Monthly Archives: March 2025

Link to the Powerpoint Presentation PGCert Microteaching Reflection  For my PGCert microteach, I created a session on “First Steps into 3D Modelling with Rhino”, aimed at complete beginners. The idea was to simulate an introduction to a 3D modelling environment … Continue reading →

Contextual Background: As a Specialist Technician in Digital Design and Fabrication, I support six Interior Future courses. While I do not conduct summative assessment, I regularly contribute to formative feedback through studio support and design reviews. A core challenge lies in … Continue reading →

28.02.2025 Size of student group: 15 (at the time of observation it might be led in a smaller group or as a series of 1:1 tutorials) Observer: Tim Stephens Observee: Eden Chahal   Note: This record is solely for exchanging … Continue reading →

Teaching as a technician in its multifaceted aspects My main role at UAL is as a student-facing specialist technician in digital design and fabrication. I work across six courses under the umbrella of the Interior Futures programme, supporting students from … Continue reading →

In our third PGCert workshop, we were invited to reflect on teaching experiences involving a challenge related to assessment, share one insight, and express a hope for the future of assessment in the arts (see Figure 1 and 2).  As … Continue reading →

hooks’ Argument and Relevance Today  In her 1995 article, bell hooks reflects on how African American artists are often only valued within mainstream art criticism when their work addresses race or politics. Rather than being seen as complex creators, they … Continue reading →

Contextual Background I temporarily reduced my technician contract to teach a five-week unit as an Associate Lecturer for first-year BA Interior and Spatial Design students. Students are divided into groups of 15, each assigned to a tutor. The unit is … Continue reading →

Contextual Background As part of my role as a specialist technician, I teach Rhino 3D to students from six different courses within the Interior Futures programme. These students vary in age, experience, and English proficiency. Rhino 3D relies on typed … Continue reading →

17.01.25 Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: 1:1 tutorials/feedback on design progress  Size of student group: 4 interactions with successive students were observed  Observer: Eden Chahal  Observee: Fernanda Palmieri  Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective … Continue reading →

30.01.25  Size of student group: Cohort of 14 students – 1:1 tutorials   Observer: Fernanda Palmieri   Observee: Eden Chahal  Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and Fellowship assessment, but it … Continue reading →