I have been using a mixed method approach to my research, using qaunt for student research and qual for more indepth insight from the sector. In the past 10 days I have conducted 2 interviews with academics – Sheldon Chow, Dean of Teaching and Learning at LCF/SMC and Dr Arnab Bangeree, Senior Lecturer in Consumer Behaviour at the Fashion Business School. Below is my account of those interviews and key take outs.
I will use themaic mapping in my final presentation to analyze my interviews but already, I noticed several key take outs that can be explored further
- Culture – culture seems to play a massive part in student approach to assessment according to my experts. American and indian students for example are much more resilient and flexbile with diverse methods and the use of presentations. This gives me lots of food for thought around our international cohorts
- Arts school assessment – there seems to be a belief that arts schools can lead the way in moving towards a more live/in person style form of assessment as AI takes hold.
- Presentations – the environment is the game changer. It appears that the presentation itself isn’t the issue….it is the environment in which students present. How can the tutor change this and literally create a phyiscal safe space? How can a tutor prepare all students for a presentation effectively?
During the CRITS i held a few weeks back, students were asked to feed back aloud to their peers after they presented. I have decided to experiment with a silent CRIT session in January where the students will write notes on post it notes instead of giving vocal feedback.