Category Archives: Theories, Policies and Practices

OB2  Peer Observation Report                                                  Date of observation: 8th February, 2023 – 1.5 hours……….………………… Observer:  Smriti Mehra……………  Observee:  Asuf Ishaq………………… Observer to complete the following: Observations and suggestions: You led an in-person group session tutorial for students to talk about their offsite installation projects and plan … Continue reading →

­­­OB2 Tutor Observation Report  Session to be observed: Negotiated Projects Size of student group: 1-2-1 Type of activity: Progression tutorial and assessment feedback tutorial Observer:    Liz Bunting                                              Observee: Asuf Ishaq Observations, suggestions and questions In both tutorials you demonstrate knowing your students … Continue reading →

A3: Evaluation of teaching practice: Assessment & Feedback For second-year BA Fine Art students at the Camberwell School of Art. One of my responsibilities as a lecturer is to assess students’ studio-based practice and the development of their art practice. In this … Continue reading →

A2 Evaluation of teaching practice: Teaching & Supporting Learning I teach second-year BA Fine Art students at the Camberwell School of Art. My teaching focuses on the development of students’ art practice and studio-based learning. As a tutor, I support students … Continue reading →

A1 Evaluation of teaching practice: Designing & Planning for Learning Teaching second-year BA Fine Art students at the Camberwell School of Art. One of my responsibilities as a lecturer is to prepare students for a ‘professional’ life as practising artists. The pedagogy … Continue reading →

“Not Knowing” by Donald Barthelme 1997 On Not Knowing, How Artists ThinkCreative Accounting, Not Knowing in Talking and Makingby Rebecca Fortnum 2020 Teaching conference at Glasgow School of Art June 9 & 10 2023

In a seminar setting, I read the article by Dall’Alba, G. (2005). ‘Improving teaching: Enhancing ways of being university teachers’, in Higher Education Research & Development, 24(4), pp.361–372. This paper mainly discusses empowering students and participation in learning in a … Continue reading →

Recently, I have been thinking about my own experience as a student in art schools in England. This article interested me Coatman, A. (2016) ‘What Next for Art Schools?’, Times Higher Education, March 2016 [Accessed 21 June 2016]. The romanticised … Continue reading →

I was drawn to one of the suggested readings, Race and the Neoliberal University: Lessons From the Public University, By John Holmwood 2018. This chapter covers the history of Colonialism and to Neoliberalism today, after the 2008 financial crisis and … Continue reading →