Educational semester format used by the Amsterdam Fashion Institute

1. René van de Velde
Head of Education Innovation & Pocess
AMFI SEMESTER
FORMAT

2. REASONS
FOR
EDUCATIONAL
CHANGE
fragmented
&
complicated
educaAon
peak
workload
for
students
(all
in
week
8/9/10)
no
integra@on
of
content
(X-­‐mas
tree
of
disciplines)
too
much
different
assignments
(‘paper’
products
&
exams)
too
much
group
work
(projects)
limited
by
block
structure
(to
go
in
depth)
quali@es
of
teachers
not
used
(too
much
different
roles)

3. DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS
TO
DEVELOP
A
SEMESTER
PROGRAM
simple
&
product
based
&
integrated
learning
based
on
the
crea@ve
circle
(competences)
content
&
product
based
(professional
products)
individual
&
talent
development
(assessments
&
process
book)
integrated
&
coherent
(alignment
with
departments)
simple
(toolshops
&
workshops
&
TBB)
20
weeks
&
20
contact
hours

4. SEMESTER
FORMAT
Define
a
professional
profile

5. SEMESTER
FORMAT
Define
from
the
professional
profiles
the
professional
product(s)

6. SEMESTER
FORMAT
Define
from
the
professional
product
the
individual
assignment
for
the
student

7. SEMESTER
FORMAT
creaAve
circle
orientaAon
decision
making
presentaAon
self-­‐evaluaAon
actualizaAon
Set
out
the
process
from
assignment
to
final
product

8. SEMESTER
FORMAT
Set
out
the
process
from
assignment
to
final
product
and
define
the
necessary
in-­‐between
products
to
realize
the
final
product
creaAve
circle
orientaAon
decision
making
presentaAon
self-­‐evaluaAon
actualizaAon

9. SEMESTER
FORMAT
toolshop
SKILLS
&
KNOWLEDGE
creaAve
circle
orientaAon
decision
making
presentaAon
self-­‐evaluaAon
actualizaAon
Define
the
necessary
skills
and
knowledge
to
realize
the
in-­‐between
products
and
final
product
in
toolshops
and
place
this
in
the
process

10. SEMESTER
FORMAT
toolshop
SKILLS
&
KNOWLEDGE
workshop
PROCESS
Based
on
the
crea@ve
circle,
define
the
weekly
development
of
the
process
in
the
workshops
towards
the
final
product
creaAve
circle
orientaAon
decision
making
presentaAon
self-­‐evaluaAon
actualizaAon

11. SEMESTER
FORMAT
toolshop
SKILLS
&
KNOWLEDGE
workshop
PROCESS
Define
the
processes
of
the
crea@ve
circles
for
the
in-­‐between
products
creaAve
circle
orientaAon
decision
making
presentaAon
self-­‐evaluaAon
actualizaAon
creaAve
circle
creaAve
circle
creaAve
circle

12. SEMESTER
FORMAT
toolshop
SKILLS
&
KNOWLEDGE
workshop
PROCESS
creaAve
circle
orientaAon
decision
making
presentaAon
self-­‐evaluaAon
actualizaAon
Process
book
is
an
objec@ve
reflec@on
on
personal
development
&
an
objec@ve
reflec@on
on
crea@ve,
professional
development.
It’s
the
underpinning
of
the
professional
product.
creaAve
circle
creaAve
circle
creaAve
circle

13. SEMESTER
FORMAT
toolshop
SKILLS
&
KNOWLEDGE
workshop
PROCESS
Define
the
assessments
forms
based
on
the
crea@ve
circle
competences
and
define
the
behavioural
criteria
for
every
different
aspect
of
the
competence.
creaAve
circle
orientaAon
decision
making
presentaAon
self-­‐evaluaAon
actualizaAon
creaAve
circle
creaAve
circle
creaAve
circle

14. SEMESTER
FORMAT
workshop
toolshop
orientaAon
decision
making
presentaAon
self-­‐evaluaAon
creaAve
circle
actualizaAon
creaAve
circle
creaAve
circle
creaAve
circle
CONTENT
&
PROCESS
PROCESS
SKILLS
&
KNOWLEDGE
external
context
Only
3rd
and
4th
year
Products
should
be
presented
outside
Amfi
and
generate
professional
meaning.

15. SEMESTER
FORMAT
workshop
toolshop
20
contact
hours
per
week
20
weeks
orientaAon
decision
making
presentaAon
self-­‐evaluaAon
theoreAcal
backbone
business
/
industry
fashion
/
culture
creaAve
circle
2
exams
actualizaAon
creaAve
circle
creaAve
circle
creaAve
circle
CONTENT
&
PROCESS
PROCESS
SKILLS
&
KNOWLEDGE
Generic
theore@cal
context
in
rela@on
to
the
fashion
industry

16. SEMESTER
FORMAT
workshop
toolshop
average
of
20
contact
hours
per
week
20
weeks
research
decision
making
presentaAon
evaluaAon
theoreAcal
backbone
business
/
industry
fashion
/
culture
creaAve
circle
exams
realisaAon
creaAve
circle
creaAve
circle
creaAve
circle
PROCESS
PROCESS
SKILLS
&
KNOWLEDGE
organisaAon