If you are reading this, you’re most likely on the hunt for something education-solutionsy or something bright and colourful. I mainly provide two things: Thing One - creative solutions to training & education problems and Thing Two: design solutions that involve a lot of colour.
My name is Katrina and I am (in no particular order) an artist, writer and education geek.
I’ve always been a geek and marrying my art life up with my academic life has been a bit of a struggle. I started out studying Fine Arts and Arts wanting to be an artist and a writer. Then I did my Masters in Art History wanting to be a philosopher and a writer and a photographer. Then I went into secondary teaching wanting to be an artist, a writer and a teacher (Art, Art History and English) and all along the way I have been an avid researcher and ed-blogger geeking out about pedagogy (the art of teaching) to bring me to where I am today. And where is that? Right here where you found me.
I originally started this website as a way to share my art and textile designs but in the last five years my work life (education/ teaching/coaching/consultancy) and play life (textile design/painting/photography/writing) have combined - so now this page is a landing page for both.
I’ve had to sit through so much boring, dry and bleak content in my life - I don’t want to be part of the problem. I want to be part of the solution.
I am known for my unique mix of research rigour, my constructionist ‘make the pie’ pedagogy and my pixie dust/playful approach to creative problem-solving, facilitation and learning design.
I design fun and targeted learning solutions that pack a punch - a bit arty, a bit quirky and a lot learny.
My professional experience includes:
Teaching (VIsual Arts, Art History, English, Social Sciences, Digital Technology)
Teaching teachers (The Mind Lab Postgraduate Course in Digital and Collaborative Learning)
Training Trainers (coaching for facilitators in education consultancy)
Corporate L & D (gamification/compliance/in-house e-learning)
Online module design for the corporate sector (Brain Badge.org)
Educational planning and resourcing (small business, Art History Ed Kits, ANZHC, NCEA, Te Mātaiaho)
Art/Design practice
Art licensing and art collaboration
Textile Design
E-book publishing
Copywriting
Facilitation
I loathe ‘death by powerpoint’ and ‘chalk and talk’ and believe that everyone is a lifelong learner who deserves to learn in a way that is relevant, inclusive, research-informed and engaging.
Let’s connect to make something great.