Month: April 2017
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Lurking and learning at eSTEeM
Today we have presented on the 6th eSTEeM Annual Conference some of the findings from our eSTEeM funded project on student progression in OpenDesignStudio. The bottom line is that you even though you might just ‘lurk’ online, you can learn and succeed in your studies. Simply viewing the work other design students have posted online will […]
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A Tale of Research in Smart Cities
The challenge to design the smartest cities has been embraced in most larger UK cities but less is known about how to evaluate and measure the “smartness” of each approach. Smart city programmes are springing up across UK cities, offering solutions for contemporary challenges facing cities associated with population and urbanisation pressures, and bringing opportunities […]
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Another tool for checking what you know
In addition to Gil’s great post on How to spot fake news, here’s another toolkit well worth investing in – the (bear with me) Thou shalt not commit logical fallacies poster, freely available in pdf here So, the next you read a newspaper piece or watch anyone debating or presenting anything, see if you play […]
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Places of worship, design, and communities
In the Empowering Design Practices project we have been working with groups of different faiths and denominations who look after historic buildings and who want to develop and ensure the sustainability of those buildings through co-design and community engagement. Places of worship have historically been functioning as centres of community life. But what is the […]
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OpenStudio at the Guardian HE Awards
Sadly OpenStudio didn’t win the Guardian University Award for Digital Innovation – but the winner and other runner up were more than deserving. In fact it’s great to see that all three runners up had more to do with embedded practice than simply showing off the next technology. That’s a healthy sign, in my humble […]