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Author: Beth Collins
Blog post 9: Going Forward
Following discussions with my line manager and academic colleagues on the Textile Design programme, I have been asked by the BA1 Year Leader to contribute to an introductory session at the start of term. During the session I will introduce students to the available technical notes templates and highlight the importance of note-taking during technical […]
Blog post 8: Reflections
Limitations with collecting data This would help students feel more confident about what they’re selecting, reducing potential confusion or variability in how different students interpret the scale. This approach could have helped to give a clearer idea of which specific note-taking aspects students find challenging. Lack of open ended questions- Incorporating More open ended questions […]
At the end of last term, a follow-up survey was distributed to all BA1 Textile Design students. This included students who had previously responded to the initial survey on creating Technical Notes. The aim was to gather feedback on the Technical Notes templates I had developed. Survey questions: Students were asked to take some time […]
As it was important that there would be variety in the three options for technical note templates, I gave myself a brief for each template. The first template would include: The second template would include: The third template would include: Technical note template option 1: Technical note template option 2: Technical note template option 3: […]
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Blog post 4: Survey Design
I will gather feedback via a survey from BA1 students towards the end of a Bernina domestic sewing machine induction. The survey will be accessible via a QR code displayed for 15-20 minutes on a screen at the front of the workshop. I will verbally communicate to the students that I am studying for my […]
I achieved a 1:1 in my BA and always maintained relatively high grades throughout my school years. However, I always felt that studying was challenging, particularly with subjects I was not so interested in, concentration and organisation always felt like a battle. I’ve always had quite bad time management, as well as ‘time blindness’, constantly […]
Blog post 2
I met with Matt Crowley, the Critical Practice Co-ordinator on the BA Textile Design course over Teams and discussed my ideas for my ARP. I thought meeting with Matt would be really beneficial as within his role he introduces BA1 students to the concept of keeping a Technical notebook/file as a way of recording the […]