“Digging deep”: self-study as a reflexive approach to improving my practice as an artist, researcher and teacher
| dc.contributor.author | Scott, Lee | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-07-21T13:30:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-07-21T13:30:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this article, I show how I enhanced my understanding of my practice as an artist, researcher and teacher using a self-study approach in my recently completed Master of Technology (M.Tech.) dissertation in Graphic Design. As part of my M.Tech. research, I conceptualised and developed a creative teaching tool that I named ‘PicTopics’. PicTopics are palm-sized cards with pictographic illustrations similar to street signage. I used these PicTopics in a variety of ways, but essentially as creative prompts to foster a variety of creative educational skills within the university, and personally as a tool to generate my own artistic expression at a deeper level. I demonstrate the re-storying of my learning through writing about these artworks as visual indicators of my values, personal and professional growth. I show how the paintings reflect my experiences and perceptions of my youth, their effect on my adult self, my individuality and ultimately my teaching self. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.version | Publisher's version | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Scott, L. (2014). " Digging deep": self-study as a reflexive approach to improving my practice as an artist, researcher and teacher. Perspectives in Education: Self-study of educational practice: re-imagining our pedagogies, 32(2), 69-88. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0258-2236 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11660/3788 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Faculty of Education, University of the Free State | en_ZA |
| dc.rights.holder | Faculty of Education, University of the Free State | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Self-study | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Creative teaching tool | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Creative prompts | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Individualism | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Values | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Professional growth | en_ZA |
| dc.title | “Digging deep”: self-study as a reflexive approach to improving my practice as an artist, researcher and teacher | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article | en_ZA |