Contextual Background BA Textile Design students are introduced to Adobe Illustrator at different points, depending on their chosen specialism chosen out of Weave, Print, Stitch, or Knit. Currently, Stitch students are inducted in 3rd year, resulting in insufficient time to develop their digital embroidery software skills. A process which ideally requires prior knowledge of vector-based […]
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Month: March 2024
Contextual Background The Stitch Workshop is used by Textile Design BA, MA and Graduate Diploma students. Students may have part time jobs, personal commitments, and learning differences, impacting their access and learning in workshops. Evaluation During workshops and inductions, alongside on-screen demonstrations, we use instructional handouts to guide students through the process of operating the […]
Contextual Background The Digital embroidery software induction requires students to create a name badge file. Stitch Technicians confirm completion of the induction, after assessing the file by email. Afterwards, students might not revisit the process for a while and may struggle retaining the information enough to complete it again. Induction task Evaluation When students have […]
Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Size of student group: Observer: Beth Collins Observee: Nick Dunn Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and Fellowship assessment, but it is not an official evaluation of teaching and is not intended for other internal or legal applications such […]
Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Advanced Juki Workshop Size of student group: 6 Observer: Nicholas Dunn Observee: Bethany Collins Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and Fellowship assessment, but it is not an official evaluation of teaching and is not intended for other internal […]
Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Fabric Manipulation Workshop Size of student group: 8 Observer: Chris Rowell Observee: Bethany Collins Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and Fellowship assessment, but it is not an official evaluation of teaching and is not intended for other internal […]
Object Based Learning often plays a part in the way I teach in the Stitch workshop. Most of the workshops or inductions include machinery or a technique that is explained through samples. However, I don’t feel that I facilitate enough opportunity for students to reflect and think about why they are interested in using techniques […]
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Microteaching: Shirring and Smocking I decided to use Shirring and Smocking samples as objects for my Microteaching session. I initially considered using a Pleating machine as my object, which is used to pleat fabric for smocking. However, I am in the process of building a sample library so it was more relevant to my current […]