects on the role of the main learning theories in the delivery of the illustration curriculum. Each theory is introduced by way of a brief summary. I then discuss its merits and / or drawbacks and show how it fits in with teaching illustration as a discipline. Having set the scene from …
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Abstract Online collaboration is becoming an ever more prevalent and feasible option in education. As technological options and distance teaching methods improve, the value of using online platforms to teach, learn and collaborate is becoming increasingly recognised. This paper examines and reflects on its place and use in creative education. Using video-conferencing software Zoom, these …
Abstract Since the publication of the theory of communities of practice, much has been written about the potential for participation in a community to enhance learning. Many students now entering university are regular participants in numerous online and blended communities due to social networking, a phenomenon based around participation and information exchange. But upon arrival …
This article presents a philosophical reflection of creative teaching. It focuses on the changes in a Fashion Contextual Studies curriculum at the University for the Creative Arts. Looking for answers in Structural Semiotics and Phenomenology, the work exposes the methods used to curate a new year 1 programme which aims at integrating Contextual Studies and …
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