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Blog 1) Disability
2 years ago I connected with a colleague at LCF who shared the difficulties of having an invisible disability within the workplace. She shared how her need for physical rest, was seen by others as a sign of weakness or disinterest. As a tutor we are expected to hold the space within a classroom, however,…
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How to use objects to support learning and teaching – 15 March 2023
As part of the prep for the cross-programme event on ‘How to use objects to support learning and teaching’ I watched a video titled ‘Museum & Study Collection: Judy Willcocks Copenhagen Presentation’ where Judy Willcocks, Head of Museum & Study Collection speaks about the history of the Museum & Study Collection, object cataloguing, and how…
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What is the Purpose of Education? – 27 Feb 2023
In Race and the Neoliberal University: Lessons from the Public University, John Holmwood, explains the process of the privatization of higher education in the UK & US, highlighting the shift from it being seen as a social right to it being a personal responsibility of individuals & families. This ideology reinforces existing socioeconomic inequalities, as…
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Noticing is a Reflective Practice – 11.Jan.2023
I joined LCF in August 2019 as a lecturer on the Fashion Styling & Production course. Prior to that I had taught for 2 years as an Associate lecturer at IQRA University in Islamabad, Pakistan where I ran sessions independently, using my own education, learning and intuition to act as a guide. I found that…
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Space as Teacher & Facilitator 09.Jan.2023
As a full time Lecturer working on the Fashion Styling and Production course I spend a lot of my time teaching in Room A307/308 at Lime Grove Campus. It is one of the largest classroom spaces available, so we are lucky to not only have access to it, but consider it our ‘FSP home’. The…