This paper explores the value of place with an emphasis of creating spaces that encourage the bon... more This paper explores the value of place with an emphasis of creating spaces that encourage the bonding of people to place. The connection to place in education is supported by community-based art education. Educators and students should understand their roles in creating spaces with characteristics that encourage place-person bonding, and the potential these places hold to enhance the social capital of communities.
This paper explores the value of place with an emphasis of creating spaces that encourage the bon... more This paper explores the value of place with an emphasis of creating spaces that encourage the bonding of people to place. The connection to place in education is supported by community-based art education. Educators and students should understand their roles in creating spaces with characteristics that encourage place-person bonding, and the potential these places hold to enhance the social capital of communities.
American universities are becoming increasingly diverse. Current university internationalization... more American universities are becoming increasingly diverse. Current university internationalization programs assist in the adjustment of international students. However, meaningful intercultural connection often occurs on an interpersonal level, not an institutional one. To understand how campus places may support intercultural connections among diverse students, the researcher conducted a survey, observations, and interviews with domestic and international students. These methods evaluated the physical attributes of students’ favorite campus places and revealed students’ perceptions of attachment and intercultural connection they experienced inside. Students experienced positive intercultural connections in campus places that allowed them to interact and relax with each other. Centrally located places with recognizable features, private/open areas, consistent ambient conditions, and access to comfortable furniture, refreshments, and technology were preferred. These findings may in...
International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2020
Many teaching in higher education whose fields rely heavily on processes using technology can be ... more Many teaching in higher education whose fields rely heavily on processes using technology can be overwhelmed by the pace of developments, and, in turn, have difficulties identifying those competencies necessary for their students to have mastered. These educators may feel as though they are aiming at a moving target, and given the number of new platforms and communication tactics, this target could seem increasingly distant. One such field greatly impacted by rapidly developing technology is interior design, wherein practitioners are increasingly leveraging tactics that promise newfound fidelity, interoperability, and greater production speed. However, it is unclear how these advancements may influence the expectations for entry-level designers—and by extension—the curricula of design educators. The purpose of this research was to apply a Systems Thinking approach to determine technology’s influence on both the design process and the production of deliverables. Data was gathered from design practitioners surrounding the variety of software and technological applications used during four phases of the design process (e.g., schematic, design development, construction documents, and construction administration). To determine adoption trends, these responses were compared to previous data from Dyar and Huber (in: Sarawgi (ed) Interior design educators annual national council, Fort Worth, TX, Interior Design Educators Council, Chicago, 2015). Responses were analyzed with descriptive crosstabs and inferential statistics, including T-tests, Analysis of Variance, and posthoc Tukey’s Range Tests. The findings suggest that expectations for students, and consequently, their instructors, are evolving rapidly. While this study is rooted in interior design, its methodology and its implications may prove valuable to allied design fields.
International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2013
This case describes the design of a virtual campus learning space using the Second Life platform.... more This case describes the design of a virtual campus learning space using the Second Life platform. Second Life allows users to create spaces in which avatars can move about and interact in various environments using text, voice, or gestures to communicate. Several universities have reported utilizing Second Life spaces to enhance collaborative learning and problem solving as an extension of traditional face-to-face learning, while others are teaching entirely within these Second Life environments. This project reports the process and outcomes of the design of a virtual campus for Florida State University and focuses on two aspects of the project: the design of a virtual library, and the design of a virtual retail space. The process can be described in four phases that summarize the progress of the design from ideation through execution: 1) pre-design, 2) design-build, 3) evaluation, and 4) occupancy. The resulting design solutions were carefully evaluated and modified prior to occupa...
International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2017
Students in undergraduate design programs often lack opportunity to conduct original research and... more Students in undergraduate design programs often lack opportunity to conduct original research and apply their findings to project solutions. Consequently, they struggle with identifying and framing a design problem, understanding the importance of research-based design, and how to appropriately apply research findings to the needs and desires of project stakeholders. In interior design, this unawareness can lead to design solutions that appeal to the eye, but lack defensible rationale and often do not solve the design problem, or meet user needs. Exposure to research methods and collaborations with practitioners may change how students approach design problems by fostering an empathetic understanding of the human experience.This design case describes a project design at two universities where 72 sophomore and junior students collaborated with furniture manufacturer Herman Miller, Inc. to generate original research before applying their findings to the redesign of informal learning s...
2011 ART&DESIGN for Social Justice Symposium, 2011
Jill Pable, Lisa Waxman, & Marsha McBain, Florida State University (lr) Jill Pable, Marsha McBain... more Jill Pable, Lisa Waxman, & Marsha McBain, Florida State University (lr) Jill Pable, Marsha McBain, Lisa Waxman “…[designers] must be able to formulate design criteria necessary to consistently create supportive environments which benefit all aspects of living; whether it be to aid learning, wellness and rehabilitation, to foster intangible qualities such as dignity, respect and security, provide for relaxation, discovery or excitement, strengthen identity or maximize productivity. We can then work in tandem with industry and government to ...
This paper explores the value of place with an emphasis of creating spaces that encourage the bon... more This paper explores the value of place with an emphasis of creating spaces that encourage the bonding of people to place. The connection to place in education is supported by community-based art education. Educators and students should understand their roles in creating spaces with characteristics that encourage place-person bonding, and the potential these places hold to enhance the social capital of communities.
