Scaffolded, simulated work-integrated learning in design education : Beyond the live project

COVID-19 calls for new approaches and frameworks for the delivery of work-integrated learning (WIL). Standalone WIL opportunities are also increasingly difficult to realize, with the current economic climate limiting industry resources available for placements and WIL partnerships. The hybridized WI...

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Published in:International journal of work-integrated learning 2020-01, Vol.21 (5), p.521-529
Main Authors: Tezcan, Natarsha, Durakovic, Iva, Smith, Cathy, Lloyd, Eva, D'arcy, Sing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Authentic Learning
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19
Curricula
Deep learning
Design education
Distance learning
Employment
Employment Potential
Experiential learning
Foreign Countries
Higher education
Honors Curriculum
Interior Design
Job Skills
Learning in an emergency
Online instruction
Pandemic pedagogy
Pandemics
Professional personnel
Scaffolding (Teaching technique)
Simulation
Skill Development
Surveys
Transformative Learning
Undergraduate Students
University business relationship
Work based learning
Work Experience Programs
Work placement
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Summary:COVID-19 calls for new approaches and frameworks for the delivery of work-integrated learning (WIL). Standalone WIL opportunities are also increasingly difficult to realize, with the current economic climate limiting industry resources available for placements and WIL partnerships. The hybridized WIL model presented in this paper thus proposes the scaffolding of simulated WIL experiences into core undergraduate design curriculum to promote deep, authentic, transformational learning, fostering broader student employability. Noting a gap in design educational research relating to embedded scaffolded WIL, the paper refers to examples of scaffolded WIL experiences across core design studio subjects of a four-year embedded honors interior architecture program. Conceived as a way to prepare students for more significant standalone, cross-disciplinary and cross-national WIL, the authors argue that this model develops the professional skills required by industry and better prepares students to navigate the dynamic real-world problems that societies face, particularly during the pandemic. [Author abstract]
ISSN:2538-1032
2538-1032