Author: James Stringer
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Reflections on Microteaching and the impact of Context, Accessibility and Scope on teaching with Video Games technology.
When planning for my microteach for the PG Cert, I wanted to create an activity that reflected one of my core interests : the use of video games technologies within a Fine Art context. For the task I decided to introduce my students to the simple game engine ‘Twine’ and demonstrate it’s basic functions. After…
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How Technicians Conceive Of Their Roles in HE?
Today I read Clare Sam’s case study on the ways in which art and design technicians conceive of their roles in higher education. This short paper written by an ex-technician from CSM, allowed me to reflect upon my own experiences as an arts technician and producer moving from the private sector and into working as…
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Becoming a student again.
Hello and welcome to a new blog destined to chart my adventures on the PG Cert Course. I’m looking forwards to sharing reflections and experiences from my first student experience in over eighteen years! Having just finished my first two readings for unit one I can’t wait to explore this fascinating field further. I’ve worked…