Author Archives: Michelle Ussher
Intervention – Reflective Report
As a white Australian who grew up on the ancestral lands of the Thunggutti/Dunghutti First Nations people, I acquired a questioning mind regarding dominant voices and fictionalised histories. This has shaped my pedagogical approach to the critical studies module I … Continue reading
Unit 2 Blog Post 3: Race
The School That Tried to End Racism (Channel 4, 2020) depicts school children enacting ‘Privilege Walk’ to demonstrate the impact of racial inequalities, which reveals colour blindness. Those who are disadvantaged understood immediately the unfair implications, yet the most advantaged … Continue reading
Intervention Outline
As a white Australian who grew up on the ancestral lands of the Thunggutti/Dunghutti First Nations people, I acquired a questioning mind regarding dominant voices and fictionalised histories. My early educational experience of watching BBC documentaries of the British discovery … Continue reading
Unit 2 Blog Post 2: Faith and Intersectionality
All four resources offered individual concerns relating to religion at the intersectionality of academia and sport. Kwame Anthony Appiah is a gay American British philosopher who grew up in Ghana. Simran Jeet Singh is an American Sikh professor, writer, and activist. Jaclyn … Continue reading
Unit 2, Blog Post 1: Disability and Intersectionality
Crenshaw’s article highlights how identity politics can ignore intragroup differences. (Crenshaw, 1991) To explore qualitative differences, I selected 3 interviews with individuals of diverse race and sexual orientation with hidden and visible disabilities. Christine Sun Kim is an American German deaf artist … Continue reading
Observation Report 3.
Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: One-to-ones Size of student group: 13Observer: Karen MathewmanObservee: Michelle Ussher Part One: (Observee to complete in brief and send to observer prior to the observation or review) What is the context of this session/artefact within the … Continue reading
Case Study 1: Knowing and responding to your students’ diverse needs.
Contextual Background Within the BAACC course, I teach an essay planning seminar supporting dissertations for students specialising in textiles, ceramics, painting, performance, digital, sculpture, woodworking, musical instruments, and horology. The 35 students have individual character and range in neurodiversity and … Continue reading
Case Study 3: Assessing learning and exchanging feedback
Contextual Background: I assess Studio, Professional Practice and Theory on the BAACC course. Feedback tutorials are post-assessment and to effect improvement I have scheduled “draft” submissions for the Theory component prior to assessment. Accidentally, draft essay feedback tutorials were scheduled … Continue reading
Observation Report 2.
Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: One-to-ones Size of student group: 1Observer: Michelle UssherObservee: Jazmin Hodges PART ONE (Observee to complete in brief and send to observer prior to the observation or review) What is the context of this session/artefact within the … Continue reading
Observation Report 1.
Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: 1-2-1 Tutorials.Size of student group: 3 out of 68Observer: JazminObservee: Michelle PART ONE (Observee to complete in brief and send to observer prior to the observation or review) What is the context of this session/artefact within … Continue reading