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Squaring the Circle? Critical reflections on the delivery of fine art teaching as learner and practitioner.
PGCCE essay
2004 marks the 27th year from my enrolment on an Art and Design Foundation Course at Oxford Polytechnic (now Brookes University) and this essay will critically examine both my experience as a learner in various institutions in that period and a reflection on how the PGCCE delivery module and my current position as a teacher on a Foundation Art course at New College Nottingham are informed by these learner experiences. I have divided this timescale into three distinct periods for the sake of clarity. The first period from 1977 to 1981 details my learner experience at Oxford and subsequently on a Fine Art B.A. course at Hornsey College of Art (Middlesex Polytechnic now University). The second period 1994 -1996 details my activity as a practicing artist in Edinburgh Scotland whilst attending the Edinburgh University School for Continuing Education course in Scottish Cultural Studies. Thirdly is my present teaching experience before and during the PGCCE course. In all cases I am interested in the pedagogical theories and philosophies that have informed the delivery of teaching and will reflect on how this has wider social and cultural implications.
LikeFine arts in the curriculum: Reinventing the colour wheel?
PGCCE essay
The first part of the essay will explore the Foundation Fine Art syllabus as delivered over a term at Nottingham New College in 2004.
I previously considered the nature of contemporary fine art teaching and investigated the current 'crisis' in fine arts delivery within the curriculum in 'Squaring the circle' (Belcher, 2004). This essay acts in some ways as a further development of that enquiry. I shall be commenting on the project-based syllabus and whilst not designing a complete replacement for it will offer comments on how I think it could be extended or improved.
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