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Blog Blog post 4 a critique of Blogs and summary so far. I find the format of WordPress blog posts very difficult to work with and a little out of date: when I was a student 10 years ago we … Continue reading →

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice   Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Offsite Crits Size of student group: 4-10 Observer: Kwame Baah Observee: Michael McShane Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect … Continue reading →

Providing a space for all kinds of feedback Context: Sometimes, I am invited to run exhibition crits with students when they do exhibitions. One of the problems of these crits is that students are not used to giving or receiving … Continue reading →

Bridging between Conceptual and Making parts of a lesson – existing between technical and academic roles. Context: I run a range of workshops on the BA Fine Art course at Chelsea as an HPL.  These range from Performing/Kinetic Sculpture, to … Continue reading →

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice    Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Interactive Art workshop with 1st Year BA Fine Art students led by Mike McShane  Size of student group: 10  Observer: Katriona Beales  Observee: Mike McShane   Note: This … Continue reading →

I am not sure if I am just meant to submit the: Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice  or if I then write anything further so I will do both…… Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed:  Seminar 26th February 2025.  … Continue reading →

Making kinetic sculpture, electronics and mechanics accessible to students in Fine Art I run workshops in Kinetic and Performing Sculpture that aim to teach students the basic principles of electro mechanical systems for making their work and also the contextual … Continue reading →

When I was a student I was fortunate enough to be an exchange student at the Kyoto Seika University in Japan where I studied Conceptual Art and Casting. The experience I had there changed my whole perception of what an … Continue reading →

At the beginning of my workshops in Performing and Kinetic Sculpture I often use examples and maquettes as a way to engage students. The tight format of the micro teach forced me to be extremely deliberate about what I wanted … Continue reading →

In my experience, Fine art students, particularly home students from lower SES backgrounds will often feel intimidated in association to scientific, mechanical or mathematical applications in the arts. This can be problematic as more and more students want to work … Continue reading →