Fact Not Fiction (FnF

Fact not Fiction is a two day course designed by the Shades of Noir team that builds on the Teaching and Learning Exchanges introduction to teaching in Higher Education course Thinking Teaching.

The aim of this course is to support the participants in engaging in facts supported by theory and or experiences including those of our Teaching Within community. Our objective is to contextualise educational experiences and demystify the process by which practitioners can gain entry into the profession.

This compulsory two day training workshop is designed to support previously marginalised creative professionals and or social justice advocates who wish to pursue a career in teaching. As such it will situate participants’ teaching as a purposeful context of practice and pedagogic theory, which aligns with the Teaching Within programme aims.

The course will offer a blend of theoretical input and practical activity supported by case study reviews. You will: • Reflect on your own experiences of being a learner and navigating educational environments • Gain an understanding of key pedagogic ideas around social justice and anti racism • Develop essential anti racism and critical techniques in reflection • Advance relationships with your peers, TW graduates and the Shades of Noir team • Explore relevant techniques for designing social justice teaching sessions • Consider student centred teaching • Explore potential barriers to learning

This course is a great way to begin your academic journey in preparation for post graduate certificate in academic practice and entering the teaching practice as a Teaching Within participant.

This year’s workshop will take place on 2 & 3 December 2021.

“I feel very privileged that we have been able to host Teaching Within participants from year to year in the Branding and Design Innovation programme. The TW participants bring to our courses wide range of expertise and with their input the course teams are better equipped to reflect on their teaching methods and relevance to student learning. As a Programme

Director I am always grateful for such generosity on the part of the participants, while in return I am committed that we provide them with a sense of belonging to our teaching community and opportunities to learn from our teaching expertise.

(UAL Programme Director)

“As a multidisciplinary subject area, we (staff and students) really value the range of experiences that Teaching Within students come to our course with. We look forward to meeting and working with the TW academic every year and hope to build relationships that last beyond the time-frame of their course.

(UAL Course Leader)