Since I joined UAL as a T&L Technician, organising and planning the technical teaching sessions has been challenging. My team’s technical teaching staff (excluding workshop technicians[1]) consists of only two people for over 300 students across five courses and ten different year groups. Our approach to planning the technical delivery for each term/unit is based […]
Author: Sara Massieu
It’s interesting to consider how the term “studio” is often associated with a specific physical space, such as a workshop, classroom, or photography studio. However, this definition overlooks other possibilities. It can also make us, as teachers, complacent by leading us to think that just by being in specific spaces, we are already creating studio […]
I was interested to know if the session was content heavy. In the meeting, Fred noted that the session was designed to address gaps in areas that should be covered in other contexts. In my practice, commonly, the academic team designs briefs unaware of what it takes to achieve the desired outcomes. As a result, students arrive at technical […]
Knowing and meeting the needs of diverse learners Ani-Codex Edition 2 MA Animation LCCUK and South Korea students Contextual Background: Ani-Codex is a cross-cultural project uniting UK and South Korea students to create an augmented reality (AR) graffiti installation. Focusing on social climate justice and personal identity, participants face challenges like cultural differences, varying teaching […]
When I was planning this session, I had doubts about which object to choose. I had previously run a similar session in which the focus was on cocktails (or mocktails for those who don’t drink or dislike alcohol). For this session, I wanted to add a “world-changing” element. I decided to explore the topic, “How […]
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Reflections on WS 1 Day 1.
When I started the Pg.Cert.I explored seven of the preparatory readings. While some papers were really interesting, others fell flat. Going forward, I will concentrate on topics that resonate with me rather than attempting to critique them all. The paper by Michela McDonald (2019) intrigued me with the concept of the moral ecology of the design […]
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Intro post. A bit about Sara
I’ve just noticed that I forgot to do my introductory post! (Apologies!) So, my name is Sara Massieu, and I work as a Teaching Learning Technician in the Graphic Design Department at CCW. I teach in 2 Bachelor, 2 Master and 1 Graduate Diploma. Sometimes, I still do some ASL hours in the MA Animation […]
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Reflections on Pg.Cert. Day 1. WS1
So, when I started the Pg.Cert., I was like 80% of my students and half read the instructions of the preparatory readings. Instead of reading the two required papers, I ended up reading seven. While some of them were interesting, I must admit that others were not as engaging. Moving forward, I think I’ll focus […]