Curating as an act of Scholarship
Last academic session I was approached by Dr. K. Brosnan of Stirling University to collaborate on a presentation which focused on the idea of curation as an act of teacher scholarship. Unfortunately, this session never quite went ahead owing to personal circumstances, changes in wok patterns and other commitments. So, I thought I would take the opportunity on this sunny afternoon to write about it here in my blog. I have to say that, until I started my MA in Online and Distance Education with the OU, I never really saw myself as a curator in any way. That was the kind of job people do in Art Galleries or Museums. But it was in the third module of #H880 written by Dr L. Perryman where she presented a model entitled The Anatomy of a 21st Century Educator . And, as the module progressed, I started to realise that the role of the curator is hugely significant to what I do as an Educator in the Scottish Further Education Sector. So, my a...