Author Archives: Jacqui Rudd

Introduction and Background When I joined UAL as an employability educator, I initially identified more as a coach than a teacher, despite having experience as a visiting lecturer and teaching on employability programmes. However, as I progressed, I found myself … Continue reading →

Introduction and Contextual Background As an Employability Educator at University of the Arts London (UAL), I manage the Creative Innovator programme, an extracurricular offering designed to empower students to explore career paths beyond the barriers of employment or self-employment. This … Continue reading →

Introduction and Contextual Background: As an employability educator at University of Arts London (UAL), my goal is to enhance students’ employability skills through our extra-curricular careers service. Over 2023/24 student engagement and attendance has been lower than previous years and … Continue reading →

I embarked on my exploration of object-based learning (OBL) as a complete novice, I knew nothing about OBL and I found myself intrigued by its potential applications in my teaching practice. This blog serves as a narrative of my journey, … Continue reading →

In my role as an employability educator, online teaching has posed unique challenges, particularly in measuring engagement and fostering interaction. I related quite a lot to the article “Embracing the Silence: Introverted Learning and the Online Classroom” as my approach … Continue reading →

Today I am exploring An a/r/tographic métissage: Storying the self as pedagogic practice, this article showcases four arts educators navigating the complexities of self-discovery, using art as a medium to explore their identities. This article might not be at first … Continue reading →

Here I go again, diving headfirst into being a student once more. This time my student journey is about taking my role as an employability educator at UAL to the next level.  I come to the world of employability support … Continue reading →