Book: Photovoice Reimagined
"Photovoice Reimagined" introduces photovoice as a method and photovoice as a framework to enable a more participatory approach to research.
Assessments: Letting students decide on their assessments
This is a link to a video for UCL Digital Assessment that explains how in my module we are letting students decide on how they want to be assessed.
Research journaling: Journal across boundaries
This is a recorded conversation between Dr Janet Salmons of MethodSpace SAGE and Dr Nicole Brown explaining how to journal across boundaries. This video is similar to the one that we recorded for the NVivo conference Transcending Boundaries in Qualitative Research.
Article: Exploring experiences of ableism in academia
This article presents disabled academics' experiences and collective understandings of ableism as constructed through normalisation and able-bodiedness.
Article: Researcher experiences in practice-based interdisciplinary research
This article discusses researchers' experiences of interdisciplinary research to maximize the benefits of interdisciplinary research.
Disability post-lockdown
This post is a link to a recording from an event held on the 25th November 2020 via the University of Birmingham, where I was asked to discuss disability experiences before and after Covid19 Lockdown.
Article: Creative and embodied methods to teach reflections
This article describes a project at the Rambert School of Dance that introduced the use of creative methods for teaching reflection and reflective practice.
Skype – Video-conference interviews in health research
The paper discusses practical, ethical, and methodological pitfalls and concerns when using Skype as a tool for interviewing.
Identity boxes
In this post I describe what identity boxes are, how I developed the idea and why identity boxes can be used in research.
Using creative methods to reflect
Producing reflections can be a creative process if we allow for more creative methods, such as Lego models.
Teaching empathy in dance classes
A report about teaching empathy in dance classes
Lesson planning – some recommendations
When observing experienced teachers in lessons or when looking at their lesson plans, the lesson planning process appears easy. However, once you start planning your first lesson you will soon realise that there are many aspects that you must take into consideration. Here are some recommendations to get you started.
Proofing and editing
At University level you are expected to have checked, re-checked, edited and proofed your assignment several times. Each time you read through your work you should focus on a different aspect of your writing.
Sarah Pink: Doing Sensory Ethnography
Pink's understanding of ethnography is broader than that of a study relating to the culture or society of humans. Really, ethnography in Pink's view is a phenomenological study of life world and in the book she offers ways of accessing this life world through a range of channels. Pink suggests including the human senses at all levels of research. This book offers great justification for a less conventional approach to research; an approach where openness to what happens is paramount.
Etiquette at University
When joining a University it is imperative to acquaint yourself with the usual habits and rules. Generally, however, you should always be on time and be polite.
Challenges for mentors
Being a mentor for trainee teachers is rewarding and challenging at the same time. Ultimately, the smiles on a trainee teacher's face after successful lessons is definitely worth every battle against all odds.