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Enhancing A Housing Technical Design Studio With A Collaborative On-Line Learning Space, Jim Roche
Enhancing A Housing Technical Design Studio With A Collaborative On-Line Learning Space, Jim Roche
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This paper presents the experience in participating in a collaborative learning environment involving different academic programs from various schools of architecture and urban planning within the framework of the OIKONET project. A collaborative project for new urban, environmental and architectural solutions for three social housing blocks built in Dublin in the 1950’s has been designed and implemented on-site and in a web-based learning environment following a blended-learning philosophy. Teachers from other schools have evaluated the student work presented in this environment. This blended-learning approach has contributed to enhancing the educational space of the on-site design studio. Students had to learn …