Abstract
This paper draws upon the experience of designing events to provide design students with a multicultural and inspirational learning environment for exchanging knowledge and collectively build new skills. To this end, it reports on the planning, structure and subsequent delivery of an EU Erasmus+ workshop funded “Blended Intensive Program (BIP)” in a collaboration between four Design programs from four EU countries. Four professors and more than 20 undergraduate students participated, assisted by administrative staff from each of the institute’s international offices, collaborating through a blended online and in-person format. Together, the students brought both similar and different perspectives on design skills, processes and theoretical and technical knowledge. In this paper, we share the pedagogic organisational structure, highlight different processes and design methodologies employed and discuss the efficacy and applicability of our experiences. We conclude with a discussion of the methodologies used and responses to practice in a set of teachable moments.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/drslxd.2025.021
Citation
Buzzo, D., Andersen, K., Gorgel, A., Pérez, J.C., Knobel, M., Piccolo, L.,and Gunasekera, P.(2025) Learning by Teaching Blended International Design Workshops, in Clemente, V., Gomes, G., Reis, M., Félix, S., Ala, S., Jones, D. (eds.), Learn X Design 2025, 22-24 September 2025, Aveiro, Portugal. https://doi.org/10.21606/drslxd.2025.021
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Case Study
Learning by Teaching Blended International Design Workshops
This paper draws upon the experience of designing events to provide design students with a multicultural and inspirational learning environment for exchanging knowledge and collectively build new skills. To this end, it reports on the planning, structure and subsequent delivery of an EU Erasmus+ workshop funded “Blended Intensive Program (BIP)” in a collaboration between four Design programs from four EU countries. Four professors and more than 20 undergraduate students participated, assisted by administrative staff from each of the institute’s international offices, collaborating through a blended online and in-person format. Together, the students brought both similar and different perspectives on design skills, processes and theoretical and technical knowledge. In this paper, we share the pedagogic organisational structure, highlight different processes and design methodologies employed and discuss the efficacy and applicability of our experiences. We conclude with a discussion of the methodologies used and responses to practice in a set of teachable moments.