The post disciplinary digital practitioner.

Malins, Julian; Pengelly, Jon; Marshall, John

Abstract

As new models of digital practice emerge, new pedagogies are being developed which are adopting a transdisciplinary approach to learning. The paper examines the concept of transdisciplinarity drawing on a range of examples from the USA and Europe. There are a number of institutional barriers and constraints that challenge progress towards a new digital Bauhaus. The tension between acquiring haptic and digital skills is also an important consideration. The tension we refer to arises from the need for students to acquire an understanding of elements of form, colour and spatial awareness, skills which are acquired through making, whilst at the same time acquiring digital skills. Examples of digital practitioners who have embraced a transdisciplinary approach are highlighted.

Citation

MALINS, J., PENGELLY, J. and MARSHALL, J. 2007. The post disciplinary digital practitioner. In Bohemia E., Hilton K., McMahon C. and Clarke A. (eds.) Proceedings of the 9th International conference on engineering and product design eduction (E&PDE 2007), 13-14 September 2007, Newcastle, UK. Glasgow: Design Society [online], pages 437-442. Available from: https://www.designsociety.org/publication/28433/The+post-disciplinary+digital+practitioner

• Conference Name: 9th International conference on engineering and product design eduction (E&PDE 2007)
• Conference Location: Newcastle, UK
• Start Date: Sep 13, 2007
• End Date: Sep 14, 2007
• Acceptance Date: Sep 30, 2007
• Online Publication Date: Sep 30, 2007
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2007
• Deposit Date: Oct 14, 2014
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 14, 2014
• Publisher: Design Society
• Pages: 437-442
• ISBN: 9780955394218
• Keywords: Design education; Transdisciplinarity; Digital; Bauhaus; Practitioner
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1057
• Publisher URL: https://www.designsociety.org/publication/28433/The+post-disciplinary+digital+practitioner