Enhancing the Student Learning Experience through Engagement with Community: A Transdisciplinary and Collaborative Approach to WIL

Petra Perolini; Naomi Hay

doi:10.21606/drs.2020.276

Enhancing the Student Learning Experience through Engagement with Community: A Transdisciplinary and Collaborative Approach to WIL

Petra Perolini, Naomi Hay

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Abstract

LiveSpace is a transdisciplinary work integrated learning (WIL) design studio unit at Griffith University. The studio has worked on a broad spectrum of community engagement projects from its inception in 2014. Design staff mentor students in a scaffolded WIL environment allowing for authentic engagement with community, industry, government and not-for-profit groups for an enhanced student learning experience. As such, collaborative approaches to live projects are examined for potential benefits to learning and teaching, student engagement, and to the wider community. This paper provides an overview of the studio, outlines the team development phase and participant involvement, highlights two highly successful community projects undertaken in 2016 and 2018, and unpacks assessment results, course evaluations, and student and client feedback.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of DRS2020
Editors	Boess,B., Cheung, M., Cain, R.
Place of Publication	London, UK
Publisher	Design Research Society
Pages	1767-1787
ISBN (Print)	2398-3132
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2020.276
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	DRS 2020 Synergy - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 1 Jan 2022 → …

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Conference	DRS 2020 Synergy
Country/Territory	Australia
Period	1/01/22 → …

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Enhancing the Student Learning Experience through Engagement with Community: A Transdisciplinary and Collaborative Approach to WIL. / Perolini, Petra; Hay, Naomi.
Proceedings of DRS2020. ed. / Boess,B., Cheung, M., Cain, R. London, UK: Design Research Society, 2020. p. 1767-1787.

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