Hello, my name is Andrea Marfo, a Specialist CAD/CAM Technician at the London College of Fashion. I have been working here for almost 5 years now, coming this August.
The pandemic has made us all change the way we teach. We had to adapt our pedagogy methods and make a lot of changes to our teaching practices, such as teaching online, adapting the student experience and our working spaces, updating learning resources, and changing learning outcomes, assessments, and feedback.
Although it was a challenging time for me, it helped me develop more key skills that have allowed me to look at my teaching practice in a new light. I now have a better understanding of how to enhance my students’ learning and experience.
To continue developing my skills and knowledge, I’m excited to embark on a new journey by starting the PgCert in academic practice in Art, Design, and Communication. I’m interested in learning from the theories, research, methods, and experiences of others on the course about their teaching practices and methods. I hope to improve my teaching practice and methods even further by making creative art and design pedagogies more accessible and flexible, especially in Digital technologies.