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Networks
Networks was established in 2007 by the Art Design Media Higher Education Academy Subject Centre, based at the University of Brighton and funded by the UK higher education funding councils. Networks is an online publication written by, and distributed free of charge amongst, colleagues involved in higher education teaching and learning in art, design and media subjects.Networks aims to:
- Support a network of colleagues involved in higher education in art, design and media subjects;
- Help share knowledge between colleagues working in UK art, design and media higher education;
- Promote and share effective practice in learning and teaching.
Readers tell us that the news, features, case studies, projects and reviews impact on their teaching practice in positive ways. Many contributors use Networks to share their research with a broad audience where it can have genuine impact.
Networks is published quarterly. We welcome contributions from those working in UK-based art, design and media HE.
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Editors' choice
A selection of articles from our latest issue.
‘Fly, Students, Fly’: Stories from the Studio – an Examination of the Student Experience of Peer-tutoring on an Accredited Programme
Feature
Peer-tutoring schemes frequently appeal to educators in Higher Education and there is much literature examining implementation and assessment. Using narrative research methods, this inquiry set out to understand the lesser-considered student experience, in particular, that of media production students acting as peer tutors on an accredited programme. Results give a picture of the complex, mul...
Karen Arrand, Coventry University
Good at Teaching or Good at Writing Applications?
Feature
In previous issues of Networks we have congratulated and celebrated the work of the three successful 2011-12 National Teaching Fellows working in art, design and media. Here, Shân Wareing, Dean of Learning and Teaching Development at University of the Arts London, tells us about the application process and provides some valuable insights and encouragement for those thinking of taking up the ch...
Shân Wareing, University of the Arts London
Art, Design and Media Student Award 2012
Submissions
Networks is delighted to present the entries for Reflect:on Learning Experiences in Art Design & Media, the Art Design and Media Student Award 2012. The award, now in its seventh year, provides a unique opportunity for students to showcase their work alongside a range of UK institutions to a global audience. Vote for your favourite submission, voting closes on 11 May 2012. Winning entry wins £300
Networks team, University of Brighton
Collaboration, Peering, Outward Broadcasting and Real Cross-institutional Exchange: Breaking Down the Barriers to and Between Higher Level Art Education
Feature
This article looks at Q-Art London: a cross college student- and graduate-led organization which aims to make the systems through which contemporary art is both made and evaluated (fine art education and the market system), more transparent both to those already in it and those struggling to find a way into the discipline. Q-Art’s founder, Sarah Rowles, writes about the reasons for setting up ...
Sarah Rowles, Q-Art
‘Fly, Students, Fly’: Stories from the Studio – an Examination of the Student Experience of Peer-tutoring on an Accredited Programme
Feature
Peer-tutoring schemes frequently appeal to educators in Higher Education and there is much literature examining implementation and assessment. Using narrative research methods, this inquiry set out to understand the lesser-considered student experience, in particular, that of media production students acting as peer tutors on an accredited programme. Results give a picture of the complex, mul...
Karen Arrand, Coventry University
Good at Teaching or Good at Writing Applications?
Feature
In previous issues of Networks we have congratulated and celebrated the work of the three successful 2011-12 National Teaching Fellows working in art, design and media. Here, Shân Wareing, Dean of Learning and Teaching Development at University of the Arts London, tells us about the application process and provides some valuable insights and encouragement for those thinking of taking up the ch...
Shân Wareing, University of the Arts London
Art, Design and Media Student Award 2012
Submissions
Networks is delighted to present the entries for Reflect:on Learning Experiences in Art Design & Media, the Art Design and Media Student Award 2012. The award, now in its seventh year, provides a unique opportunity for students to showcase their work alongside a range of UK institutions to a global audience. Vote for your favourite submission, voting closes on 11 May 2012. Winning entry wins £300
Networks team, University of Brighton
Collaboration, Peering, Outward Broadcasting and Real Cross-institutional Exchange: Breaking Down the Barriers to and Between Higher Level Art Education
Feature
This article looks at Q-Art London: a cross college student- and graduate-led organization which aims to make the systems through which contemporary art is both made and evaluated (fine art education and the market system), more transparent both to those already in it and those struggling to find a way into the discipline. Q-Art’s founder, Sarah Rowles, writes about the reasons for setting up ...
