Author Archives: Daphne Bikker

Assessment and Feedback Assessment and feedback form part of my key responsibilities as a design lecturer. I approach these as opportunities to nurture growth, encourage reflection, and support each student’s creative and professional development. I deliver both formative and summative … Continue reading →

Practice-Based Education As part of my commitment to preparing students for successful professional lives after graduation, I place a strong emphasis on practice-based learning that places students in real-world (or closely simulated) occupational contexts. Higgs (2011, cited in Higgs et … Continue reading →

Drawing Workshop During the first weeks at college, first year students are introduced to sketching footwear through a series of four 3-hour workshops. I have designed and delivered these sessions to give students a foundational understanding of how to communicate … Continue reading →

Designing the session Designing my microteaching session coincided with planning a session for my students on ‘Object-Based Learning’ (OBL). I decided to use the microteaching session as a pilot to test the method and identify any adjustments that might be … Continue reading →

As part of the PG Cert ‘Theories, Policies and Practices’ unit, we are tasked with delivering a short microteach session using ‘Object Based Learning’. I had come across the term ‘Object Based Learning’ earlier through a colleague who was very … Continue reading →

During the first workshop of my PG Cert program, I came across the article by Harris (2022), Embracing the silence: introverted learning and the online classroom. I chose to read this text because I could identify with this category myself. … Continue reading →

Welcome to my PG Cert blog. My name is Daphne and I am a footwear design lecturer on the BA (Hons) Cordwainers Footwear course at the London College of Fashion. I have been connected to shoes for most of my … Continue reading →