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Participant Profiles: All-Wales Centre for Creative Teaching and Teaching Creativity in Art & DesignAndy PenalunaSwansea Metropolitan University Tel: 01792 481255 Email: andy.penaluna@smu.ac.uk
Professor of Creative Entrepreneurship CEO / Chair - Enterprise Educators UK Ltd.
Design for Advertising at Swansea Metropolitan University focuses on the application of creativity within business and promotional contexts, with ideas generation and problem solving being at centre of the OCuriosity Based Learning' pedagogies that are associated with the course.
Enterprise and employability are well-established interests. Andy's classes at Swansea are over 20 years old and have permeated each of the University's three faculties. These use the "Continuous Conceptual Review Model', where curriculum is actively informed by alumni who contribute not only to the classes but to assessment strategies. The Universities of Wales and New York supervised Andy's doctorate, awarded for his research into the origins of photographic image manipulation and previously unrecorded airbrush history.
Andy is supervising at PhD level and is a research-active member of the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship (NCGE) and the Institute of Small Business and Enterprise (isbe). In 2006 Andy was nominated for two international awards for research papers including the Internationalizing Entrepreneurship Education and Training Annual Conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where a co-authored presentation won the prestigious OBest International Empirical Paper'. In 2008 Andy led an international team in the OBest International Practice' plenary of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (isbe) annual conference and chaired their Creative Industries track in 2010. He has presented keynotes at a range of enterprise-related teaching and learning conferences and led a Stanford University discussion on teaching Creative Enterprise.
Andy has been active in numerous International debates, specializing in innovation, opportunity recognition, assessment strategies and associated cognitive approaches. He now leads the Higher Education Academy's Business and Management Special Interest group in Entrepreneurial Learning and Chairs Enterprise Educators UK in 2010-2011. The United Nations have recently invited him to join an experts group that meets regularly in Geneva to discuss enterprise education policy and practice.
Download Andy Penaluna's CV (pdf 90kb).
Annie Grove-WhiteCardiff School of Art & Design, UWIC
Annie currently teaches in both theory and practice on the BA Graphic Communication programme, with a particular interest in typography and the power of communication. As Advisor for Innovation in Learning & Teaching at Cardiff School of Art and Design she has been committed to working with colleagues to develop and enhance approaches to learning and teaching in the School of Art and Design for several years.
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She also led on and co-ordinated an international and cross-disciplinary conference titled 'Creativity or Conformity: building cultures of creativity in Higher Education' (www.creativityconference07.org) which was held at UWIC in January 2007 and was an international success. On a School level, she organises regular staff events for sharing good practice in L&T in art and design among other things.
Cath RocheWest Wales School of the Arts, Coleg Sir Gar Tel: 01554 748211 / 0781 3843311
Course leader of BA hons Fine Art Painting programme at WWSOTA since 2003. I am responsible for the overall course programme design, course content and structure, developing course and cluster module programmes and initiating cross discipline creative activity. I was previously course leader of HND Fine Art Painting (1999-2003) and in that role was a member of the faculty writing team set up to develop and construct the BA degree programmes within Art & Design at Coleg Sir Gar which were introduced in 2003. Within the Art & Design faculty I have also worked as pathway leader for fine art on the WJEC Foundation Diploma in Art & Design (1997-1999) and initiated, developed and lead an Access to Education course in Illustration and Graphics (1996-1997)
The integration of theory through creative practice.
Cerys AlonsoGlyndwr University Tel: 01978 293519
Programme Leader
Whilst I teach across several programmes including FdA Art and Design, BA(Hons) Applied Arts and MA Contemporary Applied Arts, I am the Programme Leader for: FdA Art and Design, FdA Art and Design for Landscape and FdA Digital Media Design and Production.
FdA Art and Design is also franchised to Coleg Menai and Coleg Llandrillo as well as delivered at Glyndwr University.
I have developed and validated several programmes at Glyndwr and have been an external panel member for other validation events across the country.
Dr Derek Stears BA., DipCDAE., M.Ed., PhDUWIC
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Dr Steve GillCardiff School of Art & Design, UWIC Phone: (029) 2041 6732/6606
Principal Lecturer
He has also authored more than thirty peer reviewed publications, is a member, Design Research Society, member of Committee of Directors in Design (CoRDD) and Coordinator of Programme for Advanced Interactive Prototype Research (PAIPR), He holds one patent, with two pending. Has worked with Samsung Europe, Sony Ericsson, Kinneir Dufort Design and Alloy Total Product Design (top 5 UK design consultancy) to develop new methods of rapidly prototyping complex computer-embedded products with user interfaces since 2003.
