Collecting Experiences: enriching design students' learning in the museum
24 April 2009
Sackler Centre for Arts Education, V&A, London
Museums and their collections can offer rich learning opportunities for higher
education students of art and design. How can these opportunities be
developed, supported and enriched?
Research conducted by the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
through Design (CETLD) at the V&A, identified limited targeted educational
provision for higher education design students in museums. The same research
suggested ambivalence from museum educators about the most effective
ways in which to support higher education students’ learning in this context;
this is in spite of the fact that tutors see the role of the museum as “an
academic facilitator, supporting student learning…” Similarly, tutors were
ambivalent about ways that they can support students’ learning from
museums, although they believe that museums do provide a range of valuable
learning opportunities.
This day seeks to highlight the innovative and exciting work being undertaken
in this area. The day will provide an opportunity for museum educators and
higher education tutors to hear about pedagogical approaches, collaborative
activities and resources developed to support art and design students’
learning from museums and their collections. Our definition of ‘the museum’ is
broad and presentations will range from exploration of departmental handling
collections and the uses of university archives, to collaborations between
large public museums and higher education institutions.
The symposium has been organised by The Centre for Excellence in Teaching
and Learning through Design (CETLD) and the Art Design Media Subject Centre
of the Higher Education Academy (ADM-HEA).
For further information about the event visit the ADM-HEA website:
http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/events/collecting-experiences-enriching-
design-students-learning-in-the-museum?
To book a place visit the V&A website:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/activ_events/courses/conferences/index.html
Free
There is no charge for those working in museums and art and design higher
education attending this event and lunch is provided. Registrations will be
taken on a first-come, first-served basis.
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