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Absence of detail and the value of ambiguity in art and education

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Andrew Middleton

This post pulls together ideas about the value of ambiguity and space in art and education by drawing upon my diverse experiences as educator, artist, and musician. It wanders! In some ways, it is about creating room to wander. I hope you it connects with your own wanderings. Continue reading →

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Transparency, turbulence, ambiguity and uncertainty in #activelearning

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Andrew Middleton

“One student’s safe uncertainty is another student’s chaotic nightmare.” (Orr & Shreeve, 2018) Based on research I conducted with others into student satisfaction of learning (Heaton et al., 2015), being clear with students about what is expected of them has … Continue reading →

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Mapping my learning: visualising not just being visual

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Andrew Middleton

A few posts ago I thought through some ideas about using metaphorical maps as a way of navigating learning. I want to pursue this here to discover further intersections and connections, especially as we gear up for the collaborative inquiry … Continue reading →

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Teaching as craft, learning as art?

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Andrew Middleton

I have been reading a stimulating paper by Mandy Lupton from 2013 on reclaiming the art of teaching, which you can find here. Her concern is for the art of teaching, and how it is lost to “a higher education … Continue reading →

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The writing is on the wall – poetry and place

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Andrew Middleton

There has been an interesting little discussion on Twitter today following a post from @viviennestern. This, on a wall @sheffhallamuni made me stop and stare. For all the vitriol about universities, they exist to help us think better, understand more. What … Continue reading →

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Learning from the Futurists: analysis of the third Futurist manifesto

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Andrew Middleton

The route of the manifesto as an art form is Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ The Communist Manifesto (1848). Loud, clear and confrontational, this form was later adopted by F.T.Marinetti in The Foundation and Manifesto of Futurism (1909), and from … Continue reading →

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