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Emma MarshmanCardiff School of Cultural and Creative Industries Tel: 01443 668542
Head of Graphic Communication
My teaching career started with me training as a secondary teacher DT/Art working at schools such as Barry Boys and Fitzalan High School before that. Moving into FE teaching at National Diploma level at Coleg Morgannwg for 3 years. Along side teaching I was able to undertake an MA in Design Management with Ray Holland currently from Brunel University (Head of Branding Strategy) This allowed me to explore the Strategy behind Design Management and inspire me to move ahead with my teaching career.
Research The Higher Education Academy
Ingrid MurphyCardiff School of Art & Design, UWIC Tel: 029 20416343
I am responsible for the curriculum development and delivery of the BA Hons Course in Ceramics at UWIC, with particular emphasis on Studio and Professional Practice. Currently I am a member of a number of school and university Committees including Learning &Teaching, Research & Enterprise and Quality Monitoring.
Currently undertaking a Learning and Teaching Development Unit funded project exploring advanced technological learning strategies applied to the delivery of skills teaching in ceramic processes. Interested in undertaking research in to how creativity is taught in material based disciplines and how blended learning and specific learning environments may affect this.
Jane DavisonUniversity Wales Newport
Associate Dean (Academic Development and Planning)
As Associate Dean (Academic Development and Planning), Jane is responsible for leading portfolio development both at home and overseas. In 2007 she received a Learning & Teaching Award to support the next phase of her research project, which included a series of face-to-face interviews with representatives from the eight subject areas identified for further study, namely, architecture, area studies, art and design, biosciences, economics, health studies, physics and sociology. Since 2006 Jane has been External Moderator for Contemporary Applied Arts, Spatial Design and Artist Blacksmithing at Hereford College of Arts.
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Tracy PritchardCardiff School of Cultural and Creative Industries e-mail: tpritcha@glam.ac.uk
Award Leader BA (Hons) Fashion Design Tracy Pritchard oversees the following courses of Fashion Design, Fashion Promotion and Costume Construction for Screen and Stage at the University of Glamorgan.
Tracy's research has mainly been in the area of pedagogy concentrating on theory and practice. However during the past year she has conducted a research project looking at the effects both positive and negative on the impact that international exchange students have on the workroom environment. The study investigates the trans-national student and staff experiences of exchange relationships. The research looks at not only the educational differences and benefits but also the impact of work, employment and service through work exchanges and the positive impact upon the cultural and creative industries.
The initial direction of the research focused on student perceptions and reflections of their exchange experiences both educationally and in real life employability scenarios. Staff exchanges from both institutions have also been central to this study.
Ruth DineenCardiff School of Art & Design, UWIC Tel: 02920 416633
Principal Lecturer / CSAD Principal Researcher
Currently lecturer on BA Graphic Communication programme. Teaching and external examining experience across a number of HE institutions. Has designed / run two BA courses and co-ordinated an 8-pathway MA Matrix structure. Has run creative problem-solving workshops for research students in several UK universities. Referee for ‘Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education' & ‘Innovations in Teaching & Learning International'; Fellow of the HEA.
Publications and Conferences
Steven KeeganGlyndwr UniversityTel: 01978293522
The second element is the investigation of the benefits of "industry" and "art educators" sharing aspects of the syllabus. The potential benefits to both stake holders are considerable and the student gathers very valuable experience in preparation for work outside of the university: however, there are pitfalls and complications in such projects, and the potential for complexity in relations can be managed effectively.
Gary M. Pritchard PhDNewport School of Art Media and Design
Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching)
Gary Pritchard PhD is Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) of Newport School of Art, Media & Design. His background is in television and print media as a writer, journalist, scriptwriter and filmmaker. Teaching themes include scriptwriting, pre-production and theoretical content to the undergraduate moving image courses. He also teaches into the MA in Animation and Film at the International Film School of Wales (IFSW) based at Newport. His portfolio includes scriptwriting workshop credits including the Celtic Film Festival, and has been a jury member at the Brief Encounters Film Festival (Bristol).
