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Itinerant dimensions of field/work in architecture

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Emma Bush, Master of Architecture fieldtrip to Cadiz, Spain, 2006. In current parlance, as well as delimiting a disciplinary or subject area, ‘field’ describes a place to learn from, to research, to draw from. – Ewing (2011), in ‘ Architecture and Field/Work’, p.4

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Holistic campus design strategies to combat loneliness 

University Business

Studies show that since 2010, students have experienced unprecedented rises in anxiety, isolation, and depression, and the COVID-19 pandemic only intensified these issues. A 2020 survey of students at nine U.S. public research universities found that 39% of all students screened positive for anxiety disorder.

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Co-creation, research work and collaboration: Developing graduate attributes through research practice

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

This stems from my passionate belief that students can make a real and valuable contribution to the academic research and that engaging in this kind of work is empowering them to recognise their transferable skills and exciting them to continue in study, research and other academic pursuits.

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Co-Creation, creativity, and course design: Three Cs for success!

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

The students reported several key areas, including evidencing research, wording and layout of the rubric. Next, we moved on to the student-led project. We asked alumni for their blue-sky thoughts on what the syllabus of a student-led project could possibly look like.

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The Role of Deans in Fostering Innovation in Higher Education: Strategies for Enhancing Teaching and Student Engagement

Creatrix Campus

The Role of Deans in Fostering Innovation in Higher Education: Strategies for Enhancing Teaching and Student Engagement editor Fri, 10/04/2024 - 04:43 Hello Deans, you are crucial in determining how education will develop in the future because you are the designers of your higher ed’s academic vision.

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Taking a little bit of Scotland to Shanghai: Reflections on a research and teaching visit to Donghua University

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

I gave a lecture in the Textile Museum on my design practice, which is described as Making Modern Day Family Heirlooms , and my research, which for the past 20 years has been focussed on how to be a commercial sustainable textile designer. After the lecture, I facilitated a workshop, Personalised Mending , also in the Textile Museum.

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Small College America – Profile: Whitman College

Edu Alliance Journal

Its 117-acre campus blends historic architecture with modern facilities, creating an inviting environment for academic pursuits and campus life. One hallmark program at Whitman is Semester in the West, a unique field-based study experience where students engage directly with environmental and policy research across the American West.