For the last two weeks I have been busily working on a grant submission and a 63 pg contacts booklet for the state of Victoria. Because of certain deadlines, these have been my priorities. Although, I will admit that my research progress has been less than satisfactory I have been reading some articles and taking notes as well as progressing on my visualization of a “new learning approach” (see case study). Other than banging my head on my wall, everything is going fine. Lately, I have been trying to write a position statement for the New Views 2 Conference coming up in London next July. I will hopefully attend as I will be in Europe at the time. Even though its only 400 words I’m having a great deal of trouble finding resources for the topic I have chosen.
The “R” word
Is research the new taboo?
How do its connotations affect learning environments in graphic design education?
So, I might have to go back to something I have more info on and less of a “flashy” topic. As far as my research, I’ve pin pointed some key areas that I will need to connect with in order to communicate this new learning approach. Some key areas are: assessment, methods, constructively aligned environment, deep learning, principle of alignment, establishing clear objectives, teacher’s delivery, surface learners, the students approach, participatory environment, research based curriculum. At the moment, I have divided these topics up into phases and modules and am looking at mapping them out as a visual project brief. Times ticking…
