Author Archives: Young-Jin Hur

In this video, Professor Simran Jeet Singh discusses how to challenge race, religion, and stereotypes in classroom. Professor Singh outlines an important issue we are facing currently in society, which is “a tendency to paint an entire community with a … Continue reading →

The video “Friends and Strangers” delves into the life of artist Christine Sun Kim, who is deaf. In the video, Christine shares a part of her past where she faced challenges accessing desired classes due to the absence of an … Continue reading →

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice           Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: MSc Applied Psychology in Fashion’s Research Methods 1 unit Size of student group:         Observer: John O’Reilly Observee: Young-Jin Hur   Note: This record is solely for exchanging … Continue reading →

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice           Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: MSc Applied Psychology in Fashion’s Research Methods 1 unit Size of student group:         Observer: Mason Silveira Observee: Young-Jin Hur   Note: This record is solely for exchanging … Continue reading →

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice    Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed:   Course: MSc Applied Psychology in Fashion    Unit: Consumer Psychology  Size of student group: Approximately 35   Observer: Young-Jin Hur  Observee: Mason Silveira  Note: This record is solely for … Continue reading →

Contextual Background:  Traditional academic practices have focused solely on the academic merits of dissertation research. However, in many ways, the dissemination of research is as important as the work itself – visibility is a crucial factor in having societal impact. … Continue reading →

Contextual Background:  Three assessments within the MSc Applied Psychology in Fashion course are based on teamwork. Reflecting professional academic practices (e.g., academic conferences), one assessment concerns a group presentation of a scientific poster and two assessments concern group presentations on … Continue reading →

Contextual Background: Two key academic skills that are core to the completion of the MSc Applied Psychology in Fashion course are English skills (given the writing- and reading-intense assessments) and numeric skills (statistics being a core taught and assessed component). The … Continue reading →

Feedback is inevitable in any assessed course and is crucial to get it right; misguided feedback practices may be detrimental to learning in both past assessments and upcoming assessments. Nicol and Macfarlane-Dick (2006), in their work, “Formative assessment and self‐regulated … Continue reading →

Harris (2022), in the article, “Embracing the silence: introverted learning and the online classroom” challenges traditional methods of teaching, by focusing on the reflective aspects of teaching and the more introverted learners in class. She presents three provocations: “Might the … Continue reading →