Belonging through assessment: Pipelines of compassion
QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project 2021
Amina Akhmedova and Simbi Juwon-Sulaiman are current students at UAL. They share their experiences of assessment in Fine Art and Graphic Design. Talking us through their journeys in applying to university, Amina and Simbi explore their experiences of feedback. They …
Dr Maha Bali: Ecosystems for Designing with Compassion Dr Maha Bali invites us into an interactive session that explores ways to design our curriculum and assessment in compassionate ways. By designing systems that promote autonomy for students and teachers, student …
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Janine Francois, Course Leader for BA Culture, Criticism and Curation at Central Saint Martins, UAL, shares her approaches of encouraging students to share their whole self through assessment. We look at student’s work and reflect on how heritage, identity and …
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Mo-Ling Chui, Course Leader for Design Management at London College of Communication, UAL, shares the Hackathon that was designed to address issues of identity, belonging and sense of community. Using collaborative strategies and design thinking, students were prompted to self-assess …
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Michael Smith, Course Leader for Animation at Leeds Arts University shares some of his approaches to building community and belonging through assessment practices. The use of dialogic approach to feedback is explored as a way to reduce anxiety and pressure …
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Professor Sheila Gaffney and Nina Spencer offer their insights into how registry and academics worked together to develop an assessment framework: Creative Arts Learning Model (CALM) at Leeds Arts University. The framework responded to concerns over learning outcomes and assessment …
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This panel discussion on pass/fail assessment in arts higher education is between invited speakers: Professor Sam Broadhead (LAU) Dr Neil Currant, (UAL) Peter Hughes, (LAU) It is facilitated by Dr Kate Mori (Academic Engagement Manager, QAA). The discussion explores the …
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Assessment for Social Justice: why belonging matters Dr Jan McArthur rethinks the purpose of assessment through the lens of social justice. Drawing upon Axel Honneth, belonging is explored as relational and related to the philosophical idea of recognition. We consider …
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Thursday 21st October 10-4pm
Taking place on 29-30 June 2021 this event focused on two key themes: Student wellbeing, mental health and equality, diversity and inclusion Student engagement in teaching, learning and assessment” QAA said to us: “The conference is aimed at students’ union …