I started drafting the information sheet and consent form for students on the 15th of October, and I sent them to Kwame for revision on the 16th. The feedback was positive, and the documents were ready to be circulated. However, I created an online version of both the information sheet and consent form using Microsoft Forms to be circulated for students recruitment.
A few (3–5) printed A3 posters will be displayed around the LCC campus to encourage student participation. Each poster will include a brief introduction to the project and a QR code that students can scan to access the Microsoft Form containing the Information Sheet. If they are interested in participating, they can proceed to the next page to provide their consent by responding to each required point and register their interest in participating.
In my email to Kwame, I also asked how much self-disclosure and positionality the Information Sheet should include, as I felt that some level of personal openness might help students trust me as a staff member. However, while I am a big fan of positionality, I tend to value it more in relation to the research rather than the researcher, since self-disclosure can have serious consequences. However, I recognise that being able to choose not to disclose is itself a privilege (for instance, in the case of invisible disabilities, identities, or beliefs that are not immediately apparent). Because of this, I was conflicted and sought Kwame’s advice.
Kwame kindly replied that I should “simplify all your information declarations to be broad. You can point to the fact that you are upholding inclusive teaching and learning to enhance the student experience. This way, it offers a wider context.”
I then decided to include a short self-disclosure note on the Information Sheet, stating exactly what my tutor suggested: “As a newly appointed LCC staff member, I am upholding inclusive teaching and learning to enhance the student experience.”
The list of participant facing documents include:
- Poster with call for participation details and QR code (Digital + Printed) – 3 versions in total
- Paper versions of Info Sheet and Consent Form (approved by Kwame as part of ethics)
- PDF of Online version of Info Sheet and Consent Form – 2 versions in total (before and after feedback)
- Informal request email sent to some BA Y3, Y2 and Y1 students
- A thank you email + details for those students registering their intent to facilitate the works (not participate)
- A thank you email + details of Padlet and other support links for those students registered to participate
- Email sent to LCC staff asking to help circulating the call among their students.
Below is the final revised version of the poster after I pilot tested it with a few colleagues at UAL and received feedback on info redundancy, missing info, structure and layout (Cycle 1). Date and room number are only confirmed on this final version indicated as V3.
The following PDF doc is an exported version of the latest online Information Sheet and Consent Form that has been circulated to students – only accessible using a UAL account. It has been revised following recommendation on the resources and materials received after the feedback from three staff members and one BA student (explained in the Evaluation post). For example, I added more spacing between paragraphs, removed repetitions and added important info such as contact details, output and outcome details, more spacing between paragraphs, and reworded and reordered the sequence of a few sections.
On Decenber 8th 2025, (tomorrow as of now), I plan to send out an informal request to some BA Y3 students I worked with to receive their opinion on the workshop idea + materials. Below is a copy of the email request I’ll send out.
Finally, following, are the printed and anonymised emails I’ve sent to students who have registered to the workshop. As of 23rd of Januray 2026, 9 students registered their interest, eight want to participate and one wanted to help facilitating but then contacted me saying she won’t be able to because she has a class rep conference to attend. An email with the call for participation was circulated via email to colleagues within the Design School, and all staff of the Screen and Media schools, on the 13th of January, asking them to share this with their students. A copy of this can be found at the bottom of this page. Additionally, I have shared this with the BA UXD students via the UXD course Moodle page.