We are delighted to invite you to a #creativeHE meetup with Ana Souto and Roger Saunders.
Ana will explore the potential of creative practices to engage with Inclusive Teaching practices, especially around Decolonising the Curriculum and using live projects as Authentic Assessments in design courses. This participatory session will start with a brief discussion on essential concepts (diasporic identities; decolonising knowledge; intangible heritage and participatory methods); followed by a group task where participants will be invited to draw their intangible heritage, to be shared with the group. A final discussion will acknowledge the challenges and opportunities that accompany these kinds of projects, reflecting on a project completed in October 2023 (Outreach to Ownership).
Roger will then introduce participants to the use and flexibility of card games as a means of learning. It will cover everything from single user generated cards to complete deck building games. It is based on a multi-disciplinary approach and includes both novel created activities and adapted existing ones. The objective by the end is to help colleagues identify potential uses and offer both advice and practical support to them after the event.
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Bio of our guests
Dr Ana Souto is a Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Director of Doctoral Programmes in the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment at Nottingham Trent University. Ana plays a key role in the development and leadership of the research modules on undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Architecture. She supervises PhD and Professional Doctorate candidates in the areas of Architecture, Identity, Heritage and Memory. Ana’s research interest lies in tangible and intangible cultural manifestations of identity, sense of belonging and ownership of the built environment, using a participatory methodology. This is also explored through her scholarship interests, promoting a more inclusive curriculum through Authentic Assessments, Decolonising architecture, and other inclusive approaches to her teaching.
Roger Saunders has been teaching for nearly 28 years and is currently an Associate Professor of Advertising & Marketing at De Montfort University, with an interest in playful learning and gamification. He is a University Teacher Fellow, Senior Fellow of the HEA and Grade 2 Flute. As well as contributing to numerous conferences and blogs he also runs the L&T Chat Show podcast available on Spotify, along with the Bite Size version, available on the same platform.
We are really looking forward to seeing you on the 17th Jan at 1pm UK time.
Warm wishes,
Charlotte, Simon and Mavis, the #creativeHE events team
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