European Ceramic Context 2014 – Educational Seminar

by Carole Epp | Jun 19, 2014 | Uncategorized

Educational Seminar

Venue: Royal Danish Academy School of Design Bornholm
Date:  12. Sep. 2014
Time: 9.00 – 17.00
Tickets: €80 regular
 / €50 students. Tickets are sold through Billetlugen.dk 

Investigating Ceramic EducationThis
is a full day educational seminar, engaging educators and students in
discussions and problem solving on current issues and challenges in
ceramic education.

IntentionUsing
the international and diverse group of educators and students
participating in ECC2014 as a starting point, we invite professionals
and students engaged in ceramic education to participate in mapping and
exchanging knowledge and resources in the field of ceramic education.Participants
are asked to bring the current issues, questions or themes, which they
are engaged in at the moment and are seeking input for, in order to
improve the quality of their ceramic program or learning environment. The
seminar will facilitate the collective resources and knowledge of the
group, to generate solutions to challenges and questions raised by the
participants.

ParticipantsEducators and students 50/50.In
order to create a dynamic dialogue and exchange of imput and knowledge,
teachers and educators are encouraged to bring a student to the
seminar, .

Assignment for participants
Each participant
should bring 3 themes / issues / questions, in which you are engaged in
your practice as a teacher of ceramics and crafts education.

Students/faculty are encouraged to bring a visual presentation of a
project or one of their core concerns from a teaching
situation/challenge.

Examples of questions
we need more contacts
to international internships / how do we meet students individually in
critiques / can we use tutoring to………… / how can we include the
experiences of alumni students in the ceramic program / What does the
future call for, when it comes to education in ceramics? / If we were
allowed to bring only three elements from our present ceramic education
into the future; what would they be? / how do we incooperate
professional partnerships in teaching projects / Balance between
academia and craft skills / ……………..

Program:

  9.00 – 10.00       Introduction short mapping of questions / issues / themes
10.00 – 11.00       Lecture by specialist within learning and creativity11.00 – 12.00       Participatory seminar activities12.00 – 13.00       Lunch while still working in groups / exhibition opening of student projects at KADK13.00 – 15.30       Participatory seminar activities16.00 – 17.00       Summary and conclusion

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