The Global Studio - Incorporating Peer-Learning into the Design Curriculum

Forfattere

  • Aysar Ghassan
  • Erik Bohemia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7577/formakademisk.1406

Emneord (Nøkkelord):

peer tutoring, peer learning, learning to deal with complexity, tutor-led learning, student-led learning

Sammendrag

In ‘tutor-led’ design education, lecturers reside at the centre of teaching & learning activi­ties. We argue that tutor-led design education does not prepare graduates sufficiently for working in highly complex professional capacities. We outline an alternative learning envi­­ron­ment named the Global Studio in which lecturers are more ‘distant’ in pedagogical activities. This ‘distance’ opens up learning spaces which expose students to complex project situations in preparation for professional working life. Global Studio projects are ‘student-led’ and contain explicit opportunities for peer tutoring to ensue. Feedback indicates that learners benefitted from engaging in peer tutoring. However, many students struggled with making important decisions when operating outside of the tutor-led learning environment. To maximise their benefit, we argue that student-led projects featuring peer-tutoring should be scaffolded throughout design programmes to provide students with a sufficient level of expo­sure to this mode of learning.

Image by artist Malcom Jones. http://www.malcomjones.com/index.htm

Image by artist Malcom Jones. http://www.malcomjones.com/index.htm

Nedlastinger

Publisert

2015-07-13

Hvordan referere

Ghassan, A., & Bohemia, E. (2015). The Global Studio - Incorporating Peer-Learning into the Design Curriculum. FormAkademisk, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.7577/formakademisk.1406

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