Learning & Teaching related case studies and policy documents
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In Facilitating Access, we look at embracing diversity and minimising barriers. Translation between formats is critical to supporting students and their preferred and necessary learning styles. One such translation is the task of creating an image description: from the visual into text. We are given two images and these recommendations for description writing: More detail than an alt-text Placement of objects or text Image style Colours Names of people or things Emotions, such as facial expressions Surroundings Concise – up to […]
What is translation between formats? If we translate between formats, we ensure that information or content is available in more than one format. We may provide the translations ourselves, or we may use resources that are already translated (e.g. YouTube videos that have closed captions). Here are some examples: If we link to a podcast […]
Full captions are available. Please press the ‘Subtitles/Closed Captions’ button on the YouTube player above. In this year’s Depth of Field series, the Graphic Communication Design programme have opened their lectures to the public for the first time. The aim of the series is to open up space for considering the most urgent and relevant […]
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 […]
This recording is from the launch of Curriculum Activisms at CSM on Friday 9th October. In this video, Andrea Zimmerman and Kane Husbands from BA PDP discuss their creative approaches to online pedagogy since Covid-19. They respond specifically to the short film they made with fellow PDP colleague Rosa-Johan Uddoh back in the summer term. Full captions […]
This recording is from the launch of Curriculum Activisms at CSM on Friday 9th October. In this video, Kira Salter from BA GCD shares her experiences of and reflections on the participatory approaches she uses in her teaching, and how they have grown over time. Full captions are available. Please press the ‘Subtitles/Closed Captions’ button on the […]
This recording is from the launch of Curriculum Activisms at CSM on Friday 9th October. In this video, Mikael Calandra Achode (lecturer on BA GCD and Outreach) sets the context for the collaboration between his company, Crudo Volta, and Free the Youth, an NGO based in Accra. Full captions are available. Please press the ‘Subtitles/Closed Captions’ button […]