Author Archives: Grace O'Driscoll

Case Study 2. Skills and knowledge for knowledge acquisition – learning how to learn

Planning for and supporting student learning through appropriate approaches and environments Background  I have now secured in-person teaching sessions to support Year 2 Unit 7 as part of the plan to build library and research skills into the Camberwell BA … Continue reading

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Learning from Examples of Examples

Something I was really struck by on the microteaching day reminded me of some teaching I had observed in a session led by an academic colleague, supporting from a library perspective. In different ways the two experiences highlighted the power … Continue reading

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My Microteaching Experience

In the library, with an Object…. For my microteach session I planned a research-skills based activity starting with a chosen object as a jumping off point. Students often start their research projects with a very narrow singular research interest such … Continue reading

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Case Study 1. Bridging the Void :Building research skills for BA Fine Art from library induction to dissertation attainment

Using evidence-informed approaches to know and respond to students’ diverse needs, Background Since disruption to schedules caused by Covid-19 lockdowns during 2020 and 2021, and followed by significant cohort size growth in 2022, BA Fine Art courses at Camberwell have … Continue reading

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Striving for constructive criticality (in theory)

In my last post I related one of my objectives in taking the PGCert course as gaining understanding of some foundational ethos’ of education. This week I’m questioning my relationship with theory in light of this. The first learning outcome … Continue reading

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From ‘counting stuff’ to Objects and objectives

It hadn’t really occurred to me to fundamentally question my preferred metrics-based approach to both work and information until one of the lecturers on my Librarianship MA course casually dismissed some quantitative research approaches as ‘just counting stuff’. Having spent … Continue reading

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Sometimes it takes three tries…

Welcome to my PGCert reflective blog. Finally! Setting this up has been an insight into the frustrations of students who come to us with their IT based woes, and a reminder of how as a (slightly) older student I need … Continue reading

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