Author Archives: Nina Van Volkinburg
ARP Ethical Action Plan 1: The Challenge of Zooming in
The PgCert experience has changed my life. I see myself now as an Educator (over a Researcher) and have actively changed my career direction due to the lessons I have learned over this course. I have shifted from being a … Continue reading
IP Summative Submission
Please see below for links to my IP Blogs and Intervention: Blog 1: INTERSECTIONALITY Blog 2: FAITH Blog 3: RACE Intervention Explanation (1500 words): HERE Replies have been added to peers’ blogs as well as responses to my own. If … Continue reading
Designing, Executing, and Evaluating an Intervention for Intersectional Social Justice in Higher Education
(Word Document attached to bottom of blog) 1.1 Introduction Given the focus on understanding and appreciating each other’s experiences and diverse backgrounds, for me, this unit as well as proposed intervention, can be represented by the quote from Sydney J. … Continue reading
Blog 3: Race
Workshop 5 and 6 which explored “Race” were very challenging due to the heavy nature of the content and the fact the session was online (being in Group 3) and only a couple of hours long. It is almost impossible … Continue reading
Formative Assessment (Intervention)
Immersing myself within this unit’s literature and context of intersectionality and disability, faith, race I have been reflecting on what this means in my teaching practice. For me it connects to accessibility for students of the materials we teach and … Continue reading
Blog 2: Faith
During one of our IP seminar breakout groups, we had a raw discussion on why we are discussing religion within the unit and its place in the university. I brought up the example that having gotten civilly married in the … Continue reading
Blog 1: On Intersectionality – How Disability Intersects with Identity
Kimberlé Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality has become a valued framework for understanding how various aspects of identity overlap and interact with one another, shaping individuals’ experiences and opportunities received within a society. The theory highlights how identity does not exist … Continue reading
TPP: My Submission Checklist
I admit, when I started the PGCERT I was not overly excited. I felt like this would be yet another weekly task on my never-ending To Do List and something where I would not learn anything new as I already … Continue reading
Case Study 3: Re-evaluating Assessment
Contextual Background: Following Case Study 1 which centred on the challenge of diverse English written and verbal communication skills in the classroom and Case Study 2 which focused on building a team culture to improve the student learning experience, Case … Continue reading
Teaching Observations 3: Peer Reviewing My Practice
Peer Review: Thank you for inviting me to review one of your sessions. I really enjoyed delving into your course through the online brief. You asked for feedback on the communication style, clarity of delivery, and the structure of the … Continue reading