Fleischmann, Katja (2013) Flickr & Co. – a new studio? In: Locations of Practice, Sites for Creativity: From the Studio to the Cloud. From: ACUADS 2013: Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools Conference, 25 –27 September 2013, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

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Technology has not only changed the work practice of designers but also how design is taught and learned. The emergence of digital technology has made computer labs a central learning space for design students. Since this change, studio-based learning in its traditional sense appears to be in decline in higher education institutions. This is in spite of the fact that characteristics of the studio have been identified as supporting interaction, active learning, and social engagement. These, however, are also characteristics connected to the use of Web 2.0 technologies such as Facebook, Flickr and Skype. Could these services be utilized to revitalize studio culture in a contemporary sense? How can new technologies be used to facilitate interactions between students inherent to traditional studio culture? These questions were explored in practice by documenting student reactions to using Flickr and Skype during a five week project requiring collaboration between first year creative arts students at two geographically distant institutions in Australia. Findings provide a better understanding of how to expand the studio idea into the digital environment, in particular regarding the challenging task of offering the media design major fully online in the near future.

Item ID:	30440
Item Type:	Conference Item (Abstract / Summary)
Keywords:	design education, design studio, social media
Date Deposited:	28 Jan 2014 03:52
FoR Codes:	12 BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN > 1203 Design Practice and Management > 120302 Design Innovation @ 20% 13 EDUCATION > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130201 Creative Arts, Media and Communication Curriculum and Pedagogy @ 50% 12 BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN > 1203 Design Practice and Management > 120303 Design Management and Studio and Professional Practice @ 30%
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