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As there would need to be infrastructural changes which hold a financial cost and are out of my jurisdiction, I have only been able to render and create hypothetical changes, using digital rendering tools and technology. These designs are all based off of student feedback gathered within this action research project. I propose that using…

So what I discovered is that whilst students crave community and want to spend time at university, they prefer more private, intimate spaces for working or engaging with peers. Students do not like open concept or shared space as they are hyper aware of themselves and how they are perceived by others. This was especially…

For my research methods I used 2 main approaches: Visual Research Methods and a Focus Group I was very strategic and considered with my approach. Within my teaching practice I have learnt that students feel more comfortable to share personal insights, when you allow them to have physical materials to work with, as it removes…

When I had the opportunity on the current Action Research project to consider what area I wanted to focus on, I knew I wanted to continue with this idea of de-colonizing spaces. As a Muslim, I devote myself every year to practicing fasting during the month of Ramadan, which is a month on the Islamic…

Since the 1st PgCert unit (Theories, Policies & Practice) I have been interested in de-colonizing the physical classroom space to create a greater sense of safety and allow for creativity. I have been fascinated by the way a classroom is staged – with tables and chairs for students all pointing to the front, where you…

In the “Interview with Saffron Mustafa” in Shades of Noir, we learn about Camberwell College of Arts student Saffron Mustafa, and her upbringing and experiences as a White British Muslim convert. This text is extremely interesting to me as South Asian Muslim, as it highlights my own subconscious assumptions of Muslims being non-white. These assumptions…

In Session 3 for Group A, we had a really interesting discussion on the intersectionality between disability, gender, faith and race, hosted by Terry Finnigan and Stacey Leigh Ross, where we unpacked our experiences and any strategies on how as a tutor do we hold opposing ideas within a classroom space. A case study was…