Conference presentation
Trees of Convergency
Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference (AAEE2023), 34th (Gold Coast, 03/12/2023–06/12/2023)
05/12/2023
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Abstract
OVERVIEW OF WORKSHOP: The workshop will focus on enhancing the convergent thinking associated with engineering education. Convergent thinking is a process that allows us as professionals to engage with a different mode of thinking at an instant. The 2035 ACED report asks us as educators to creative curriculum that will engage the new generation of engineering. Creativity is a big part of this new generation of students. To link this process of convergent thinking and creativity, Bob Ross styles of painting is used to explain advanced topics across disciplines.
ACTIVITIES: Participants will collaboratively engage in this method of convergent thinking in two settings. The first setting is as a large group where we will break down the idea of ‘constructivism’ from the lens of engineering education pedagogy. The group will create one piece of art through a collaborative nature that documents the key topics of constructivism and how it links to the future of engineering education. Once completed, discipline specific groups will be formed to repeat the process. The completed drawings of discipline specific topics will then be shared with the rest of the groups to extract concepts to see if the convergent thinking process has been achieved throughout the session. Finally, to wrap up the session, groups will create badges of their art and ask other conference delegates to see if they can determine any of the developed concepts. This will be collated and sent to workshop participants.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Any participant is welcome to attend this workshop.
OUTCOMES: It is expected that this activity will allow for the dissemination of this exercise throughout institutions and begin to enhance academics creativity acumen.
Details
- Title
- Trees of Convergency
- Creators
- Andrew Maxwell - University of Southern QueenslandChris McAlister - University of Southern QueenslandZach Quince - University of Southern Queensland
- Conference
- Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference (AAEE2023), 34th (Gold Coast, 03/12/2023–06/12/2023)
- Identifiers
- 991013268610602368
- Academic Unit
- Centre for Teaching and Learning
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference presentation