Exploring the Lived Experience of Learners: Broadening our Understanding of Aesthetic Learning Experiences

• In Event: RTD - Aesthetic Learning Experiences and Visual Representations of Abstract Concepts

Short Description

In recent years, there has been increasing focus on aesthetic learning experiences. We propose expanding this focus to account for the felt learner experience, including a deeper understanding of how learners build learning spaces surrounding the formal curriculum. This study is based on a one-year ethnography of a design studio, documenting how students actively engaged in informal learning in support and reaction to the formal pedagogy. Implications for the design of learning experiences are discussed.

Author

• Colin M. Gray, Iowa State University