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Now We Know: Findings From A Critical Pedagogy Experiment On The Nature Of Codesign Knowledge, Azadeh Jalali, Lucia Londoño Davalos, Frederick Van Amstel

Learn X Design Conference Series

When learning codesign, design students often find themselves in the anxious position of not knowing whether they know codesign. Codesign' emphasis on shared knowledge and facilitation stands in contrast to the individual knowledge and mastery cultivated by expert design, with which students are more familiar. Critical pedagogy, an emergent approach in design education that emphasizes developing critical consciousness of the contradictions behind design, is a promising candidate for learning the shared nature of codesign knowledge. To verify this possibility, this research conducted a critical pedagogy experiment with graduate design students in the United States supported by the Blind Side gamestorming …

Designing The World Precedes Designing The Word: The Paulo Freire Method Applied To Typography Education, Hiền L.D. Phan, Azadeh Jalali, Frederick M. C. Van Amstel

Learn X Design Conference Series

This paper describes a critical pedagogy design experiment in typography education in a public university in the United States of America. Inspired by Paulo Freire’s claim that reading the world precedes reading the word, typography was reframed in this experiment as a designing of the world through designing the word. To design words this way, graphic design students need first to re-read the designs of their worlds, have something to say about that, and then critically embed their (designed) word into their (designed) world. This experiment builds upon the critical design pedagogy program set forth by the Design & Oppression …

How To Sketch Things With Words?, Suleyman Enes Himaki, Ozge Merzali Celikoglu, Elif Sen Himaki

Learn X Design Conference Series

This study investigates the relationship between verbal and visual modes of thinking among novice design students, focusing on their mutual influences and exchanges. Conducted within an undergraduate course, Design Communication II, the study engaged eleven students in a series of exercises and workshops over a fourteen-week period designed to facilitate transitions between verbal and visual thinking. The research aimed to explore the effects of incorporating verbal exercises into a drawing course, understand how students respond to a curriculum that equally emphasizes verbal and visual activities, and assess the impact of verbal discussions on visual communication methods. Using participant observation as …

Beyond Boundaries: Exploring Design Through Place-Based Learning, Azeem Hamid, Umar Hameed

Learn X Design Conference Series

In this paper we examine the transformative potential of place-based design education through a collaborative, cross-cultural project involving first-year design students from the Pakistan Institute of Fashion & Design (PIFD) and Beaconhouse National University (BNU), Lahore, in partnership with the Social Innovation Academy (SINA) in Uganda. Utilizing a critical place-based pedagogical methodology, the project aimed to foster creative problem-solving, and cross-cultural collaboration through experiential and outdoor learning. Over three phases from 2017 to 2019, students participated in multidisciplinary activities that emphasized co-design and participatory practices within real-world contexts. Findings from the project indicate significant enhancement in students' abilities to navigate …

Scale Up: Enabling Definitional Discussion In Graphic Design Using A Visual Analogue Scale (Vas), Alis Iacob, Meherunisa Baig

Learn X Design Conference Series

This letter aims to highlight some of the definitional challenges in graphic design research. The authors suggest using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), a psychometric tool traditionally employed in psychology, as a prompt for facilitating discussions around the definition of graphic design. By anchoring the scale's endpoints with the divisive concepts of "form" and "function," the proposal seeks to contextualise these diverse opinions within the historical and current complexities involved in defining graphic design. According to the literature, ambiguous viewpoints often emerge from the nature of the discipline and its evolving practices, perspectives which are frequently influenced by socio-cultural, political, …

Reflective Correspondences: Letter Writing As A Tool For Design Education, Ana Cecilia Schettino, Rogerio Camara

Learn X Design Conference Series

This paper discusses the results and content of letters written by students, as the final assignment in a design theory class. The proposal involved using correspondence as a method of reflection. The aim was to explore the pedagogical potential of letter writing to foster reflective learning in design, as well as to examine epistolary writing as an activity that promotes analytical thinking and a deeper understanding of design as both a practice and a discipline. Students were challenged to compose letters addressed to someone (living or deceased), something, or somewhere – in the past, present, or even the future – …

