All I can do is try

In Christine Sun Kim’s ‘Friends and Strangers’ she discusses as a member of the non-hearing community, consistently feeling oppressed within the hearing community, she notes that she doesn’t get to be a mysterious artist, her work always has to be accompanied with a explanation evidenced in her use of collaboration (interpreters etc). Her work in… Continue reading Inclusive Practices Blog Task 1: Disability

At the beginning of workshop 2a, we started with five different aphorisms, and voted for one that we most aligned with; ‘Education does not change the world. Education changes people. People change the world.‘ Paulo Freire, a Brazilian radical educator and theorist’s aphorism gained the most traction, it was his short concise statement that aims… Continue reading Blog post 4: Aphorisms & assessments

We were all asked initially how we were feeling about the micro-teaching session on the morning of February 5th, the online platform Teams popped up with question and 20+ people sheepishly typed ‘nervous’ into the box as the word swelled, surrounded by other options such as; excited, nervous, anxious. I, myself, had typed ‘eek‘, not… Continue reading Microteaching reflections

When starting to think about my micro-teaching session, I was already feeling relatively restricted. It had to be online, and the physicality of the ‘object’ would be virtual. I’m a tactile practitioner, most of my teaching is technical and physical, so the idea of trying to relay the feeling of a particular ‘object’ through a… Continue reading Blog post 3: ‘Objects can energise learning & teaching’ prep for the micro-teaching session & OBL

‘We are mainly valued by students constantly, but never from anyone else. The job of the technician is always backstage…it would be nice to be supported and valued. When I say valued, [that] means professionally valued, not just receiving the odd email saying ‘”well done to all“‘ This quote from ‘Technician A’ as part of… Continue reading Blog post 2: What is it that you do?

‘Being a mother subsumes many of us, and though I had always worked, always made music, my role as a mother shaped the work, the music, me. My idea of family was fundamental to my creativity…took me out into a place where I was visible in the world, then I came back in. Family is… Continue reading Blog post 1: Day 1 reflections

Hi! I’m a Photography Specialist Technician and Associate Lecturer in the Media Photography department at London College of Communication. I’m looking forward to collaborating with students from different backgrounds and departments on the course, hoping to shed light on teaching technically and how the juggle of being a mum and working full time affects my… Continue reading Cora James