Last weeks studio
Last week in studio we were assigned the task of redesigning our studio course from scratch. So we broke up into groups and started discussing the pros and cons of current course and things we'd like to get out it. In terms of redesigning the course we failed miserably. We were all to caught up in the way things are at the moment to see any possiblities (at least thats how it felt to me). I found this quite frustrating at really helped show me how far i have to go as a designer. On the positive side, this exercise was a great opportunity to reflect on course so far and on my own growth along the way. As we went through pointing out what we want out of a studio class and what we get from soumitri, it started to sink in just how valueable this course is.
Lots of people were very frustrated with this course at the start of the semester and some still are (i was quite confused about what was going on at the start of sememster too). I've come to the conclusion that altho its much fun being confused and frustrated, in order to make any major shift in the way you think, and make that change quickly, a period confusion and resistence is pretty much inevitable. Because when we started out we had one way of looking at things which we conciders to be the right way of doing things, this "new way" naturally wouldnt sit well with us as we'd be judging it using our old "vce" way of thinking as the benchmark. So i process like this is always going to be a bit challenging but thats ok. its all part of the learning .
Soumitris teaching process is very different than any i have encounted during my education. It reminds me very much of the buddhist master approach of "a fool who persists in his folly will become wise." i.e. He gives us a task that we will inevitably fail, and we keep failing untill we see the folly of our approach. A frustrating process, but very freshing change from spoon feeding.
Anyway, its approaching 2 in the morning so ill leave it there for now. Ill try and elaborate a bit tomorrow. Goodnight
Lots of people were very frustrated with this course at the start of the semester and some still are (i was quite confused about what was going on at the start of sememster too). I've come to the conclusion that altho its much fun being confused and frustrated, in order to make any major shift in the way you think, and make that change quickly, a period confusion and resistence is pretty much inevitable. Because when we started out we had one way of looking at things which we conciders to be the right way of doing things, this "new way" naturally wouldnt sit well with us as we'd be judging it using our old "vce" way of thinking as the benchmark. So i process like this is always going to be a bit challenging but thats ok. its all part of the learning .
Soumitris teaching process is very different than any i have encounted during my education. It reminds me very much of the buddhist master approach of "a fool who persists in his folly will become wise." i.e. He gives us a task that we will inevitably fail, and we keep failing untill we see the folly of our approach. A frustrating process, but very freshing change from spoon feeding.
Anyway, its approaching 2 in the morning so ill leave it there for now. Ill try and elaborate a bit tomorrow. Goodnight
Proclaimed by his lordship Braden at 1:14 AM
1 Biting Commentaries:
Yeah I had simialr feelings to we didn't really redesign the course at all. But it was a good reflection on how much we all have enjoyed this semseter
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