Author Archives: Carlotta Ghigi

Following on from the “wire-up/down” re-design, another issue that came alight during a tutorial with Lindsey, was lack of alignment between learning activity and assessment/LOs. I read up about constructive alignment and the need to match the learning outcomes to … Continue reading →

Planning and teaching for effective learning The Costing Lecture Contextual background As part of the unit that teaches our Fashion Contour students how to design for a professional brief, I teach a session about calculating the production cost of garments … Continue reading →

During the workshop about assessment practices we discussed the concept of qualifications.Formal education is based around a compromise, or a deal, whereas grades and qualifications are exchanged for set learning achievements. In the context of arts, the idea that learning … Continue reading →

Assessing learning and exchanging feedback Contextual Background:  As a lecturer in Fashion Contour BA, I have noticed that students feel under pressure to achieve top grades. The ability to take grades as feedback is surpassed by the tendency to seeing … Continue reading →

During a tutorial with Lindsay about assessment we discussed the issue I have with a specific pattern cutting exercise students perform in year 2: “wire up/down”, an exercise aimed at teaching students how to prepare patterns differently for a bra … Continue reading →

Knowing and meeting the needs of diverse learners  Contextual Background:  As a Fashion Contour lecturer, I deal with student groups of about twenty young adults per class. Often the students present a variety of learning difficulties linked to neurodiversity. Some … Continue reading →

Microteaching workshop So, blogging! Here we go! This doesn’t feel at all like my food blogging; this time I am not sure what to write or where I am going, but I’ll never get there if I don’t make the … Continue reading →