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Digital Tools In Practice Learning & Teaching

The digital university at a crossroads: Moodle and beyond

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 […]

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Accessibility Digital Tools Learning & Teaching Moodle Training & Support

How can I get my Moodle courses ready for the next academic year?

Preparing your Moodle page checklist There is a lot of preparation that takes place in order to get your Moodle page ready for your students. Some of this is done by the administration team and some by academics. The Digital Learning team (CSM DLt) have put together a checklist to support you with this. We […]

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Staff development week: 21-25 March 2022

Focus: accessibility and inclusion Our focus in March staff development week is accessibility and inclusion. We all know this is important, but are we really taking action? Do all our students and staff feel included and supported? Join the CSM Digital learning team to consider these questions and more. How can we make our materials […]

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Curriculum Activisms

Curriculum Activisms: Ethics & Care in Practice – roundtable discussion

Amita Nijhawan (chair), Zuleika Lebow, Cally Blackman, Tegan Rush and Alex Parkin take part in a roundtable discussion about ethics, student agency, compassionate teaching, and the changes they would like to see in their various industries.

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Curriculum Activisms

Curriculum Activisms: Ethics & Care in Practice – Creative Unions case study

Kieran Mahon and CSM students Mitali Atkins, Alexis Grigoriou and Olga Peral I Perez talk us through the socially engaged practices and ethical questions they encountered on Creative Unions, CSM’s collaborative unit across undergraduate courses.

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Curriculum Activisms

Curriculum Activisms: Ethics & Care in Practice – Jeremy and Rathna’s opening remarks

Jeremy Till and Rathna Ramanathan open the second Curriculum Activisms with their thoughts and reflections on ethics and care.

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Curriculum Activisms Learning & Teaching

Curriculum Activisms – Global Fashion Perspectives: a roundtable discussion

With permission from participating students and staff and unit founder Cally Blackman, we are very happy to share a recording of: Global Fashion Perspectives: a roundtable discussion (click to visit video on Panopto) [Closed Captions are available on Panopto – click the CC button on the player.] The event is led by year 2 student […]

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Digital Tools Learning & Teaching

In Practice: Blended learning on MA Arts and Cultural Enterprise

What is MA Arts and Cultural Enterprise?  MA ACE is a blended learning course developed at Central Saint Martins. Started in 2015, it offers both the benefits of face-to-face study and the flexibility of online learning. It is currently being taught to two cohorts, one in the United Kingdom and one in Hong Kong. What […]

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Digital Tools In Practice Learning & Teaching

Storytelling workshop: Using Teams and Miro to emulate studio teaching

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 […]

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Curriculum Activisms Learning & Teaching

Curriculum Activisms: Global Perspectives on BA Fashion Communication

Introduction  Cally Blackman is Stage 1 Leader on BA Fashion Communication at CSM. With 2nd year students, Cally facilitates a project called Global Perspectives, with the aim of decentring the curriculum and encouraging students to take the lead with their research interests.  Provoking thinking and exploration through museums and exhibitions  In previous years, the project has incorporated museum and exhibition visits, such as:  The Multaka-Oxford tours […]