I have been reading these without the PG Cert in mind but have been finding some links and quotes that I think apply. These books are making me aware of the juxtaposition between group work and independent learning and how best to balance these equally important modes of thinking.

Quiet

I’m thinking a lot about balance, how to create an environment where people can learn in different ways. Switching things up but also giving people time and space to breath and think. This particularly stems from the chapter ‘When collaboration kills creativity: The rise of the new groupthink and the power of working alone’.

How To See The World

This is a book given to our first year students within their CTS unit. I read it ages ago and wanted to refresh my mind and I actually found it a bit easier to digest the second time round. It takes you on a journey through the history of visual culture and the ever growing power that this has within the world. It makes me aware of all the backstories, multiple narratives and events that explain a singular image, how everything is so loaded and how other narratives can and have been ignored. It makes me think of the complexities of imagery, an image speaks louder than words, but words are clearer than imagery? It makes me think about impact and time.