Algorithmic-Narrative Machine. Micro-History Of A Dialogic-Constructionist Design Lab, Francesco Monterosso

Learn X Design Conference Series

This contribution explores the interplay between design culture and constructionist pedagogy, highlighting how practices based on making, tinkering, and learning by doing can foster creative, collaborative, reflective, and critical learning in increasingly interconnected educational contexts. Following in the footsteps of the work and research carried out by Papert, Stager, and other scholars, it emphasizes the necessity of an inclusive, transdisciplinary approach in line with the challenges posed by the future of design education. After a brief theoretical overview—citing “designerly ways of knowing” and underscoring the importance of a dialogic, project-based epistemology—the paper presents an educational-design experience developed within the Inter/Abit/Azione …

Creating Landscapes: Sustainable Insights Through Art-Based Methods, Karolina Uggla, Andrea Hvistendahl

Learn X Design Conference Series

The interactive, art-based workshop concept Creating Landscapes was piloted twice in November 2024. The workshop invites participants to critically engage with questions of sustainability and materiality through hands-on interaction with discarded objects, addressing the complexity of planetary and societal resources and life in a concrete way. The workshop starts from how we interact with material artefacts and how to create new landscapes and see things differently. Following the initial implementations, we – the designers and facilitators – collected participant feedback to inform future iterations. This case study provides a description of the workshop idea, its implementation process, and preliminary insights, …

Integrated Design For Museums And Marginal Areas: Exhibit, Graphic And Interaction Design, Lucilla Calogero, Emanuela Bonini Lessing, Gabriele Toneguzzi

Learn X Design Conference Series

The case study delves into the practices and methodologies employed within CarniaMusei, a network of about 40 small museums located in a mountainous area of 1200 km² in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in northeastern Italy. The project aims to intertwine design education with cultural heritage preservation in a marginalized territory. The contribution illustrates how exhibition design, visual communication and interaction design are combined to create dynamic, multifunctional spaces that serve as cultural, social, and educational hubs. By involving local stakeholders, students, and educators in participatory processes, the outcomes promote inclusivity, sustainability, and adaptability – core principles that align with the …

Cervical Cancer Disparities In Hispanic Women: A Multilevel Analysis Using Seer And Texas State Data, Aura M. C. Calderon, Ivan Mogollon, Shubhank Goyal, Jose Loayza, Everardo Cobos, Diane Nguyen

Research Colloquium

Background: Cervical carcinoma continues to exert a disproportionate burden on Hispanic women within the United States, notably in jurisdictions such as Texas, where individuals of Hispanic descent constitute more than 40% of the demographic populace. Notwithstanding progress in screening methodologies and preventive measures, considerable disparities persist in incidence rates, mortality figures, and survival outcomes when assessed through the lens of racial and ethnic stratifications.

Objective: To examine and visually communicate disparities in cervical cancer burden among Hispanic women through a combination of national survival data and Texas state-level incidence and mortality statistics.

Methods: Publicly accessible datasets were employed from the …

Vol. 4 Full Issue

V Music Magazine

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Biodiversity-Based Learning Citizen Science Project To Stimulus Product Variations In Students' Learning Res, Utari Akhir Gusti, Topik Hidayat, Siti Sriyati, Nur Hamidah

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This research aims to explore variations in student learning outcomes in Citizen Science Project (CSP) based biodiversity learning. The research method uses qualitative with a phenomenological approach to detail students' holistic experiences and understand the essence of the products produced. This research design was carried out by combining interviews, observation, and analysis of student products as the main data sources. The research was carried out in one of the schools in Bandung City. The research results showed that students produced a variety of products, including herbariums, posters, posts on the PlantNet application, and inventory books. The overall product reflects a …

2025 September 12 - Academic, Research And Student Success Committee Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

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Examining The Perceptions Of A Nurse’S Treatment Towards A Patient Through A Role-Play Simulation, Mark Steven Brown, Veronica Valazza

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The purpose of this mixed method research is to assess a group of University nursing students’ perceptions in relation to their attitude, level of comfort, and sense of professionalism when attempting to provide optimal care for a patient with an intellectual disability who has entered an emergency room hospital in need of medical assistance.

