The playground of education: Parallels between alternative childhood learning and the interdisciplinary multicultural university
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School of Arts, Design and Architecture |
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P1 OPINNÄYTTEET D 2016 Romero
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2016
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en
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85
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The intention with this research publication, is to create a holistic understanding of the contemporary creative learning techniques that are intended for multicultural and interdisciplinary groups within higher education workshops. How can we improve interdisciplinary learning techniques for students in a continually interdisciplinary world? Through an increased multicultural and interdisciplinary approach in Finland, new learning techniques are taught within various educational levels. How do workshop facilitation techniques parallel learning techniques that are taught in alternative primary education? The experiential learning theory, and other key aspects of learning will be discussed. The findings will include how alternative methods of primary education are taught compared to higher education workshops for learning. The empirical data will include personal engagement cases within higher education, experience teaching in 4kidsKielikerhot Oy, an English language learning club for children, interviews, and related literature. After the analysis of the empirical data, I will attempt to make transparent the parallel concepts I have arrived at between higher education, and alternative childhood learning practices. From this comparison I will discuss how the merging of these techniques could benefit higher education teaching practices. The design intervention Lateral Soup will serve as a prototype guide for workshop content in order to implement alternative childhood learning techniques into higher education. In conclusion, I hope this publication will be a good reference for instructors which are developing new course curriculum, and designers who are interested in creating educational workshops and instructional website content.Description
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Jalas, MikkoThesis advisor
Siitonen, PaulaKeywords
workshops, experiential learning, interdisciplinary learning techniques, creativity, service design, student wellbeing