Helping Students become Professional Practitioners

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In conversation with:

Mark Barden, Course Leader BA (Hons) Sports Journalism.
Themes:  “communities of practice”; easing the move from ‘student’ to ‘professional practitioner’; how Sports Journalism students develop and showcase their practice.
Course name / level: BA (Hons) Sports Journalism.
College: London College of Communication (LCC).
Student Numbers: approximately 20 per year; around 60 in total.
Digital Spaces used and discussed: myblog.arts (UAL’s teaching and learning blogging platform);  ‘Elephant Sport’ Website.

#enterprise, #journalism, #lcc, #podcasts, #sports-journalism

Teaching Fashion Illustration and Drawing – Online

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In conversation with:

Ana Stankovic-Fitzgerald, Course Tutor, Fashion Illustration and Fashion Drawing.
Themes:  teaching online; internationalisation; communities of practice.
Course name(s); level(s):  a wide variety of short online and face to face fashion drawing and fashion illustration courses, including – LCF Short Courses / LCF Online Short Courses;  BA (Hons) Fashion Illustration; and more.
College:  London College of Fashion (LCF).
Student Numbers:  20 (each ‘online short course’); 130 (BA Hons Fashion Illustration)
Digital Spaces used and discussed:  Workflow (eStudio and ePortfolio); Blackboard Collaborate (Online Classroom).

#artscom, #fashion, #fashion-drawing, #fashion-illustration, #internationalisation, #iskn, #lcf, #london-college-of-fashion, #podcasts, #reflective-practice, #technology-enhanced-learning

Developing Research as an Academic Practice

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In conversation with:

James Swinson, Course Leader for Research Pathway in the MA Academic Practice in Art Design and Communication & CSM Research Students Tutor PhD Supervision.
Themes: research; developing a research profile; developing a research portfolio; communities of practice.
Course name; level:  MA Academic Practice;  Research as an Academic Practice Unit (now – Introduction to Practice as Research – Elective Unit).
College:  Central Saint Martins (CSM) & Teaching & Learning Exchange.
Student Numbers:  24 (on Elective Unit).
Digital Space(s) used and discussed:  Workflow (ePortfolio / eStudio Platform).

#csm, #central-saint-martins, #podcasts, #reflective-practice, #research-skills, #technology-enhanced-learning, #tel, #workflow

Teaching online and inspiring others to explore TEL

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In conversation with:

Jennifer Williams-Baffoe, Online Fashion Tutor and CSM’s Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Coordinator
Themes:  pure online courses; the differences between face-to-face and online teaching; preparing for online teaching; online methodologies and technologies; TEL within an Art and Design University.
Course name(s); level(s):  Online Short Courses: ‘Fashion Marketing’; ‘Fashion Manufacturing’; ‘Starting your own Fashion Label’; ‘How to start your own pop-up shop’ plus ‘Fashion Business Practice’ (Summer Course).
College:  Central Saint Martins (CSM)
Student numbers:  each 8 week online short course has 12-20 students
Digital Space(s) used and discussed:  ‘Workflow’ ePortfolio (Mahara based); BB Collaborate; Moodle; Process Arts

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#artscom, #central-saint-martins, #csm, #enterprise, #fashion, #fashion-label, #fashion-marketing, #internationalisation, #moodle, #podcasts, #short-courses, #technology-enhanced-learning, #tel, #workflow

Teaching Postgraduate Design for Visual Communication

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In conversation with:

Tony Pritchard, Course Leader, Postgraduate Design for Visual Communication
Teaching and learning themes:  collaboration; internationalisation; graphicology; enterprise
Course name(s); level(s):  2015 Postgraduate Certificate in Design for Visual Communication; 2015 Postgraduate Diploma in Design for Visual Communication; 2016 Postgraduate Certificate in Design for Visual Communication; 2016 Postgraduate Diploma in Design for Visual Communication.
College:  London College of Communication (LCC)
Student numbers:  75 per year
Digital Space(s) used and discussed: Moodle; myblog.arts; Twitter; Facebook; Pinterest; Instagram; Issuu; Vimeo; YouTube

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#enterprise, #graphicology, #industry, #internationalisation, #lcc, #moodle, #podcasts, #reflective-practice, #research-skills

Delivering a low residency post graduate course to international students

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In conversation with:

Tim Morgan, Learning Technologist
Themes:  low residency; synchronous and asynchronous online learning; international collaboration
Course name; level:  MA Arts and Cultural Enterprise – Level 7
College:  Central Saint Martins
Student numbers:  50 (35 in Hong Kong; 15 in London)
Digital Space(s) used and discussed:  Moodle +

Additional links:
Prezi overview
Tim Morgan presents at MUGGL (Moodle User Group Greater London)

#central-saint-martins, #csm, #moodle, #podcasts, #tel

Developing research skills and reflective practice on Foundation

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In conversation with:

Georgia Steele, Programme Leader; Tim Meara Curriculum Co-ordinator
Themes: research skills, reflective practice.
Course name, level – Foundation
College – Central Saint Martins
Student numbers – 600
Digital Space(s) used and discussed: Workflow

#central-saint-martins, #csm, #foundation, #foundation-plus, #podcasts, #reflective-practice, #research-skills, #workflow

Developing Research Skills

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In conversation with:

Matthew Hawkins, Senior Lecturer
Theme:  Developing research skills.
Course name; level:  BA (Hons) Photography
College – LCC
Student numbers – 278
Digital space(s) used and discussed – Workflow

#lcc, #photography; #podcasts, #research-skills, #technology-enhanced-learning, #tel, #workflow

Sharing and showcasing work

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In conversation with:

Sarah Day, Acting Course Leader
Teaching and learning themes: sharing and showcasing work, including securely with industry partners.
Course – BA (Hons) Footwear
College – London College of Fashion (LCF) Cordwainers
Student numbers – 155
Digital space(s) used and discussed – Workflow

Key quotes: “When you’re working with an industry partner it’s very difficult for them to come to the college on a regular basis and provide feedback to students – to have a live link that they can login to , see the work and keep up to speed with what the students are doing is endlessly useful”

John Jackson