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Investing in soft skills in (interior) architectural design education?! Hasselt University
Design education is beyond learning to design. This paper is a first exploration in the metacognitive skills (i.e. soft skills) that first-year bachelor students at the faculty of Architecture and arts at Hasselt University apply and lack in their path to becoming professional designers. Based on a literature study into soft skills in design education and ethnographic experiences from the researchers, we performed observations at the (interior) ...
What is the state of the art regarding the application of Design Thinking in higher education? A scoping review Ghent University
Provoking ethical awareness at a design workshop on the future of education Ghent University
Innovation has been a major force for improving economic and social conditions for humans. Yet, it has also brought a number of unintended and often unpredictable consequences that affect potentially all stakeholders. Debates over 'the responsibility of innovation' have become commonplace in industrial and social forums alike. Technological innovations, especially, are often viewed as a pressure on normative ethics that exclude unrestricted or ...
How future proof is design education? A systematic review Ghent University KU Leuven
Design thinking in higher education : a scoping review Ghent University
Higher education students with disabilities speaking out: perceived barriers and opportunities of the Universal Design for Learning framework Hasselt University Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework offers a promising strategy to address the needs of higher education students with disabilities; UDL aims to support access, participation and progress for all' learners, resulting in more accessible learning environments. The objective of this qualitative study is to explore whether UDL addresses the learning needs of students with disabilities effectively. Findings suggested that students' ...
Relate systems archetypes and collaboration : a case study in the context of DIY bio-based materials in design education Ghent University
Introducing sustainability and circular economy (CE) in higher education is becoming a key instrument for tackling climate change. When we look at design curricula, several skills are required for designing for circularity among which the systems-oriented focus and the intrapersonal skill of collaboration. In this paper, we report on a case study where 15 teams of design students re-designed a university system to enable the use and development ...