Block 2 is now (as of 12 midday today) officially finished, the essays have been handed in and the students are off to their next posting. We managed to finish on a high after a slight blip in the life drawing last week. As usual with these things, the attendance falls off towards the end as people realise they have more pressing things to do, so last week there wasn’t anywhere to hide. With only two students left in the class I think they were feeling a bit exposed and a slight crisis of confidence ensued. I had been racking my brains (unsuccessfully) for a stratagem to get round this for the final week, but fortunately the class was back on form on Wednesday. We have parted friends, although I did wonder, after last week….
We’ve been assessing the students’ sketchbooks in the category of “use of learning resources”, but the standard has been so high that it seems a shame to lose them under a catch-all heading. I’ve suggested we could invent a sub-category exclusively for the sketch books, and this should be in use next year. To my surprise, the idea seems to be popular with the students as well (based on a study group of two).
I’m hoping that one of the students may submit an abstract for the Graphic Medicine conference in Leeds in November, although I think a certain amount of brachial manipulation (arm-twisting to you, guv) may be required. Let’s see what the essay looks like when it’s finished, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed. More info from http://www.graphicmedicine.org/
