♦ UBUNTU NETWORK ♦ DIALOGUE DAY ♦ 4
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MARCH 2008 ♦
Facilitating student teachers to identify, assess and evaluate how Development Education (and
ESD) issues and concepts can be practically implemented into the Art Craft and Design Syllabus
Authors
Results
Coordinator: Tony Murphy
Tutor: Fiona King
Faculty of Education, National College of Art & Design
Student teachers created a body of collaborative work and one
resolved piece per group (see examples below), utilizing a
multi media approach to visually explore issues and concepts relating
to environmental sustainability and similarity and difference
Workshop facilitated collaborative active learning methodology
sessions, project work and partnership with LSAD (Limerick
School of Art and Design) that enriched the education process in the
spirit of Ubuntu
Purpose
The project provided a unique opportunity to facilitate
student teachers to identify, assess and evaluate how
issues and concepts related to 2 themes –
‘environmental sustainability’, and ‘similarity and
difference’ - can be embedded in the Art Craft and
Design syllabus
Methods
Gathering information and knowledge:
• Active learning methodology sessions to develop
knowledge, skills, attitudes and values in relation to
the themes - environmental sustainability, and
similarity and difference
Creative and imaginative thinking:
• Expand, evolve and connect ideas through visual
multi-media approach utilizing drawing, print,
photography, video installation and construction
Identity - Fusion of influences
or Loss of self
Student teachers recorded and evaluated the effectiveness of
embedding DE and ESD issues and concepts within a classroom
context through group discussion, analysis and reflection of
visual process
• Continual assessment, evaluation and reflection of
project through group discussion and collaborative
partners LSAD (Limerick School of Art and Design)
Place of Worship
Student teachers sourced creative and relevant support studies to
engage, captivate and motivate an innovative visual approach to
themes and encourage a collaborative group dynamic
Student teachers explored ways to employ visual arts in the classroom, school and
beyond to heighten awareness and effect attitudes to indifference in relation to themes
Ongoing Plans for the Research
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Collaborative visual resolve of creative process:
• Synthesis of visual research and process through
collaborative resolved piece of artwork
Embedding experience: classroom context:
• Devise structure of and implement DE and ESD
projects in relation to environmental sustainability
and similarity and difference within student teachers
classroom practice
Intergenerational justice
– Our environmental legacy
Exhibition of Work
Expansion and exploration of themes in further workshop initiatives
Implement DE and ESD schemes of work in classroom practice
Explore possible global collaboration
Collaborative Engagement with LSAD
using Skype
For more information on this project, please contact Tony Murphy (Tel: 01 6364 305) or Fiona King (Tel: 087 4110 600),
Faculty of Education, National College of Art & Design, Email: [email protected]; [email protected]