Monthly Archives: January 2024
Blog Post 1: Creative engagement with archives
As a librarian I regularly bring interesting and unusual books into the classroom as part of my teaching; for both critical analysis and inspiration. So, when the ASCC (Archives and Special Collections Centre) proposed a joint training session with the … Continue reading
Blog Post 2: Embedding social justice opportunities into dissertation research training
Reading the article by Willcocks & Mahonon (2023) on the use of botanical illustrations from the archive collections at UAL to teach/reveal intersectional climate and post-colonial social justice occasions, was really inspiring and made me think about the ways in … Continue reading
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Blog Post 3: Reviewing and learning from a colleague’s session on careers in the film industry
As librarians at UAL we carry out peer reviews of each other’s teaching practice as a central part of our professional practice. In my final two blog entries I will examine two of these reviews both undertaken this term. The … Continue reading
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Blog Post 4: Reviewing an overloaded information literacy session
This final blog entry once again relates to a peer review context.; this time I invited a new member of our team to watch one of my sessions delivered to third year students ahead of the final major project planning. … Continue reading
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Observation of a peer’s teaching practice
Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Online session on co-design practice Size of student group: 9 students Observer: David Smith Observee: Ella Britton Part One What is the context of this session/artefact within the curriculum? This session was designed to introduce students … Continue reading
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Observation of my teaching practice by a tutor and a peer
Part One What is the context of this session/artefact within the curriculum? This is the first draft of an open offer session offered by the library to all UAL students, to be run for the first time in June 2024. … Continue reading
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