I was promoted to LCC: progression within my practice, which provides flexibility in developing my teaching style.
Resources and information gathered on the TW sessions, enabled me to be feel prepared for the start of the PG Cert, however it is evident that there is so much more to my practice than anticipated, respective of the PG Cert.
Within one of the first sessions of the PG Cert we were asked to present ourselves to our peers and speak of our pedagogy. I adapted a previously used presentation and added elements required as per brief. The feedback on my presentation was positive and I was able to network with my cohort.
Pedagogy?! Familiar, but not ofay. Post the session and I referred to my glossary of terms within academia: Digital Pedagogy Library (2021)and then began to reflect on my pedagogy: how it supports students and why I utilise this pedagogy within my practice: Sinek (2011)
I focused on elements of my pedagogy: learn, develop and practice – why each part was relevant how activities/methods worked and what it means to students. Referring to Journal Article by John Danvers entitled Towards a Radical Pedagogy: Provisional Notes on Learning and Teaching in Art & Design, it is evident that my current teaching style is Participation in practice – Art and Design teaching practices (Journal Article, 2003) (2).pdf
I mapped my pedagogy to the pedagogy of careers education: and concluded that my style is relevant and enables students to bridge the gap between the academia and the industry with theoretical and practical activity.
To conclude my findings, it is necessary to complement academia with my pedagogy, to enable students make meaningful decisions, whilst understanding how the topics covered, technical skills gained and transferable attributes developed during their courses is relevant to their career/intended destinations.
References:
Digital Pedagogy Library, 2021. Warwick University
Pedagogies Glossary (warwick.ac.uk)
Start with Why, 2011. Simon Sinek