This paper explores the value of place with an emphasis of creating spaces that encourage the bon... more This paper explores the value of place with an emphasis of creating spaces that encourage the bonding of people to place. The connection to place in education is supported by community-based art education. Educators and students should understand their roles in creating spaces with characteristics that encourage place-person bonding, and the potential these places hold to enhance the social capital of communities.
American universities are becoming increasingly diverse. Current university internationalization... more American universities are becoming increasingly diverse. Current university internationalization programs assist in the adjustment of international students. However, meaningful intercultural connection often occurs on an interpersonal level, not an institutional one. To understand how campus places may support intercultural connections among diverse students, the researcher conducted a survey, observations, and interviews with domestic and international students. These methods evaluated the physical attributes of students’ favorite campus places and revealed students’ perceptions of attachment and intercultural connection they experienced inside. Students experienced positive intercultural connections in campus places that allowed them to interact and relax with each other. Centrally located places with recognizable features, private/open areas, consistent ambient conditions, and access to comfortable furniture, refreshments, and technology were preferred. These findings may in...
International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2020
Many teaching in higher education whose fields rely heavily on processes using technology can be ... more Many teaching in higher education whose fields rely heavily on processes using technology can be overwhelmed by the pace of developments, and, in turn, have difficulties identifying those competencies necessary for their students to have mastered. These educators may feel as though they are aiming at a moving target, and given the number of new platforms and communication tactics, this target could seem increasingly distant. One such field greatly impacted by rapidly developing technology is interior design, wherein practitioners are increasingly leveraging tactics that promise newfound fidelity, interoperability, and greater production speed. However, it is unclear how these advancements may influence the expectations for entry-level designers—and by extension—the curricula of design educators. The purpose of this research was to apply a Systems Thinking approach to determine technology’s influence on both the design process and the production of deliverables. Data was gathered from design practitioners surrounding the variety of software and technological applications used during four phases of the design process (e.g., schematic, design development, construction documents, and construction administration). To determine adoption trends, these responses were compared to previous data from Dyar and Huber (in: Sarawgi (ed) Interior design educators annual national council, Fort Worth, TX, Interior Design Educators Council, Chicago, 2015). Responses were analyzed with descriptive crosstabs and inferential statistics, including T-tests, Analysis of Variance, and posthoc Tukey’s Range Tests. The findings suggest that expectations for students, and consequently, their instructors, are evolving rapidly. While this study is rooted in interior design, its methodology and its implications may prove valuable to allied design fields.
International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2013
This case describes the design of a virtual campus learning space using the Second Life platform.... more This case describes the design of a virtual campus learning space using the Second Life platform. Second Life allows users to create spaces in which avatars can move about and interact in various environments using text, voice, or gestures to communicate. Several universities have reported utilizing Second Life spaces to enhance collaborative learning and problem solving as an extension of traditional face-to-face learning, while others are teaching entirely within these Second Life environments. This project reports the process and outcomes of the design of a virtual campus for Florida State University and focuses on two aspects of the project: the design of a virtual library, and the design of a virtual retail space. The process can be described in four phases that summarize the progress of the design from ideation through execution: 1) pre-design, 2) design-build, 3) evaluation, and 4) occupancy. The resulting design solutions were carefully evaluated and modified prior to occupa...
International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2017
Students in undergraduate design programs often lack opportunity to conduct original research and... more Students in undergraduate design programs often lack opportunity to conduct original research and apply their findings to project solutions. Consequently, they struggle with identifying and framing a design problem, understanding the importance of research-based design, and how to appropriately apply research findings to the needs and desires of project stakeholders. In interior design, this unawareness can lead to design solutions that appeal to the eye, but lack defensible rationale and often do not solve the design problem, or meet user needs. Exposure to research methods and collaborations with practitioners may change how students approach design problems by fostering an empathetic understanding of the human experience.This design case describes a project design at two universities where 72 sophomore and junior students collaborated with furniture manufacturer Herman Miller, Inc. to generate original research before applying their findings to the redesign of informal learning s...
2011 ART&DESIGN for Social Justice Symposium, 2011
Jill Pable, Lisa Waxman, & Marsha McBain, Florida State University (lr) Jill Pable, Marsha McBain... more Jill Pable, Lisa Waxman, & Marsha McBain, Florida State University (lr) Jill Pable, Marsha McBain, Lisa Waxman “…[designers] must be able to formulate design criteria necessary to consistently create supportive environments which benefit all aspects of living; whether it be to aid learning, wellness and rehabilitation, to foster intangible qualities such as dignity, respect and security, provide for relaxation, discovery or excitement, strengthen identity or maximize productivity. We can then work in tandem with industry and government to ...
"Overview: In Chapter 4 we return to the United States with a text written by Yelena McLane and L... more "Overview: In Chapter 4 we return to the United States with a text written by Yelena McLane and Lisa Waxman from Florida State University. Entitled ‘Designing for Good’, their work calls for a reconsideration of project typology – from within and without the interior design profession. Critical of the type of high-end commercial and private projects traditionally featured in glossy magazines or celebrity-led TV shows, they reframe interior design as a social practice. Drawing on both primary and secondary sources and research, they set out arguments that are framed by the current financial situation in western economies. Highlighting the dichotomy between expectations of super-rich interiors and the reality of what most clients can afford today, they suggest a more sustainable – and socially responsible – future for interior-design practice. Integrating this research into their work as educators, they also describe how the preconceptions and eventual professional objectives of interior-design students can be reoriented in this direction through appropriate project-led pedagogy and training."
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