Group for Learning in Art and Design (GLAD)
The Group for Learning in Art and Design (GLAD) was established in 1990. It is a non-affiliated group of academics representing art, design and media from across higher education institutions plus colleagues from the specialist further education sector.
GLAD’s remit is to engender discussion about best practice in developing the student experience in art, design and media and, in particular, to promote and stimulate debate and consideration of developments in the teaching and learning of the subject.
The current GLAD Group consists of:
John Last (Chair), The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
Sally Wade (Secretary), Nottingham Trent University
Dr Paul Ashwin, Lancaster University
Dr Roni Brown, University of Chichester
David Clews, University of Brighton, ADM-HEA Subject Centre
Professor Linda Drew, University of the Arts, London
Barbara Jones, Cleveland College of Art and Design
Professor Simon Lewis, Nottingham Trent University
Chris Owen, University of Derby
Eileen Reid, Glasgow School of Art
Professor David Vaughan, Education Consultant, formerly Cumbria Institute of the Arts
Professor Mantz Yorke, Lancaster University
The articles attached here are offered as part of this debate. They will be supplemented shortly with papers from the GLAD Conference 2008, held at Nottingham Trent University, which used the stimulus of the GLAD book from the Cambridge Conference ‘The Student Experience in Art and Design Higher Education: Drivers for Change’ to ask how the subject should develop over the forthcoming planning period, which will see increasing pressure on resource and a diminishing number of students entering higher education in consequence of a demographic downturn.
GLAD is also currently undertaking research, supported by the Head Trust and the ADM-HEA Subject Centre on the performance of ADM subjects in the NSS.
If you are interested in further details of GLAD, please contact either:
John Last, email jlast@aib.ac.uk or
Sally Wade, email sally.wade@ntu.ac.uk
If you are interested in purchasing the GLAD book, this can be purchased from Susan Hill, Executive Officer to the Deputy Principal, The Arts Institute at Bournemouth, email shill@aib.ac.uk
Papers from GLAD 2007
Evaluating the student experience in art and design
Linda Drew and John Last
Undergraduates’ experience in Art and Design: findings from two surveys
Mantz Yorke
The Problem with Cultural Capital in Art and Design Higher Education
Eileen Reid
Creating Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship Education for the Creative Industries
David Clews
Stop Press!
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Introducing Cultural Studies: Learning through Practice
Book review by Virginia Reay-Mills -
Podcasting for Learning in Universities
Book review by Brett Aggersberg -
Message from the Chair of the MeCCSA Postgraduate Network
information of events and ways in which to get involved -
Researching Communications
Book review by Liam French -
The Designer: Half a Century of Change in Image, Training and Techniques
Book review by Aidan Rowe