Monthly Archives: November 2024

It’s intervention time!!!

As outlined in my previous blog post, I have: Of course, none of this work has been happening in isolation — throughout my ARP I have been discussing my ideas and progress with colleagues. There have also been other conversations … Continue reading

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‘How might we’s’ — overview and development into ideation

For this next stage of analysis and ideation I am largely following established processes within the fields of UX design, service design and human centred design, which I have experience using both in industry and academically. (These are methodologies which … Continue reading

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Qualitative research analysis

I have been thematically coding all of my interviews as outlined by Corbin and Strauss as part of their grounded theory methodology (Corbin, J.M. and Strauss, A. (2008) Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory. Third … Continue reading

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Survey results: summary and key insights

After sending out my survey to three years of BA UXD students (around 100 students), I recieved 16 responses. I was disappointed by this, but I have been assured by both my PG Cert tutor and BA UXD colleagues that … Continue reading

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Research interview #4 (student group interview) summary and key insights

I decided to run my student interviews as a single group interview rather than as four individual interviews. This was both for practical reasons (time and scheduling), but also because I was interested in how the students would bounce ideas … Continue reading

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Research interview #3 summary and key insights

There was lots to think about and learn in this great interview with another course leader (whose course is a very similar size and has a similar amount of studio space to ours). My reason for interviewing this course leader … Continue reading

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Meeting Gary Keene

Today I was lucky to meet and chat with Gary Keene, who works for the team at UAL that oversees the design and use of teaching and learning spaces across all of our campuses. In very coincidental timing (relative to … Continue reading

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Research workshop summary and key insights

I ran the workshop on Tuesday November 5th and was really pleased with how it went and the conversations that ensued. Of my 23 first year students, I had around 16 in the room, and around 8 or 9 chose … Continue reading

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Documentation

Ethical Action Plan (PDF) Interviews Interview participant consent form (Word) Email to students about interviews (Notion page) Interview coding (Notion page) Workshop Workshop participant information and consent form (Word) Email to students about workshop (Notion page) Workshop conversation notes (Notion … Continue reading

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Research workshop planning

Here I will outline my plans for the student workshop, in which my first year students are invited to collaborate in exploring ideas around working spaces and what makes a good studio. I aim to utilise UX processes and ideas … Continue reading

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