Today’s UI design landscape is rich in ever-evolving visual sensibilities and considerations for emerging designers. Amidst the backdrop of visual appropriation juxtaposed against established design norms propagated by Big Tech, young designers are discovering an unexpected sense of solace and assurance in Brutalism. But what makes Brutalism so appealing, and why are so many digital… Read More »Decoding Brutalism in UI Design: Trend or Timeless? Exploring its Pedagogical Significance, Appeal and Application.

Educators in higher education (HE) are at an important moment of time to re-consider the affordances of blended learning (BL) following the covid-19 pandemic. One way to consider BL is by using the RASE pedagogical model. RASE is “a practical, evidenced-based learning design model with applications of technology to improve student learning outcomes and satisfaction”… Read More »RAiSE your inclusivity game – extending the RASE pedagogical model with inclusive practice

Note: If possible, attendees to this session should bring a device such as a phone or a laptop to use with ChatGPT. Explore the transformative potential of AI-driven Teaching Assistant (TA) Agents in a hands-on workshop. Through readily available means such as prompt engineering, AI-driven TAs can offer diverse support mechanisms, enhance software proficiency, provide… Read More »AI-driven TAs for Personalized Learning

In this interactive session, participants will be guided through a behavior design exercise to create healthy habits that reduce faculty stress. Using a framework developed by Stanford University researcher B.J. Fogg, PhD., faculty will learn the key steps in behavior design and the Fogg Behavior Model. Trained by BJ Fogg, the presenter will help faculty… Read More »Using Behavior Design to Reduce Faculty Stress

This case study delves into three noteworthy graduation projects amalgamating entrepreneurship, sustainability, and craft practice within a fashion education context. The projects epitomize groundbreaking strides in social collaboration and digital platforms. Insights from alumni shed light on project motivations and educational strategies fostering student development. Fashion education's blend of tradition and innovation equips students for… Read More »Crafting the Future: Exploring Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability in Fashion Education

This session explores a key question: are we preparing students for an unknown future? It argues that embracing new technologies, like AI and GenAI, is crucial. Case studies will showcase programmes integrating these tools, highlighting how AI can personalise learning, enhance critical thinking, and develop responsible digital citizens. The presentation will explore both the benefits… Read More »Crystal Balls & Classrooms: Can We Prepare Students for the Unknown?

During the pandemic I considered we were engaged in an accidental form of the therapeutic practice of self-mirroring; observing ourselves and our teaching through live synchronous video platforms, which is now ubiquitous. (mirǒur: a mirror, a lens, to examine oneself) The potential impacts of this self-observation on our future teaching practice and academic identity are… Read More »Mirǒurnauts: exploring reflective and creative digital practice to navigate pedagogy, academic identity and professional change in the era of artificial intelligence and spatial computing.

The launch of a new academic model in a specialist postgraduate institution provided an opportunity to ‘try the possibilities of things’ through the introduction of a core unit that invites over 2,200 students to respond to wicked global problems on themes such as Being Digital; Caring Society; Climate Crisis; Justice, Equality and Misinformation. This case… Read More »The possibility of things: A teaching case study on addressing global responsibilities in postgraduate education through an interdisciplinary, collaborative, large scale, and blended learning unit.

Hybrid and Blended learning has seen growth following the COVID-19 pandemic, as traditional learning methods need to be resilient in emergency situations. Therefore, education must be prepared for such circumstances. This case study serves as an example of how workshops between Singapore and Thailand were conducted during the most severe outbreak since the beginning of… Read More »Exploring Learning Strategies in a Digital Age

Questions around our bodies are constantly evolving. Within the fine arts, life drawing practice and the study of the nude form has had a long pedagogical history, tracing back to Pliny the Elder’s recounting of Zeuxis and his models. While classical academic training has lost relevance in the post-modern art education, life drawing practice continues… Read More »A Teaching Case Study: Expanded Life Drawing