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‘Bricks and Mortar’: Reflections on teaching Architecture and Design from an early career academic

Yioutani-Iacovides, Maria

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'Bricks and mortar’ is used as a metaphor for how we endeavour to ‘construct’ knowledge in Architecture and Design. Teaching Architecture and Design is challenging but rewarding; as an early career academic and a mature professional, this paper sets out my journey and seeks to show how my teaching practice derived from my lived experiences, professional practice, and what has inspired and motivated me along the way. Reflecting on my teaching made me realise that, when it comes to teaching: ‘we have unlimited powers of creativity’ (Robinson, 2017).
For me, my authentic teaching practice derives from my professional and personal identity. It is a combination of many parameters: sharing my knowledge and lived experiences, applying creativity and playful learning, relating assessment tasks to live construction projects and rethinking reassessment strategies. The paper concludes with some lessons I have learnt and outlines the future and ongoing development of my practice.

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Yioutani-Iacovides, M. (2024). ‘Bricks and Mortar’: Reflections on teaching Architecture and Design from an early career academic. Innovative practice in higher education, 5(3 (2024)), 1-27

Journal Article Type Article
Conference Name LTEC Festival of Learning and Teaching 2023
Conference Location University of Salford
Acceptance Date Jan 22, 2024
Online Publication Date Feb 15, 2024
Publication Date Feb 15, 2024
Deposit Date Feb 15, 2024
Publicly Available Date Feb 19, 2024
Journal Innovative Practice in Higher Education
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 5
Issue 3 (2024)
Article Number 6
Pages 1-27
Series Title Innovative Practice in Higher Education Salford LTEC Special Edition February 2024
Series ISSN 2044-3315
Keywords teaching, lived experience, professional identity, early career academic, industry-focused, architecture
Publisher URL https://journals.staffs.ac.uk/index.php/ipihe/index

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