An intro to Simz

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Unfortunately missed this session due to miscommunication, however still wanted to contribute and share a bit about me and my interests raised via my research into pedagogy.

Just a bit about me and my background, Im very new to teaching and have practiced on a small scale but nothing via an actual institution. But privately holding various workshops, one to one tutoring and business consultation is my experience.

Im part of Teaching Within Cohort 5, which is part of Sons of Noir. Been assigned to the BA Fine art course at Chelsea as an associate lecturer. Haven’t yet started but eager to jump in.

Graduated from UAL in 2009 with a BA Hon in Fashion design and Marketing. Went straight into industry running my own menswear fashion brand.

My Menswear brand,

Kidswear Brand

Property Management

Professional identities would be

  • Menswear designer
  • Kidswear designer
  • Property investor
  • Fashion mentor

Ive been reading bell hooks “Teaching to Transgress” Education as the Practice of Freedom.

Related to this book as this is something I’ve practiced throughout my career without actually knowing it as a teaching practice. The notion of student and teacher learning from each other and not presenting a dominating figure. Industry is very much an on going learning practice, where you learn from peers, professionals and students.

She speaks of “education as a practice of freedom allows students to assume responsibility for their choices”(hooks 21) not to always look to the teacher for guidance but interpret the theory on their own.

The practice of an equal combination of knowledge, life skills and self actualization, is the education as a practice of freedom.

This pedagogy practice excites me and I look forward to putting it into practice in my safe space I call a classroom. By creating a safe space and acknowledging each and every students presents will allow me to achieve this.

Question!!

What pedagogical practices do we use giving the circumstance of online learning?

Do you think ontology is replaced by technology?

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