Developing A Human-Centered Attitude through experiential learning
On wednesday 2 november reseacher Bas Leurs will present his paper on Developing A Human-Centered Attitude through experiential learning at the IASDR the conference in Delft.
This paper describes factors that nurture a human-centered attitude of a design curriculum. A brief literature study defines a human-centered attitude and explains how to develop this attitude by using experiential learning theories. Furthermore, an illustrative case study reflects on the human-centered elements of a multimedia design course. This study recommends the teaching of human-centered methods as an integral part of a design curriculum, a teaching style that questions the human-centered aspects of the student’s work and composing authentic and challenging project briefs with real people. To develop a human-centered attitude students need to involve real people into their design process and empathize with them. The experience with real people affects their beliefs, which can result in changing their attitudes towards people.
English