Abstract
Design studio classes typically span five hours or more, meaning sustained student engagement is challenging. Tutor feedback occurs best in small sub-groups, leading to momentum gaps for those who await their turn. Pedagogic discourse on design studio recognises that “to prevent students from being off-task whilst waiting to speak with tutorial staff, the development of resources, particularly digitally-based ones, is essential for keeping students engaged, focused and motivated during the class period” (Pektas 2012: 692). To address these learning gaps I developed 20 strategic thinking videos that are experienced in a circuit-training arrangement dubbed the work(out)shop. The videos are not ‘flipped’ (for prior completion); rather they are played synchronously and sequentially during studio time. The videos are experienced alongside peers, prompting real-time critical dialogue and peer-to-peer evaluation in a way that is psychologically stimulating and supportive, prompting both reflection and rapid decision making. The work(out)shop is inspired by high-intensity-interval-training theory in which the body responds to short bursts of varied activities. Videos promote the learning of disciplinary content in an interactive, collaborative manner that bridges analogue and digital modes, to achieve active learning outcomes for students. With digital resources keeping students engaged and on-task, tutorial staff are free to roam around the studio, talking to students individually and in their smaller working groups, assisting them to work through problems and reviewing their work; this type of learning also gives tutorial staff the chance to identify areas that need greater explanation and teaching focus (Masdéu & Fuses 2017: 13).
Presenters
Alanya DrummondLecturer, Academic Disability Advisor, Disability Champion, Built Environment, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Australia
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Theme
2020 Special Focus: Visual Pedagogies: Encounters, Place, Ecologies, and Design
KEYWORDS
WORKSHOP, BLENDED, STRATEGIC, ENGAGEMENT, COLLABORATIVE
Digital Media
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