Abstract
Participants of a design studio regardless of the titles and responsibilities apparently influence both teaching and learning processes. Even though it is possible to find several studies focusing on design teachers and design students, scholars have been silent to investigate the teaching activities of research/teaching assistants in a design studio course context. This study is an attempt to understand and frame the perceived pedagogical roles of research assistants in design studio courses. In this sense, we designed a survey addressing in-studio roles and responsibilities, the relations with the instructors, the effects on the student learning process, the factors shaping pedagogical roles, and the administrative responsibilities. As a result, we consider research/teaching assistants as change agents with their intermediary roles and practical impacts in design studio courses.
Keywords
design pedagogy, pedagogical roles, research assistant, design studio course
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs_lxd2021.03.165
Citation
Gelmez, K., Efilti, P., Tatlısu, E., Tüfek, T.,and Yılmaz, O.(2021) Framing research assistants’ pedagogical roles in design studio courses: Initial findings, in Bohemia, E., Nielsen, L.M., Pan, L., Börekçi, N.A.G.Z., Zhang, Y. (eds.), Learn X Design 2021: Engaging with challenges in design education, 24-26 September, Shandong University of Art & Design, Jinan, China. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs_lxd2021.03.165
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Framing research assistants’ pedagogical roles in design studio courses: Initial findings
Participants of a design studio regardless of the titles and responsibilities apparently influence both teaching and learning processes. Even though it is possible to find several studies focusing on design teachers and design students, scholars have been silent to investigate the teaching activities of research/teaching assistants in a design studio course context. This study is an attempt to understand and frame the perceived pedagogical roles of research assistants in design studio courses. In this sense, we designed a survey addressing in-studio roles and responsibilities, the relations with the instructors, the effects on the student learning process, the factors shaping pedagogical roles, and the administrative responsibilities. As a result, we consider research/teaching assistants as change agents with their intermediary roles and practical impacts in design studio courses.