Journal of Useful Investigations in Creative Education
This article looks at the impact of COVID-19 on art and design education, the role of the studio and its relevance to illustration education in particular. Recent research papers are reviewed to identify issues arising from the sudden move to online teaching. Rhizomatic Theory is used to identify connectivity, collaborations and communities as being of …
In the article I look at hybrid/blended learning and discuss how it relates to the teaching of acting in Higher Education since the pandemic forced most teaching in HE online from March 2020. The article draws on five different case studies sourced from pedagogic literature that bring forth findings and examples of blended and online …
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Abstract The loss of the studio across 2020 has presented numerous challenges for many creative arts disciplines in higher education. This article analyses recent literature to identify and assess the implications of Covid-19 (alongside wider sector contexts) upon studio-based pedagogies in fine art. The article questions how virtual learning has impacted communities of practice, and …
The global pandemic has shifted the Higher Education landscape of how we learn and teach, from physical campus spaces to virtual learning in invisible rooms. Hybrid learning can offer a culmination of physical and virtual spaces, developing new photographic pedagogical principles using technology. Educators and learners can work together to co-create a new kind of …
Learning styles theory proposes that educators use studentsโ learning style preferences to differentiate their teaching, and thus enhance learning. This theory is persistent and widespread, yet there is little evidence to support it and it has been thoroughly discredited. Although seemingly harmless, belief in preferred learning styles can negatively influence studentsโ choice of subject, and …
Hello and welcome to this edition of JUICE! When you're teaching, it is a privilege and a responsibility when you find yourself guiding your learners into new territories. This was definitely the case when I was lucky enough to explore the complex topic of decolonisation with an inspiring group of students on a PGCert in …
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The global spread of English and English language teaching (ELT) is rooted in colonialism. English is often promoted as a de-territorialized language and a decolonizing tool. However, literature shows that ELT still maintains traces of colonialism, despite writers addressing this over several decades. Recent literature demonstrates that English is still negatively associated with colonial history …
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In my experience as a sessional lecturer at a number of London art colleges โ and a student, having written a BA, MA and currently undertaking a practice-based PhD โ I feel that the essay still tends to be the dominant assessment form. In fact, it is the form that in many cases may be …
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โUntil the lion learns to write โ the story will always glorify the hunter.โ J. Nozipo Maraire The aim of this paper is to offer a location within educational historiography for decolonisation. This paper attempts to historically situate my role as a teacher within a wider historical and political context โ and to synthesise research …
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The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) conducted a report researching into the black and minority ethnic (BME) student experience in 2018. This research found that UCA enables a positive learning experience for such students but it is not immune from contributing factors that can influence a studentโs experience learning in a negative way (Dixon-Smith, …
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