Author Archives: Andrea Machicao Francke

(1649 words) [1] For the fifth week in a row, my student sent me a last-minute excuse for why he couldn’t come to college. Every week, he emailed me or texted me at the last minute, tummy issues, headaches, and … Continue reading →

I’ve always been interested in how the construction of the international student category at college connects language and racialisation processes. For example, it’s very common for US or students from Western Europe who are fluent in English are seen as … Continue reading →

I agree with the references’ articulations of how the way religion impacts the perceived (de-) humanisation of a subject always already intersects with their other identity categories (either imposed or self-ascribed). (Kwame Anthony Appiah: Is religion good or bad? (This … Continue reading →

My proposal addresses a specific language barrier affecting some of our Y3 Chinese students. This cohort of Chinese students has been flagged as having been accepted with a lower IELTS requirement because UAL was concerned about their international students’ numbers. … Continue reading →

There are two levels at work in these videos and in any discussion of accessibility and intersectionality. At one level there are structural and institutional considerations. UAL proclaims their use of the social model of disability – a pretty low … Continue reading →

  Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Interim Review – Afternoon session Size of student group: 8 Observer: Tim Stephens Observee: Andrea Francke   Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and Fellowship … Continue reading →

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice     Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: group crit with MAIVM students – 12th March Size of student group: 8 Observer:  Andrea Machicao Francke Observee: Emily Woolley   Note: This record is solely for … Continue reading →

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice         Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: AV Cultures Session – 20th of Feb Size of student group: it varies around 15 to 4 Observer:  Emily Woolley Observee: Andrea Francke   Note: This record … Continue reading →

Unstable Concepts – A Cross-Year Lecture Strand Experiment Teaching Context I’m a 0.8 Senior Lecturer on Y3 of the BAFA course at Chelsea College of Arts. I’m a Tutor Group Leader to around 30 students and offer general support to … Continue reading →

On Pedagogia de La Ternura (roughly translated as Pedagogy of Tenderness/Care/Affection) This week, I was talking with one of my PG Cert colleagues about how the British teaching system seems to be focused on teachers’ boundaries, on not getting too … Continue reading →