Gill German, Author at The Open College of the Arts

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Rain Gardens

Posted: 17/12/24 07:02 | 0 Comments

In the UK, weather extremes are less common but are becoming more so, and therefore it is important to learn how water behaves in our natural surroundings so that we can tackle climate change events in an environmentally responsible and positive way.

Department stories: Garden Design

creativity sustaining practice

Posted: 14/07/23 09:05 | 1 Comments

One of the earlier projects in the first unit involved completing exercises in observational drawing. I recently asked students who had completed Unit 1.1 to send me some of their more recent sketches to see how they have developed their sketching skills.

Garden Design – 21/22 News roundup by Programme Leader Gill German

digital assessment digital pedagogy online education reflection

Posted: 31/08/22 09:36 | 0 Comments

After the challenges of 2020 the Garden Design Department is now steadily growing. We had a successful assessment in July with all students passing with good grades and all continuing on to the next unit. It is really exciting having a range of student experience in the Garden Design Department. We have more students finishing current units now and I’m looking forward to their applications for their unit assessments.