Meeting 12
(see a list of Meetings)
Zoom meeting on 7th September 2023
Present: Lara Furniss & John
Lara's research
- See the video
- The ongoing pressure of research assessment in universities.
- How to make a difference in education and the world, given our limitations and the need for a clear template or framework for others to follow.
- Could a new type of university apply art and design pedagogy? (e.g. Bauhaus and figures like Maholy Nagy}
- Perhaps a foundation degree - a starting point for students interested in fields beyond art and design. -
- A community-based educational model that focuses on:
- knowledge exchange
- self-teaching.
- Could we connect this concept to Lara's previous PhD research and publication?
- There are empty desk spaces in creative studios that could provide opportunities for young learners and foster interdisciplinary collaborations.
- We need to shift the focus from traditional education to creative learning, where students take responsibility for shaping their own learning paths.
- Outcomes could be:
- for learners to create something of value (e.g. food bank), that exploits the surplus of resources and the need for support in their community.
- for learners to make the local community more self-sufficient (to counter the lack of effective distribution of resources from the government).
- Playback
- Creating micro-local universities in rural areas to provide learning opportunities and support for communities.
- The idea of brokering creative connections and using legal agreements to facilitate these educational initiatives.
Hereford
- Lara lives near to Hereford College of Art which has interesting features.
- It would make a suitable case study as the town hosts a high number of refugees and does not seem interested in behaving like many of the larger, financially acquisitive universities.
- Lara aims to explore Hereford College of Art's potential for collaboration and for developing along the STEAM lines outlined in NSF.
- This would satisfy Lara's requirement for continued research and would match her personal interests and professional aspirations.