Design Education and Eco-advocacy: Teaching and Environmental Engagement

Abstract

The workshop session will share examples of college curricula that bring a spotlight to contemporary crises of the environment. Participants will be challenged to develop or share their own ideas and approaches for bringing ecological problems into the classroom. A follow-up discussion offers an opportunity to assess the challenges and possible outcomes of such engagements with activism in the academic sphere.

Presenters

Ben Gaydos
Associate Professor of Design, University of Michigan Flint

Andy Deck
Assistant Professor of Art, Art, State University of New York at Oneonta, New York, United States

Details

Presentation Type

Workshop Presentation

Theme

2020 Special Focus - Advocacy in Design: Engagement, Commitment, and Action

KEYWORDS

Design,Environmentalism,Ecological,Global Warming, Advocacy, Education