Month: January 2025

I have been reading (RMIT University, n.d.) on Belonging in Higher Education from the RMIT Strategy which is relational and there are some relevant quotes which stood out as being particularly relevant which I’ve popped into six some categories below: “Belonging is the sense of mattering and interpersonal connectedness: a basic human need, it enhances […]

Tutorial 1: Ethics Sign off & action Pans Reflecting on ABAR Icebreakers in Tutorials – Starting the ARP JourneyMonday, October 14, 2025 Today’s tutorial was with my tutor, Catherine, and fellow student, Tommy, gave me the space to explore my thoughts on designing icebreakers for fostering belonging in my own tutorials. As someone who teaches […]

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Qualitative Method Research Survey 1.https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YCX72DJ Survey 2. https://www.surveymonkey.com/create/?sm=aGYljAdKHsSafSjNXWX36Pq_2BuYTACGDG0Zu7hJyK2uo_3D Survey 3. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YCX72DJ Finally where I also did some Qualitative research by way of a questionnaire to gather further insights, I reached out to the three groups of 6-9 students for student reflections and feedback with an online survey through survey monkey. Due to this big fail […]

Research Design Overview: In this intervention, students were asked to create a “stuckness” drawing during a one-to-one tutorial. The purpose of this exercise was to help students articulate and express any feelings of being blocked, either creatively or emotionally, in their work. The drawings served as a starting point for deeper reflection and were followed […]

Here is the detailed analysis of Method 2: Metaphorical Self-Portrait Intervention, based on the data collected from students’ self-portrait drawings, their verbal reflections, and further analysis of the observations and themes at play. Research Design Overview: For the second Metaphorical self-portrait method, students were asked via email prior to our tutorial to bring in a […]

Research Design For the first PhotoVoice method, students were asked via email prior to our tutorial to bring a photo that represented how they were feeling about the course. The photo could reflect their personal life, artistic practice, or any challenges they were facing. This method was employed as an initiall icebreaker during a 30-minute […]

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Full Bibliography Ahmed, S. (2017). Living a Feminist Life. Durham: Duke University Press. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1215/9780822373377 [Accessed 11 Jan. 2025]. Allen, K.-A. and Kern, P. (2017). Enhancing Wellbeing and Community in Higher Education. London: Routledge. Allen, K.-A., Slaten, C., Hong, S., Lan, M., Craig, H., May, F. and Counted, V. (2024). ‘Belonging in Higher Education: […]

Here I will try to discuss in some detail the research methods I’ve been using in my Action Research Project (ARP) in attempt to foster a sense of pro-belonging among my students Tutees in their first foundation art and design tutorials. These methods ive explored combine qualitative and participatory Art based action research (ABAR) approaches, […]