Blog Post 2 What We See First “The discourse surrounding hijab or niqab designates Muslim women’s ‘radical otherness’ and associates it with religious oppression and cultural backwardness” (Meer, Dwyer & Modood, 2010). “The hijab is depicted as a barrier to integration at schools” (Espinoza, 2016), “a path to extremism” (Shackle, 2018) and “an expression of fundamentalism” (Shadid & Van Koningsveld, 2005). These… Continue reading Faith, Religion, and Belief
Disability
Blog Task 1 Reflecting on Intersectionality in My Teaching Practice: A Personal Perspective In this blog post, I reflect on how Kimberlé Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality informs and challenges my own teaching context, focusing on my role as Year 1 Leader on the BA Textile Design course.Drawing on insights from the short film Intersectionality in Focus:… Continue reading Disability
Intervention
Intervention to promote inclusive learning within my practice 300-word summary proposal This project proposes inviting students and alumni to run a workshop—or series of workshops—within the 2025–26 academic year. These session(s) will support integration within the BA1 Textile Design cohort, creating space for informal interaction, shared learning, and the discovery of common interests. The aim… Continue reading Intervention
Post 4
Breaking free from the rules ‘Again and again in her book, Boone shares a popular proverb in Mende society that declares: “There is a thing passing in the sky; some thick clouds surround it; the uninitiated see nothing.” Explaining to those who not intimately grasp the significance of these words, Boone states: “This proverb presents… Continue reading Post 4
Post 3
The classroom as a performative space I wanted to return to idea staff and students’ perceptions around student engagement, this first came up for me in discussion with Carys my course tutor when talking through a learning outcome L03 in Unit 1, this mentions ‘timekeeping and engagement’ within its aims. Carys and I talked about… Continue reading Post 3
Peer review 3
Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: BA 1 Textile Design welcome presentations Size of student group: 88 Observer: Sonali Misra Observee: Claudia Catzeflis 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… Continue reading Peer review 3
Peer Review 2
Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: MA Publishing Final Major Project feedback Size of student group: 10 Observer: Claudia Catzeflis Observee: Sonali Misra Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and Fellowship assessment, but it is not an… Continue reading Peer Review 2
Peer Review 1
Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice Teaching Material: Dialogic assessment for Unit 1 and Unit 2, BA1 Textile Design Chelsea College of Arts. Observer: Carys Kennedy Observee: Claudia Catzeflis Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and Fellowship assessment, but it is not an… Continue reading Peer Review 1
Micro Teaching
Objects, Memory and Material Futures. For my micro-teach session, I wanted to explore a new idea that was closely aligned with topics I had been reading about in Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodriguez’s book Let’s Become Fungal, particularly how memory shapes our perception of the past and influences our visions of the future. The session was titled Objects,… Continue reading Micro Teaching
Case Study 3
Assessing learning and exchanging feedback Introduction & Background I am the Year Leader for BA1 Textile Design. At the start of year 1 Unit 1 and 2 are both Pass Fail units, the reason behind this is to reduce stress and competition when newly entering a course. This approach aims to encourage collaboration, experimentation and… Continue reading Case Study 3