In Practice is a subcategory of Learning & Teaching
A recent research project led by the CSM DLt showed how beneficial live captions in face-to-face teaching can be. Captions are designed to improve access to verbal content, and studies have shown them to have broad benefits. For example, Gernsbacher (2014) highlighted over 100 studies not only showing benefits for students with disabilities or those with […]
This resource captures key points on cross cultural collaborations online, which are an opportunity to internationalise learning in a variety of ways. Once on the page linked above, scroll to the end for resources used in an introductory session for UAL staff in July 2022, including: examples of COIL projects that have taken place at […]
As part of the Digital Learning season, I met online with Jonathan Kearney in celebration of his Outstanding Teaching Award this year again. We talked about the course he runs at CSM and what makes it so successful. Can you explain your course? In its current form, it is a Masters of Fine Art delivered fully […]
a blog post by Martin Weller. As part of the launch of the new Digital Learning Season, Jorge Freire organised a reading group to discuss Online Learning Environments. Colleagues at CSM met to talks about their experience of the constrains and benefits of both instution-led VLEs (Virtual Learning Environments) and PLEs (Personal Learning Environments). We discussed the […]
Graphic Communication Design: Using Teams and Miro to emulate a collaborative design studio workshop This workshop is based on face to face studio activity that has since been adapted to online delivery. Miro provided the collaborative working ‘studio’ space while Teams enabled tutors and students to verbally communicate. Students worked on the same Miro document […]
In order to support hybrid teaching at CSM, new technology is been installed in various rooms. This includes a microphone, speakers and video camera. This is being led by Arya and his team. Technical support for the session was provided by two learning technologists, one physically present in C202 (Damien) and one online (Tim). On Friday, students arrived for their […]
[Access notes: for Closed Captions, please select the option above in the embedded YouTube player (to the left of the Settings ‘cog’ icon.] Andrea Zimmerman, Rosa-Johan Uddoh and Kane Husbands from Performance Design and Practice have made this 20-minute film to showcase some of the works produced by undergraduate students thus far during Covid-19 and […]
Stay alert Dr Betti Marenko, Contextual Studies Leader for BA Product Design and Reader in Design and Techno-Digital Futures, writes to caution us about the toolification of experience and the technocratic shift. Click below to download Betti’s incisive article, where she encourages us all to maintain critical perspectives on how we use technologies and tools […]
MURALa short introduction on its use for design tutorialsby Oscar Brito-Gonzalez, Stage 3 Leader BA (Hons) Architecture Spaces and Objects MURALis a sort of whiteboard, a canvas that can be customised for collaborative design sessions,tutorials, etc.the dimension of the Mural is customisable, from a paper to a wall size, allowing for individualor collective work spaces. […]
What is it? In the rapid pace of this term, Graphic Communication Design Programme Director Rebecca Ross knew that the programme teams need time to take stock and look ahead. She decided to facilitate reflective discussions using structured prompts and devise new mechanisms for colleagues to share their teaching and learning practice. Reflective practice aims […]