Snapshots of innovation: Using information and communication technologies (ICT) to support undergraduate design education. |
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A wide variety of information and communication technologies (ICT) are currently employed to facilitate design education in higher education institutions (HEI). It is exploited in subject fields such as architecture, fashion design, engineering, graphic design and the crafts. Partly, the reasons for the extent and variety reflect generic issues of worsening staff/student ratios and the need to develop transferable and specific skills and knowledge of ICT. But partly, the variety is a consequence of the unique requirements of design education, the new opportunities afforded by new and emerging technologies and local factors such as the expertise and interest of design staff.This project aims to collect ‘snapshots’ of good practice from a variety of international universities and colleges and to make these snapshots available to the design community in HEI via a single DVD. These snapshots will include video summaries of practice by key teaching staff, examples of new software and student work, comments by students and discussions of key issues.
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It is intended that this DVD resource will promote the use of ICT in undergraduate design education, assist HEIs to develop their own provision and provide contacts with centres of excellence. If you feel your institution may be able to offer material for this DVD, or if you wish to discuss this further please contact one of the people below. The data gathering and DVD production will be undertaken by Peter Simcoe during 2005 and the project is being coordinated by Dr Steve Garner at the Open University, UK Contact Information: Dr Steve Garner t : +44 (0) 1908 655784 f : +44 (0) 1908 654052 Peter Simcoe t: 0115 978 1800 / 07704 629906 |
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