Dear Colleagues,
I just had a brief chat with a colleague of mine here in the hallway. He
walked passed my doorway and said:
"Hey, I have a theory..."
"Yes?" I replied.
"There is zero correlation between being a good designer and being a good
design teacher!"
Now, we had a short discussion about this but I am sure we will return to
the subject one evening at the pub, and it surely got me thinking. I
certainly know that some of the students I have taught design are far better
designers than me, and I'm happy if I can create an atmosphere in the studio
for peer learning as well as room for reflection over what it is that they
are doing during a design assignment.
So, what are _your_ thoughts on this matter? Is there any correlation
between being a good designer and a good design teacher?
Cheers,
// Mattias (who is on his way out of the office to celebrate a traditional
Swedish Midsummer)
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Mattias Arvola, M.A., Fil. Lic., PhD Student
http://www.ida.liu.se/~matar
Dept. of Computer and Information Science
Linköpings universitet, Sweden
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