Teaching Beyond the Curriculum
Abstract
The changing landscape of the architecture profession requires a re-thinking of the pedagogy. The direction of this research is in accord with Salama [1] who re-examined traditional approaches to study architecture and to identify an approach which integrates active, experiential and inquiry-based learning strategies. A more recent Royal Institute of British Architects’s education and professional development framework mapped four mandatory competences including health and life safety, ethical practice, climate literacy and research literacy [2]. The proposed tectonic bamboo education (TBE, henceforth) sits between a more practical learning experience, informed by the findings of these comparisons, and climate literacy. This research aims to find out the most appropriate pedagogical theory(ies) related to hands-on learning activities to form an effective mixed approach to the new tectonic bamboo pedagogical practice. The question authors seek to answer is “In terms of impact on students, which theories result in approaches which optimise students’ engagement, motivation and satisfaction?“ Research is conducted by making literature comparisons of eight pedagogical theories, they are: 1) Experiential Learning 2) Problem Based Learning 3) Task Based Learning 4) Community of Inquiry 5) Inquiry Based Learning 6) Service Learning 7) Project Based Learning and 8) Flow. Theories are analysed based on: students’ engagement, motivation and satisfaction. The expected outcome includes identifying which of the listed theories can be usefully incorporated into the tectonic bamboo education (TBE). The research fits into the ‘Education Outside the Classroom’ theme, in particular the Education Outside Walls. 1. Salama AM. Spatial design education: New directions for pedagogy in architecture and beyond: Routledge; 2016. 2. The Way Ahead [Internet]. 2021 [cited August 10th 2023]. Avai
Mia Tedjosaputro is an Indonesian architect with professional experience in Indonesia and Singapore prior to pursuing her further degree in the UK. She is an Assistant Professor in Xi’an Jiaotong – Liverpool University (Suzhou, China). She is also currently serving as Deputy Head of Architecture Department and the Digital Design and Fabrication Lab coordinator. She obtained her PhD from the University of Nottingham UK in 2018. Her main research focuses are the study of design behaviour, augmented reality and bamboo architecture.
Siti Balkish Roslan is a Assistant Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University at the Department of Architecture. She is a registered architect in Malaysia and her research primarily focuses on the architecture design and education. She has a an interest in social and bamboo architecture. She recently passed her PhD viva voce examination from Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Anastasia Maurina is an assistant professor in the Architecture Department at Parahyangan Catholic University in Indonesia. She completed her bachelor’s and master’s degree in architecture from the same institution. Additionally, she holds a Ph.D from Clemson University, South Carolina, USA. Her primary focus is teaching structures for architecture students, with particular passion for deployable bamboo structures in marginalized communities. Over the past decade, she has dedicated herself to this field, integrating research and teaching through design and built approach, including service learning initiatives.
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Thursday 16th November, 2023