My Blog for the UAL PG Certificate in Academic Practice in Art, Design and Communication
I have chosen to explore issues related to students’ wellbeing and mental health, and the impact that I, as a tutor, can have upon my learners. My research question is:
How can tutors engage with Pre-sessional Students in a manner that is unlikely to induce unnecessary anxiety?
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Read MoreHere are the slides, in PDF format, for the final presentation of my project.
Read MoreAs this project reaches its end, I summarise what has been achieved (and what has not), and look to implementation.
Read MoreDevelopment of a student-focused questionnaire, and its rationale.
Read MoreGenerating questionnaire content with claude.ai.
Read MoreSummary of reading on what action tutors can take to minimise student anxiety – and an answer to the research question.
Read MoreA look into the causes of mental health issues for students.
Read MoreThe second version of the action plan for my action research project.
Read MoreA review of levels of mental health awareness and issues, for the general population and for students.
Read MoreFollowing Approaches to Research, here Ethnographic approaches are summarised.
Read MoreIt became clear that I needed to understand research practice better in order to proceed with my project. In this post I summarise some of my reading on this topic.
Read MoreReflections on readdressing the project, and some aspects of conversations with others.
Read MoreThe first version of the action plan for my action research project, along with reflections on tutor’s feedback.
Read MoreIntroduction to my chosen topic for the Action Research Project, presenting my inspiration and initial thinking.
Read MoreIn the world of analogue electronics, for many circuits to operate correctly it is vital that a carefully calculated amount of the correct type of feedback is applied. Does the same apply to our students?
Read MoreThis third Blog Post of the Inclusive Practices unit consists of my thoughts and reactions to some of the readings and videos on the topic of race.
Read MoreThis second Blog Post of the Inclusive Practices unit examines some texts and videos on faith, and on this occasion they were not all to my liking.
Read MoreHere I provide a proposal for a teaching intervention that may form the basis of a reflective report.
Read MoreThis first Blog Post of the Inclusive Practices unit introduces the idea of Intersectionality, and looks at three individuals who class themselves as having a disability.
Read MoreDocumentation of Teaching Practice: my own and that of a peer.
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