School of Architecture - University of Sheffield/file/A2-Cerulli-Holder.pdf · The Context / Cristina Cerulli + Anna Holder / Visualising and challenging barriers to domestic-international

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / GOOD PRACTICE IN INTERNATIONALISATION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING

School of Architecture

Cristina Cerulli / Director of Internationalisation Anna Holder / Design Tutor

Visualising and challenging barriers to domestic-international student integration

Friday, 4 October 2013, ICOSS Building

The Context

/ Cristina Cerulli + Anna Holder / Visualising and challenging barriers to domestic-international student integration / School of Architecture /

In theory/ Critical pedagogy, participation, group work, collaboration, engagement, peer learning through ‘studio culture’

Holistic approach - view Internationalisation as something integral and ‘applicable’ to all students (critical pedagogy underpins ethos) – it has a much wider remit

1/3 of our students do not have English

as their first Language

School of Architecture /

What We Currently Do

Trying to increase opportunities for exposure to diverse international context and experiences

At School Level




Trying to increase opportunities for exposure to diverse international context and experiences for all students

At School Level



growing PGT offer (the Graduate School) the need to support integration between international & home students


Regardless of the geographical focus, relate issues to other international context • International Design Studios (e.g. MA/UD

‘remote’ studio & collaboration with Tecnológico de Monterrey)

• International Live Projects

Within the Curriculum



Regardless of the geographical focus, relate issues to other international context • International Design Studios (e.g. MA/UD

‘remote’ studio & collaboration with Tecnológico de Monterrey)

• International Live Projects

Focus on inclusive and ethical ways of working with others – empathy and communication, • participation, reflections on architectural design

practice, reflections on architectural education, reflections on urban design practice, management and practice


Within the Curriculum



Concerns of barriers to integration in

group working raised



‘The Elephant in the room’

a collaboration amongst many ideated and facilitated by Anna Holder, Julia Udall and Kim Trogall


Aim/ To enable and support peer learning for international and domestic students

Objectives/ •To identify barriers to integration in group working, class discussion, other collaborative elements of SSoA life. •To co-create a ‘language’ that students and staff can use to visualise and challenge these barriers



Collaboration amongst many ideated and facilitated between Anna Holder, Julia Udall and Kim Trogal



Methodology/ Inviting students and a recent graduate who had been ‘successful’ in integration, groupworking etc, as well as those who had voiced difficulties Trying to create a more relaxed atmosphere – small group, food and drink Using images and film to prompt discussion




Workshop 1 / lunch





Workshop 2/ tea


Absence Silence Who is the ‘target’?

‘Being humble’


From ‘What is it like at the University of Sheffield School of Architecture?’, a

resource to aid student transitions, created by Leo Care, Ian Hicklin and Jen Langfield,

supported by curriculum development funding from the University of Sheffield Faculty of

Social Sciences.

Absence


Absence


Silence



Silence

Fear of saying the ‘wrong’ thing

‘Timing’ it right

Ideas as property




Who is the target?


Who is the target?


Being humble



What now


Sharing learning


What now


Sharing learning

Thank you

Get in touch @c_cerulli @annamholder

Documents

School of Architecture - University of Sheffield/file/A2-Cerulli-Holder.pdf · The Context / Cristina Cerulli + Anna Holder / Visualising and challenging barriers to domestic-international