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- Interpreting tutor perspectives across Year 1 and Year 2
- Data Collection Tool: Tutor Questionnaire
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Author Archives: Eden Chahal
PGCert Intervention Summary Proposal
For my intervention, I am exploring two possible directions that feel quite distinct but equally relevant to my practice. I presented both to my peers to gather feedback on their relevance and feasibility, and I will use their responses to … Continue reading
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Unit 2 – Blog post 3: Racial visibility // Structural blindness
Coming to the UK, I was struck by how openly ethnicity and religion are requested in university applications. As I wrote in my previous blog post on religion, this was unsettling. In France, where I grew up, collecting racial data … Continue reading
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Unit 2 – Blog 2: Faith, Belief and the Weight of Intersectionality: Between Laïcité (french model of secularism) and Inclusion
Kwame Anthony Appiah (2014) provocatively states that “there isn’t such a thing as a religion,” citing, among others, a Jewish rabbi who does not believe in God. Religion, he argues, is often a reductive label applied to complex cultural, historical, … Continue reading
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Unit 2 – Blog 1: Disability and Intersectionality: Systemic Barriers and Shared Responsibilities
UAL defines disability in line with the Equality Act 2010 as “a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on a person’s ability to do normal daily activities” (UAL, 2023). UAL also adopts the social … Continue reading
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Account of Microteaching
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
Case Study 3: Assessing learning and exchanging feedback
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
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Review of Teaching Form: Being observed by my tutor (Tim Stephens)
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
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Blog Post 4: Teaching as a Technician, Teaching as an Associate Lecturer
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
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Blog Post 3 : Learning from Workshop 3: Experiences, Insights, and Expectations on Assessment
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
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Blog Post 2 : Reflection on the reading and discussion around bell hooks’ article Talking Art as the Spirit Moves Us (1995)
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
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