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TY - CONF
T1 - The delivery of green design techniques in an immersive learning environment
AU - Wilgeroth, Paul
AU - Stockton, Glynn
AU - Gill, Steve J.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - This paper details the immersive learning techniques pioneered in the delivery of a postgraduate module within a new course, MSc Advanced Product Design. The course was written to help graduates engage with thinking and techniques that are at or slightly in front of industry's cutting edge. The module at the focus of this paper, Sustainability Issues in Design for Production (SIDP) was designed to bring the consequences of the design choices in terms of resource depletion, pollution and climate change to the student's attention. To make the consequences of energy use, consumption of materials and subsequent waste more meaningful, the graduates were taken to the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT). While at CAT the students were given lectures on sustainability and access to information on alternative materials. Most importantly however, they were housed in specially designed accommodation where they directly experienced the consequence of their use of resources. Hence every time they used too much power they would experience a short power cut, when they needed heat they had to collect wood, and throughout their stay they were required to monitor their energy use. The paper starts by briefly discussing learning environments and their authenticity. It continues by describing the SIDP module delivery in more detail and presents a case study of the project with an analysis of the results. In conclusion it looks to the future and how the module is expected to develop.
AB - This paper details the immersive learning techniques pioneered in the delivery of a postgraduate module within a new course, MSc Advanced Product Design. The course was written to help graduates engage with thinking and techniques that are at or slightly in front of industry's cutting edge. The module at the focus of this paper, Sustainability Issues in Design for Production (SIDP) was designed to bring the consequences of the design choices in terms of resource depletion, pollution and climate change to the student's attention. To make the consequences of energy use, consumption of materials and subsequent waste more meaningful, the graduates were taken to the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT). While at CAT the students were given lectures on sustainability and access to information on alternative materials. Most importantly however, they were housed in specially designed accommodation where they directly experienced the consequence of their use of resources. Hence every time they used too much power they would experience a short power cut, when they needed heat they had to collect wood, and throughout their stay they were required to monitor their energy use. The paper starts by briefly discussing learning environments and their authenticity. It continues by describing the SIDP module delivery in more detail and presents a case study of the project with an analysis of the results. In conclusion it looks to the future and how the module is expected to develop.
KW - Curriculum
KW - Design environments
KW - Eco design
KW - Education
KW - Immersive learning environments
KW - Learning
KW - Product design
KW - Product design process
KW - Sustainable design
M3 - Conference paper
AN - SCOPUS:84859232076
SP - 6P
T2 - 10th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E and PDE 2008
Y2 - 4 September 2008 through 5 September 2008
ER -