Abstract
Due to Covid -19 pandemic, industrial design educators were forced out of their comfort zone and instructed students in an online environment with limited preparation and experience. Therefore, research in online design education has become a booming topic. Design educators are required to rethink and re-evaluate the post-pandemic model of industrial design education. To better understand industrial design educators' online teaching experiences, expectations, challenges, and issues during the pandemic, this exploratory study interviewed eight industrial design faculties who had taught design studios during their past careers and the pandemic period. Interview data were analyzed using five signature design pedagogy as a lens: the studio, project, materiality, dialogue, and crit. This study also compared the efficiency and effectiveness of teaching methods used in different environments. Furthermore, this study explores the possibility of applying new online technology tools into industrial design education and how it would affect design education in the future.
Keywords
industrial design education, design pedagogies, online technology tool, Covid-19 pandemic, the US
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.456
Citation
Yuan, J., Xie, Y., and Brooks, K. (2022) Explore industrial design pedagogy under the pandemic in the US, in Lockton, D., Lenzi, S., Hekkert, P., Oak, A., Sádaba, J., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2022: Bilbao, 25 June - 3 July, Bilbao, Spain. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.456
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Explore industrial design pedagogy under the pandemic in the US
Due to Covid -19 pandemic, industrial design educators were forced out of their comfort zone and instructed students in an online environment with limited preparation and experience. Therefore, research in online design education has become a booming topic. Design educators are required to rethink and re-evaluate the post-pandemic model of industrial design education. To better understand industrial design educators' online teaching experiences, expectations, challenges, and issues during the pandemic, this exploratory study interviewed eight industrial design faculties who had taught design studios during their past careers and the pandemic period. Interview data were analyzed using five signature design pedagogy as a lens: the studio, project, materiality, dialogue, and crit. This study also compared the efficiency and effectiveness of teaching methods used in different environments. Furthermore, this study explores the possibility of applying new online technology tools into industrial design education and how it would affect design education in the future.