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Traditions of Living Histories: Modular Communal Contexts as Learning Labs for Design Education

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dc.contributor.author Liyanage, P.P.
dc.contributor.author Hettiarachchi, S.
dc.date.accessioned 2016-01-27T06:29:24Z
dc.date.available 2016-01-27T06:29:24Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.citation Liyanage, P.P. and Hettiarachchi, S. 2015. Traditions of Living Histories: Modular Communal Contexts as Learning Labs for Design Education, p. 320, In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2015 University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, (Abstract), 339 pp. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/11399
dc.description.abstract Design education requires the transferring of knowledge of a wide variety of subjects from fields of science to the arts while developing a sense for empathy with society and design thinking. In the foundation level of the Bachelor of Design degree at the Department of Integrated Design at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, the potential of locally existing contexts is used as the primary resource for learning. Empathising with society begins with self-realization. Knowing the traditions that has created the manner of present societies that we are a part of, is of essential importance in this process. The practice of ―Gammadu Shanthikarma‖ due to its historical roots and its lively existence in the current society provides an ideal ground for students to grasp social patterns of converting belief systems into material and non-material components of culture. The research done under the grant SRC/ST/2015/05 provided by the Senate Research Committee of the University of Moratuwa explored the research question of; how and in what ways can traditional practices in communities be used to understand social patterns in the foundation level of design education? Empirical data was primarily gathered through participatory observations. Gathered data was triangulated against the success of student realization of curricular content. While on-site, students used various methods of measuring and recording, a final exhibition inclusive of documentation was used for assessing. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya en_US
dc.subject Context based Learning en_US
dc.subject Design Education en_US
dc.subject Learning Labs en_US
dc.subject Sociocultural Patterns en_US
dc.title Traditions of Living Histories: Modular Communal Contexts as Learning Labs for Design Education en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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