Tell Us About It Diverse Student Voices in Creative Learning in Practice Terry Finnigan University of the Arts London
Student Voices in Art and Design Find out more about the student project Experience some examples of the students work Feedback thoughts and key points Consider how this student work can be a catalyst for change within the institution
Students from diverse backgrounds High achieving students Variety of diverse backgrounds Focus on the overall learning experience
Co-creation ‘Hearing each other’s voices we all grow’ (Frederick and James 2007)
Reflections on learning What helped you learn? What were the challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Can you share any tips or strategies for new students?
What helped you learn? Staff encouragement to explore identity through the work Taking risks and experimenting Working across subject areas Working in collaboration with others Individual determination
Not another report…. Exhibitions Staff and student workshops University website: Common place Archive: pedagogic research base
Visual and tactile experience Triggers discussions around difference and identity Encourages staff to reflect on their pedagogy Produces dialogues on the mutability of meaning
Co-creating change Student voice projects are about challenging the academy to allow active participation from a wide range of communities and individuals who will help to redefine the parameters of higher education itself Stuart 2000
Institutional change and the archive Race ethnicity degree attainment task group Common Place pre-entry website Diversity module on PG Cert at CLTAD Shades of Noir website
Your Wise Words Have a look at the mini exhibition of the student work around the room Choose one piece and in pairs discuss it and reflect on what it says and how it has been produced Feedback to the group
References Stuart,M. (2000)Beyond Rhetoric: Reclaiming a Radical Agenda for Active Participation in Higher Education. Thomson Ed. Stretching the Academy: The politics and Practice of Widening Participation in Higher Education. Leicester. NIACE Frederick, P. and James, M. (2007) Heritage Rocks: Principles and best practices of effective intercultural teaching and learning in D. Robertson and L. Nilson(eds) To improve the Academy. Mass: Anchor Publishing Tell Us About It: http://www.arts.ac.uk/clipcetl-tellusaboutitpublication.htm Accessed on 28/11/11 Finnigan T. (2009) Tell Us About It: Diverse student voices in creative practice. ADCHE 8(2) pp. 135-150
References http://commonplace.arts.ac.uk/ http://www.arts.ac.uk/cltad/shadesofnoir/ http://issuu.com/obiecampbell/docs/tellusabout_obiecampbell