This research project will include a group of RN to BSN nursing students viewing a role-play simulation scenario taking place in a learning and simulation center at a suburban University. After viewing the role-play simulation depicting an interaction between a male patient with an intellectual disability …

The Bg News September 10, 2025, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. September 10, 2025. Volume 105-Issue 03.

Students' Perceptions Of Generative Ai Image Tools In Design Education: Insights From Architectural Education, Michelle Boyoung Huh, Marjan Miri, Torrey Tracy

Architecture Faculty Publications and Presentations

The rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has sparked growing interest across educational disciplines, reshaping how knowledge is produced, represented, and assessed. While recent research has increasingly explored the implications of text-based tools such as ChatGPT in education, far less attention has been paid to image-based GenAI tools-despite their particular relevance to fields grounded in visual communication and creative exploration, such as architecture and design. These disciplines raise distinct pedagogical and ethical questions, given their reliance on iteration, authorship, and visual representation as core elements of learning and practice. This exploratory study investigates how architecture and interior architecture students …

An Evolutionary Preamble Towards A Multilevel Framework To Understand Adolescent Mental Health: An International Delphi Study, Federica Sancassiani, Vanessa Barrui, Fabrizio Bert, Sara Carucci, Fatma Charfi, Giulia Cossu, Arne Holte, Jutta Lindert, Simone Marchini, Alessandra Perra, Samantha Pinna, Antonio Egidio Nardi, Alessandra Scano, Cesar A Soutullo, Massimo Tusconi, Diego Primavera

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background/objectives: Adolescence is a sensitive developmental window shaped by both vulnerabilities and adaptive potential. From an evolutionary standpoint, mental health difficulties in this period may represent functional responses to environmental stressors rather than mere dysfunctions. Despite increasing interest, integrative models capturing the dynamic interplay of risk and protective factors in adolescent mental health remain limited. This study presents a holistic, multi-level framework grounded in ecological and evolutionary theories to improve understanding and intervention strategies.

Methods: A two-round Delphi method was used to develop and validate the framework. Twelve experts in adolescent mental health evaluated a preliminary draft derived from the …

Spartan Daily, September 4, 2025, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2025

Volume 165, Issue 6

Che 632-851: Visual Communication With Cme Data, Kerri Lee Chintersingh

Chemical and Materials Engineering Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Ie 673: Total Quality Management, Section 103, Paul Ranky

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Ad-463: Collaborative Design Studio, Section 001, Glenn Goldman

School of Art and Design Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Dd-334: Simulated Environments, Section 105, Gaberiel Shaferman

School of Art and Design Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Int-263: Interior Design Studio I, Section 001, David Brothers

School of Art and Design Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Ad-161: History Of Art And Design I, Section 001, Gretchen Von Koenig

School of Art and Design Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Ad-463: Collaborative Design Studio, Section 005, Petia Morozov

School of Art and Design Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Dd-444: 3-Dimensional Character Devel, Section 101, Miguel Rodrigues

School of Art and Design Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Dd-334: Simulated Environments, Section 103, Khasan Sakhobiyen

School of Art and Design Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Dd-444: 3-Dimensional Character Devel, Section 103, Miguel Rodrigues

School of Art and Design Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Int-263: Interior Design Studio I, Section 003, Banafsheh Soltani

School of Art and Design Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Csd 210.50: Speech, Language, Hearing, & Occupational Sciences, Anya A. Leyhe

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

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