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In Perceptions, Processes and Practices around Learning in an Art Gallery, Pringle and DeWitt (2014) argue that learning in the gallery context can be understood as a transformative and dialogic process. A distinctive feature of learning at Tate is the central role of artists and artistic practice. Staff identify strong parallels between making art and learning:…

Attached here is my Ethical Action Plan and Participant Information / Consent Form.

This workshop, Belonging in the Creative Industries, invited second-year BA Photography students to reflect on their first-year unit, Introduction to Photography, which I redesigned as an early industry collaboration. The wider research question asks how early industry exposure prepares students from diverse backgrounds for later collaborative units and professional expectations, and how its impact on confidence, belonging…

Bodley-Scott, T. and Oymak, E. (2022) University-Industry Partnerships for Positive Change: Transformational Strategic Alliances Towards UN SDGs. Bristol: Bristol University Press. Brook, O., O’Brien, D. and Taylor, M. (2018) Panic! Social Class, Taste and Inequalities in the Creative Industries. London: Create London / Arts Emergency. Cameron, J. (1992) The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity. New…

The idea of using freewriting in my workshop emerged from both classroom observation and group tutorial feedback. During an ARP tutorial, Kuljeet Sibia encouraged me to think about belonging not only as a concept but as something embodied and spatial. They suggested body mapping and considering methodology in relation to safety in public or institutional…

Bringing the Industry to the Classroom My research question: How does early industry exposure in the first year prepare students from diverse backgrounds for later collaborative units and professional expectations in years two and three, and how can its impact on confidence, belonging, and readiness be observed over time? Creative arts education must prepare students…

Introduction to Photography Classroom Observation Hayleigh began by establishing a supportive and inclusive learning environment. She opened with a five minute free writing activity and encouraged students to introduce themselves to one another. This helped bridge connections between home and international students and lowered early social barriers. During the first seminar following the industry briefing,…

“The classroom remains the most radical space of possibility in the academy.”(hooks, 1994, p. 12) Three key ideas shaped my thinking throughout this intervention. First, nothing we do as educators is ever truly neutral. Every choice we make, from course delivery to assessment, reflects certain values and assumptions. Second, students never bring the same experiences…

Introduction to Photography LectureZine Making: an Alternative Anti-Racist History In our Introduction to Photography unit, students are expected to produce a zine based on a theme set by someone in the creative industries. This intervention builds on the experiences and challenges of leading the unit last academic year. The established and widely acknowledged history of…