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Strengths-based education has shown early promise as a potential tool for engaging students with the broadest notion of their learning. Strengths-based approaches attempt to help students identify their own unique talents, and then use them to develop a strategy for utilising such gifts in negotiating their academic progression and careers.
The self-reflective nature of a strengths approach encourages students to develop into individuals capable of capitalising on their gifts and abilities in various contexts. In identifying and cultivating students' strengths, it seeks to encourage self-awareness that also nurtures a confidence to then apply those strengths to their academic studies. Such an approach challenges deficit remediation programmes that operate on the basis of encouraging students to work on perceived weaknesses as the basis for academic progression
Students in trials experienced what the author has termed ‘Learning Epiphany' and in some cases this manifestation was dramatic and highly positive. The individuals also engaged in a cognitive reframing of their self-concept, which mediated this experience. This research has significant implications for curriculum design and delivery, and offers much potential for supporting students in achieving excellence in their arts practice and academics.
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Dr Stephen ThompsonCardiff School of Art & Design, UWIC Tel: 02920 416308
Deputy Dean
Recently appointed Deputy Dean and Director of Learning and Teaching for Cardiff School of Art & Design, UWIC. Teaching and external examining experience across a number of HE institutions in the UK and Europe. Has designed / managed undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Until recently the Head of Department of Creative Communications at UWIC. Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. PhD in Design Philosophy. Member of the HEA-ADM Productive Relationships Wales Steering Committee and Editorial Board.
Main Research field is the philosophical and pedagogical implications of emerging technologies and emerging design practices. Was the author and director of the Design Futures course at UWN. Co-convenor of the MeAT (metaphysics, embodiment Aesthetics & Technology) Design Research group at UWIC. Member of Transtechnology Research at the University of Plymouth.
Mark CocksSwansea Metropolitan University Tel: 01792 481021
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Sion HughesGlyndwr University Tel: 01978 293501
Head of School of Art & Design
Research Most recently Sion has played a key role for Glyndwr University developing international collaborative relationships. This has principally been in China, India, SE Asia and Eastern Europe. Academically and also in a research context this is now his main area of interest. In particular, he is interested in pedagogically-based research which explores the issue of how to develop teaching and learning strategies which effectively nurture creative thinking and innovative visual and material based problem-solving within diverse and cross cultural scenarios.
Chris GlynnCardiff School of Art & Design, UWIC Tel: 029 20417085 www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/illustration
Programme Director: BA (Hons) Illustration
Ruth Matheson, MSc, Dip COT, CMS, FHEAUniversity of Wales Institute Cardiff Tel: 029 20201535
Senior Lecturer, Learning & Teaching Development Unit
Prior to taking up the position in LTDU at UWIC, Ruth was a lecturer in occupational therapy at Cardiff University for 12 years.
Dr Kate E TaylorSchool of Creative Studies and Media, Bangor Wales Tel: 01248 383656 E-mail: cos601@bangor.ac.uk
Lecturer in Visual Culture
Studied Drama and literature at Goldsmith College London. My MA and PhD were both in film and were awarded by the University of Exeter. I currently teach a variety of courses including Visual Culture: The Body, World Cinema and Women on Film.
Research Representation of the body in cinema, dance, theatre and art: with special reference post-modern and Feminist visual theory.
Paul CroftAberystwyth School of Art, Aberystwyth University School of Art: 01970 622460 Mobile Number: 07950 490154 E-mail: puc@aber.ac.uk
Lecturer Fine Art Printing
Paul Croft trained in Fine Art, specialising in drawing, painting and printmaking. Since qualifying as Master Printer from the Tamarind Institute of Lithography in 1996, his research and practice as an artist, educator, printmaker and collaborating printer has culminated in the publication of two books on Stone Lithography and Plate Lithography (UK: A&C Black, 2001 & 2003; USA: Watson-Guptill, 2003; China: JML Fine Art Press, 2003).
In 2007 he curated Stone-Plate-Grease-Water, an exhibition of international contemporary lithography, an AHRC-funded research project that has made a significant contribution to the understanding of the nature and diversity of current lithographic practice. The show included 90 prints by 64 artists from the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, Argentina and Jordan, and was accompanied by a catalogue and website.
