These cards were produced for a workshop given at the APT 2017 learning and teaching conference, University of Greenwich. They are intended to stimulate thinking about active learning and co-production in any discipline.
STUDIO FOR ALL
"studio-based learning can serve as a way for all students to learn to participate in the cultural practices of their discipline".- Schön (1985; 1987)
This is a set of cards designed to stimulate discussion about a studio-based learning paradigm. (The approach is inspired by the Vorticists and the painting is by the Voticist artist Jessica Dismore. (Apologies - the font has not travelled well). Ideas are inspired by Ray Oldenburg's idea of Third Place, and Siemen's ideas about connectivism, Schon's work on studio space, and many others
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A Manifesto – Studio for All
Network Remove hierarchy!
Remove borders!
Learning happens by
exploring the unfamiliar
with the support of peers
and by connecting with
new ideas and people
Co-operate &
Connect!
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A Manifesto – Studio for All
Make REAL!
Make
Experience!
Find and create meaning
through authentic
engagement!
Enjoy risk through the safety
net of a higher education.
Use that space for creating
real learning experiences.
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A Manifesto – Studio for All
CONTEXT
not content!
FLUIDITY
not inertia!
Situate your learning so it
matters!
There is only
polycontextuality. Learn
about yourself so you can
come to know what matters.
Know that knowledge
changes and is unreliable.
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A Manifesto – Studio for All
Function!
Rehearse.
Perform.
Reflect!
Act! Fail! Succeed!
Make, remake and remix.
Know there is no perfection,
no answer, no solution. This
is how learning is for life.
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A Manifesto – Studio for All
Versatile &
Adaptable
Hybrid & Open
Here, there and everywhere
Life is not contained. It is open-
ended and self-determined and
it is unfair to suggest otherwise.
Our students must become
open and flexible connectors.
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Home Place
Communal
Lived learning is social
Explore the neutral ground with
equal rank through
conversation. Commit to
contributing. Accommodate
yourself and others. Enjoy your
low profile and create a home
from home.
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Negotiate
& Navigate
Learning is uncertain
Learning is an act of
discovery. Knowledge must
be sought with conviction,
through direction and self-
determination.
Making conclusions is a
useful art, but temporal.
STUDIO FOR ALL "studio-based learning can serve as a way for all students to learn to participate in the cultural practices of their discipline".- Schön (1985; 1987) This is a set of cards designed to stimulate discussion about a studio-based learning paradigm. (The approach is inspired by the Vorticists and the painting is by the Voticist artist Jessica Dismore. (Apologies - the font has not travelled well). Ideas are inspired by Ray Oldenburg's idea of Third Place, and Siemen's ideas about connectivism, Schon's work on studio space, and many others