Developing design resources and flipping workshop
Clare Harris, University of Brighton
In this presentation Clare Harris discussed the development of two learning resources, which drew on her observations of Level 4 students’ recurring problems with software use and of gaps in teaching provision. Using a questionnaire to establish what topics and format would be the best to pursue, and drawing on work on e-learning in Higher Education and on the principles of successful resource ...
Abstract
Clare Harris is a ‘Design Thinking’ tutor at the Open University and a technical demonstrator at the University of Brighton. Her work focuses on the ways that online tutorials might be used as part of blended learning on Graphic Design and Illustration degrees and she is interested in projects that experiment with ways of supplementing her teaching with other kinds of learning resources.
In this presentation she discussed the development of two learning resources, which drew on her observations of Level 4 students’ recurring problems with software use and of gaps in teaching provision. Using a questionnaire to establish what topics and format would be the best to pursue, and drawing on work on e-learning in Higher Education and on the principles of successful resource design, she created a stand-alone set of tutorials and a visual aid to be used in face-to-face (F2F) workshops.
Biography
Clare Harris works with undergraduate students in Graphic Design and Illustration, running workshops in digital design, web design, book design and digital publishing. She also runs seminars for postgraduate students in digital imaging, typography and book design. She is a Tutor for the Open University's ‘Design Thinking’ module. Having recently finished her PGCert in Higher Education she is continuing to explore the use of blended learning in Design Education. She was recently a prize-winner in the Adobe Higher Education Educators’ Choice Awards for Arts and Media.