Currently as Lecturer in Fine Art Printmaking at The School of Art in Aberystwyth he is responsible for the delivery of printmaking courses at BA, MA and PhD levels. Integration of studio-based research - primarily concerned with lithographic practice and collaboration - into the pedagogical environment is seen as an important aspect of student education. Recent collaborations with visiting artists including David Tress, Shani Rhys James, Stuart Pearson Wright, Marcelle Hanselaar and Wuon Gean Ho have made a considerable impact and contribution to the teaching environment. Similarly continuing research into the interfacing techniques of stone lithography and computer-generated drawing is encouraging interaction between traditional and digital areas.
As an Associate Fellow (2005) and Fellow (2007) of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, and Chairman of Aberystwyth Printmakers, Croft has formed an international network of artists, print workshops and educational institutions with the aim of increasing the profile of lithography and attracting collaborating artists to the School of Art. Croft has contributed several articles to Printmaking Today and his work appears in several books on printmaking, including Tamarind 40 Years (UNM, 2000), Collecting Original Prints (A&C Black, 2005), Printmakers Secrets (A&C Black, 2009), and Contemporary Printmaking (2009).
Recent exhibitions include Contemporary Welsh Printmakers (Lahore and Karachi, 2007), The Prints of Wales (Kansas, 2007), and two international portfolio exchanges at The Southern Graphic Conference in Richmond, USA (2008). In 2008 he was invited by Gregynog Press to illustrate Welsh Times celebrating the work of author Emyr Humphreys. Teaching and research supervision covers Fine Art (printmaking) and Art History (history of lithography).
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Desdemona McCannonNorth Wales School of Art, Glyndwr University Tel: 01978 293 528 E-mail: d.mccannon@glyndwr.ac.uk
BA / MA Design / Illustration I am a member of the Design Communication team at NWSAD, part of Glyndwr university, and am involved in the delivery of the BA and MA Design/Illustration courses. Since February 2008 I have also been responsible for the Critical and Contextual element of the Art school curriculum, with a remit to seek ways of embedding critical theory into the studio modules, and to facilitate ways in which the links between theory and practice can be explored.
I have a strong interest in analogue design solutions, the importance of craft and making in the design process. I am interested in designers as producers, and how innovation and entrepeneurship can be fostered in design education.
I am also interested in the primacy of drawing and strategies to express non verbal thinking. I have developed several research projects looking at how the use of drawing, illustration and visual metaphor can be used in educational contexts to help 'visual thinkers' organize conceptual material.
In 2008 I set up the ‘Visual Essay Project' at NWSAD, working with colleagues and students to investigate the strategies of visual thinkers in organising and structuring information when approaching the task of writing an academic essay. The findings of this project will be described at the 3rd Global conference in Visual Literacy, Oxford , July 2009.
Jo WalterSchool of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Art & Design, Swansea Metropolitan University Tel: 44 (0) 7828 490502 E-mail: jo.walter@smu.ac.uk
Chair of Art & Design Quality Committee
Interests include organisational culture and change, communities of practice and collaborative working. Co-creative approaches are explored in Working without a script - rethinking how academics can work collaboratively in changing contexts, a chapter co-authored with R.Brown, R.Heatly, J.Last, F.Powley, B.Thomas and S.Wareing in The Student Experience in Art and Design Higher Education: Drivers for Change, GLAD (2007). Jo is developing the Writing-PAD Wales Centre at SMU. Writing Purposefully in Art and Design offers a cross-disciplinary platform to explore writing as a ‘parallel to visual discourse in art and design practice'. The Writing-PAD network has extended to over 40 HEIs in England, with further centres being established in Scotland, Ireland and internationally. A 2010 Writing-PAD Wales conference will be linked to a Wales issue of the Journal of Writing in Creative Practice , guest edited by Jo and colleagues from Welsh HEIs.
As the ADM-HEA management board Wales representative, Jo advocates the value of national and international networks to encourage the dissemination of innovative approaches to learning and teaching. Contributing to debates on Enhancement Themes in Scotland (ADM-HEA), Effective Approaches to Quality (QAA Wales), and employer engagement in Future Proof (HEFCE), she has ensured that the four nation agenda is addressed in policy reviews. As a member of the ADM-HEA Art and Design Reference Group Jo convened a number of Wales learning and teaching network events; she is a peer reviewer for learning and teaching projects, academic journals and the ADM-HEA Teaching Fellowships.
Andy RobertsCardiff UniversityTel: 029 2087 4602
Welsh School of Architecture
Andy Roberts is currently the Deputy Director of the Higher Education Academy, Centre for Education in the Built Environment (CEBE) and is responsible for Architectural Education within the Centre.
