Speakers
Co-organised by the Centre for Asian Art and Design (CAAD), a research centre of NTU's School of Art, Design, and Media (Singapore) and the IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay, this suite of programmes for the design education community aims to foster collaboration and spark dialogues on the future of the field.
A workshop on Design Education in India will be held online on 6th and 7th of January 2022 followed by an online conference on Design Education in Asia on the 8th of January 2022
Workshop on Design Education in India
6-7 January 2022
Conference on Design Education in Asia
8 January 2022
Workshop on Design Education in India
6-7 January 2022
The landscape of design and media education is dynamic and changing, evolving in response to pedagogical shifts, exigencies of industry, and the need to pivot to remote and asynchronous online learning. Foundational elements of design education previously covered in post-graduate programmes have been embedded in undergraduate curricula for BFA, BDes, and BTech degrees, and also have a place in skills-oriented technical short courses that provide relevant training for the needs of broadcast media and digital creative industries. In such a large and shifting landscape, this event hopes to lead a crucial re-examination of the state of design education in India and propose models and strategies for moving forward.
On January 6 and 7 January 2022, we will host a two-day Workshop on Design Education in India, which will address opportunities to examine and rethink design education at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. This will include weighing the relative strengths and weaknesses of segmenting discipline-specific courses of study versus crafting universal and trans-disciplinary curricula, as well as the need to address art and design history, heritage, and craft. We will also examine the role of variations in course structure and format, including open electives, workshop weeks, study travel, cross-registration, and co-curricular resources like artists' residencies, museums and galleries, industry partnerships broadcasting and publishing. In addition to presentations from leaders in the field, the workshop will include time for participants to brainstorm and propose ideas for their institutions. Discussions will also address faculty recruitment and development geared toward growing and sustaining meaningful professional networks in the design education community that enable the productive sharing of resources.Conference on Design Education in Asia
8 January 2022
The landscape of design and media education is dynamic and changing, evolving in response to pedagogical shifts, exigencies of industry, and the need to pivot to remote and asynchronous online learning. Foundational elements of design education previously covered in post-graduate programmes have been embedded in undergraduate curricula for BFA, B.Des, and B.Tech degrees and also have a place in skills-oriented technical short courses that provide relevant training for the needs of broadcast media and digital creative industries. In such a large and shifting landscape, this event hopes to lead a crucial re-examination of the state of design education in Asia.
On 8 January 2022, we will host a one-day Conference on Design Education in Asia, featuring presenters from across Asia, highlighting the trends in pedagogy in their respective institutions, national contexts, and geo-cultural settings, responding to the theme of Design and Media Education in Context. The conference aims to provide a platform for educators to share knowledge on contemporary practices within the design education community, highlighting cultural knowledge from across Asia and its potential influence on global design pedagogy.
Speakers from a wide range of Asian countries, including China, India, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Turkey, will present the current design education scene in their respective countries, providing examples. After the presentations, participants will be invited to interact with the speakers in panel discussions, allowing them to gain further insights on pressing issues in design education and consider potential solutions.
Workshop Day 1: 6th January 2022
Day 1 – Session 1 (Timings in Indian Time)
Developing undergraduate curriculum for Indian schools of design and media
- IDC and ADM experience/case studies
- Absorption vs leakage
- Discussions
Welcome remarks by Prof Phani, Head, IDC School of Design
Vision Talk:
Talks by Prof Ravi Poovaiah and Prof Peer Sathikh, Workshop Co-chairs
Opening Remarks, welcoming panellists and session moderation by Prof Peer Sathikh
Remarks A Panelists Prof Udaya Kumar (IIT Guwahati), Prof PVM Rao (IIT Delhi), Prof Peer Sathikh (NTU, Singapore), Prof Ravi Poovaiah (IIT Bombay) followed by Q&A
Break
Workshop attendees discussion and brainstorming
Lunch Break
Day 1 – Session 2 (Timings in Indian Time)
Design and Media Education Landscape and Needs in India
- Universities, programmes, public and private, enrolment, entry requirements, degrees
- Discussions
Opening Remarks, welcoming panellists and session moderation by Prof Venkatesh Rajamanickam
Remarks from Panelists Kumkum Nadig (Srishti), Mr Rohit Saran (Chief Editor of Times Internet), Dhiman Sengupta (NID), Prof Phani Tetali (IDC) followed by Q&A
Break
Workshop attendees discussion and brainstorming
Workshop Day 2: 7th January 2022
Day 2 – Session 3 (Timings in Indian Time)
Teaching and faculty development
- Training Indian faculty for future needs
- Faculty internships and faculty development
- Discussions
Welcome remarks by Dr Karin Oen, Centre for Asian Art and Design, NTU, Singapore, Workshop Co-convenor
Vision Talk:
Talk by Dr Karin Oen, Centre for Asian Art and Design, NTU, Singapore
Opening Remarks, welcoming panellists and session moderation by Karin Oen
Remarks from panellists Dhimant Panchal (MIT, Pune), Praveen Nahar (NID, Ahmedabad), Prof Deepak John Matthew (IIT Hyderabad), Prof Sanjay Jain (Avantika University) followed by Q&A
Break
Workshop attendees discussion and brainstorming
Lunch Break
Day 2 – Session 4 (Timings in Indian Time)
Matching the industry/professional needs
- Are the design and media graduates meeting the requirements?
- Entrepreneurial environment for graduates of design and media
- Discussions
Opening Remarks, welcoming panellists and session moderation by Prof Ravi Poovaiah
Remarks from panellists Prof Pradyumna Vyas (NID Ahmedabad), Prof Saleem Ahmed (VIT, Vellore), Ashish Deshpande (Elephant Design), Narendra Ghate (Tata Elxsi) followed by Q&A
Break
Workshop attendees discussion and brainstorming
Conference Day: 8th January 2022
Session 1
Welcome remarks by Prof Michael Walsh, Chair, ADM
Session 1: Japan, Phillippines and Singapore
Vision Talks: Panelist Speeches
- Prof. Minako Ikeda, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Dr Xavier Ho, Monash Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Prof. Jesvin Yeo, School of Art, Design and Media, NTU, Singapore
Panel Discussion + Q & A, Summary
Break
Session 2
Session 2: China, India and Turkey
Vision Talks + Panel Discussion + Q & A:
- Shuxin Cheng, Director of Innovation Design, School of Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
- Prof. Venkatesh Rajamanickam, IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay, India
- Assoc. Prof. Fatma Korkut, Department of Industrial Design, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Panel Discussion + Q & A, Summary
Closing Speeches
The registration fees for the 1 Day Conference on 8 of January 2022 is Singapore Dollars 70/- or equivalent in other currencies
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Centre for Asian Art and Design (CAAD)
School of Art, Design and Media (ADM) NTU, 81 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637458
IDC School of Design Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India
Conference and Workshop Co-chairs:
Prof. Ravi Poovaiah (IDC, IITB) and Associate Prof. Peer M. Sathikh (CAAD, NTU ADM)
