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Introducing Reflective Strategies Informed By Problem-Based Learning To Enhance Cognitive Participation And Knowledge Transference In Graphic Design Education, Grant Ellmers, M. Foley

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This paper will outline and review a curriculum approach under development in the Graphic Design undergraduate program at the University of Wollongong. The curriculum approach in the past has drawn on a blending of studio-based and project-based learning, common approaches in many graphic design tertiary programs (Davies & Reid 2000). Our concern with these approaches is the emphasis on project outcomes, marginalising the design process and the important learning opportunities it presents. A potential solution the authors have explored is a greater formalised engagement with reflection (Boud, Keogh & Walker 1985; Schön 1987) informed by problem-based learning (Koschmann, Myers, Feltovich …