He also teaches at the Welsh School of Architecture where he coordinates the 1st year of the school's M.Arch course. Most of his students are based in professional practice, but return to the school regularly for short courses.
Through the subject centre, Andy has produced a number of short briefing guides containing examples of good practice in architectural education. He has also organised a number of events for teachers of architecture, including an annual workshop for new lecturers, and networking conferences that bring teachers of architecture together.
Research The overarching theme of Andy's research is understanding the student as an individual. His Ph.D looked at how cognitive styles and other individual differences affected students performance in architectural design project work. His current research focuses on how we might encourage students to engage in reflective practice, and is looking at how individual differences might impact upon this. A particular interest is on how students might reflect on their early experiences of professional practice, and how this reflection might lead to deep levels of learning. He is keen to encourage others to develop and publish pedagogic research.
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James IsonCardiff School of Art and Design, UWIC
Research My practice has evolved in the space between traditional workshop craft and fine art textiles, and whilst being highly conceptual, explores the tactile qualities of objects and materials in relation to the body, it's surroundings and indeed, the human condition. Through untraditional relationships built between contrasting materials and found objects, I incorporate these themes into my work in an essential but experimental way. I am also a founding member of the Cardiff based art collective ‘Smoke'.
My current research project, Boys don't make ball gowns, son, unpicks the notion of the gendered pathway within the textiles discipline of art education.
Ian WeirCardiff School of Art & Design, UWIC Tel: 029 20416652 E-mail: iweir@uwic.ac.uk http://www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/graphics/
Ian Weir has been interested in creative pedagogy since beginning his teaching career in 1990. Motivating students and enhancing their learning experience are clear drivers to developing teaching practice. A particular interest is helping students to develop strategies to acquire and develop software skills in an autonomous and continuing manner - beyond university, preparing for the ever-changing digital landscape.
Stuart McNeilCardiff School of Art & Design, UWIC Tel: 02920 201548 Senior Lecturer
Stuart McNeil is a Senior Lecturer for the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff which is part of the Department for Creative Communication in the Cardiff School of Art and Design where he is the Programme Director for Mobile, Web and Game Design BA/BSc (hons).
Stuarts current research is centred around Arts Education, and in particular the use and incorporation of Emergent Urban Arts. His work within the Arts Organisation ‘Pedestrian' has provided the development of Urban Art discourse and educational tools.
He has previously worked within the interactive media sector for numerous years and gained awards including a BAFTA. Stuart is the Managing Director of Deft Design since 1996 and is the Education Director for ‘Pedestrian Arts' Charitable Non-Profit National Arts Company and is a board director for Bulb Roots a Non-Profit Arts Organisation. Stuart reviews papers for the British Computer Society, Human Computer Interface group and has been a Judge for BAFTA, The Golden Pixel Awards and the Celtic Film Festival.
Stuart is a Professional Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS) The Chartered Institute for Information Technology, A Member of the British Computer Society, Human Computer Interface group, A Member of the MeAT (Metaphysics : embodiment : Aesthetics : Technology) Research Group part of the Design Enhanced Human Futures (DEHF) group within Wales Institute for Research in Art and Design (WIRAD) and Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (FRSA)
Trevor HarrisUniversity of Wales Trinity Saint David Tel: 01570 424781 Email: t.harris@tsd.ac.uk Web: http://lamp.academia.edu/TrevorHarris
Trevor Harris is the Programme Co-ordinator for Media Production on the Lampeter Campus of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. He teaches electronic publishing and design skills, ranging from print-based Desktop Publishing through to Interactive New Media, with a particular specialism in Panoramic Digital Photography and interactive narratives for games.
With a research interest that focuses on Creative Pedagogies and the interaction between the skills agenda and the higher education curriculum, Trevor takes a keen interest in graduate employability in general and the Creative Industries in particular. He involves students in client-led 'live briefs', community based coursework and many other extra-curricular activities. A great believer in the appropriate use of technology and the individualisation of the higher education experience, he is developing TELE, a Technology Enhanced Individualised Learning Environment, a hybrid of Technology Enhanced Learning and the Moodle Virtual Learning Environment.
In support of his research Trevor is a member of the Editorial Board of the ADM supported Productive Relationships Project and has spoken at the recent seminars and conferences about his work on the relationship between higher education and the creative industries, and in particular the pedagogy that underpins that work. The events are listed below.
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