Author Archives: Matt Carless

Intervention Plan – Formative Submission

My intervention for my PgCert aims to address the lack of diversity and inclusivity in the teaching of lighting techniques in my practice, working at UAL. Specifically focusing on improving how people of colour are represented and supported in lighting … Continue reading

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IP Blog Post – (Disability workshop reflections and task 1)

These videos together provide a valuable breakdown of how disability intersects with other aspects of a person’s positionality. Each viewpoint presented highlights a different crossroads of this intersection—whether through race, gender, or the lens that broader society perceives those with … Continue reading

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Blog post – Evaluating my Teaching Approach

Orr & Shreeve (2017) provide a valuable breakdown of pedagogic practices, offering a structured way to evaluate my own teaching methods. I appreciate the clarity of their framework, which defines common arts teaching strategies in an accessible way. By using … Continue reading

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Blog post – Idea about how to distribute technical exercises on the BA film courses 

In our third TPP workshop, we spent significant time discussing assessment and how critique is used in our work. As a technician, I am not heavily involved in determining when technical skills are introduced within the courses I support. However, … Continue reading

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Blog Post – Object-Based Learning 

The majority of my workshops revolve around one or multiple pieces of equipment. Since my goal is to actively integrate these objects into the learning environment, my approach aligns with an object-based learning (OBL) teaching strategy (Hannan, Leonie & Duhs, … Continue reading

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Review of My Teaching Practice – Written by my Tutor

Below are the notes given to me by Linda who reviewed my MA Film intro workshop document for me, the full ROT form can be found at the bottom of the post. The workshop document can be found in the … Continue reading

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Blog post – Thoughts on Reflective Practice/Co-teaching 

How students reflect during my sessions Something I often see in my workshops when students are presented with a problem is they follow a standard problem solving pattern. They refer back to their past experience and rack their brain for … Continue reading

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Microteaching Reflections 5th Feb

Yesterday we got together for our first microteaching session. Our task was to deliver a 20-minute teaching session using an artifact to demonstrate our ability to use object-based learning. I chose to make a short presentation with a basic demonstration … Continue reading

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Review of a Peers teaching Practice – Written by me

Link to resources provided for review – https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mkcGsVJqrkYwu8exRcdui6dNzd4SqB_c?usp=sharing Hey Antonella 🙂  Firstly I just wanted to say thank you for being my partner for this observation, I thoroughly enjoyed looking through the lecture notes you sent me. It looks to … Continue reading

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Review of my teaching practice – Written by a Peer

This review was taken from the ROT form written by Antonella Norris about the MA Film introduction to the Alexa Mini LF workshop breakdown she reviewed. A link to the document and supporting content is below: MA Film Introduction to … Continue reading

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