Seems Art Center’s Media Design Program has extended its deadline for applicants for a summer residency — learning and pervasive/ubiquitous/thing-y computing.
http://www.artcenter.edu/mdp/research/summer2011/
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Learning and the New Ecology of Things
We are particularly interested in projects that explore learning in a context of pervasive computing, including mobile technologies, social networking, online systems and digital media. We will consider projects for all learning situations but are most interested in post-secondary art and design education, as an extension of our New Ecology of Things initiative.
This unique context is best for research that incorporates design and prototyping as a mode of inquiry. Outcomes may include working prototypes, speculative visions, new pedagogical models and new learning contexts.
The project may consider the full spectrum of pervasive computing’s role, from additions to the traditional studio classroom, to supplemental learning outside of the classroom, to distance learning with a teacher, to completely self-directed learning.
Since the project is focused on pervasive computing, traditional browser-based online learning systems should not be central to the project.
* How do the tangible interactions enabled by pervasive computing change the potentials of eLearning for art and design students who are learning how to make physical artifacts?
* How might art/design critique be affected by the use of pervasive computing?
* What role might tablets, smart phones, sensors, or actuators play in learning?
* What role might social networking play in new learning systems integrated with ubiquitous computing?
* How might contemporary educational practices such as project-based learning and collaborative learning change in a context of pervasive computing?
* What role might tangible interaction play in education for non-artifact-based design such as that for experiences, plans, and systems?
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