Category: Curriculum
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Future Higher Music Education: Musicians as Makers in a Fracturing World
Until recently, the goal of higher music education (HME) was relatively simple to describe: nurture talented individuals, providing them with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in specialised musical careers. However, a variety of factors has complicated this, and the rapidly changing global context has further hastened these changes, causing the landscape of music…
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Shadows of the future: Envisioning brighter horizons for higher education
Recent I was listening to a podcast contemplating how we live in the ‘shadow’ of our imagined future; without careful, and deliberate consideration, these shadows can come define future actions. In relation to higher education, an increasingly pervasive narrative is emerging, dominated by AI and digital learning. This appears to be compressing our vision of…
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Empowering Artistic Expression: The Art of Differentiation and Scaffolding
In our last blog post, we explored differences between personalisation, differentiation, and also considered where technology might be taking us. As arts and performing arts educators, we want to foster creativity and self-expression in our students but we know our students are often very different from each other. If we are to successfully engage students…