Staff Feedback - Studio Issues by Luke Kelleher https://padlet.com/cdiconlineworkshop/bvi8auk73f9wp6tj 2. Studio-Based Module Challenges Insufficient Specialised Teaching Assistance The lack of teaching assistants with expertise in planning or architecture has posed a significant challenge, particularly in studio-based modules like PLAN4005W and PLAN4003W. This shortage has hindered the delivery of effective studio sessions, which are crucial for hands-on learning and collaboration among students. Currently, groups comprise 9-10 students, leading to issues such as uneven workload distribution and 'free-rider' problems, where a minority of the group ends up carrying the workload for the majority. – Greater Teaching Assistance would help with facilitating a greater number of smaller sized groups. Inadequate Classroom Layout for Studio Learning: The current lecture room layouts are not conducive to studio-based learning. There is a lack of space for laptops, insufficient electrical outlets, and no Wi-Fi connectivity, all of which are essential for courses requiring active student collaboration and the use of online tools like ArcGIS. Proposed solutions: en-us 2024-08-07 06:56:52 UTC 2024-08-07 10:46:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Allocate more UCD-based resources (tutors) for studio based modules https://padlet.com/cdiconlineworkshop/bvi8auk73f9wp6tj/wish/3069653283 In UCD studio based modules are allocated co-coordinators and tutors. UCD modules have also one fourth of the students we have in CDIC (120 students per class). Training JMCs to support studio based modules will not help.


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]]> 2024-08-07 10:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cdiconlineworkshop/bvi8auk73f9wp6tj/wish/3069653283 Paula_Russell https://padlet.com/cdiconlineworkshop/bvi8auk73f9wp6tj/wish/3069656473 Paula: this is something we really need to address. It's impossible to do studio teaching on your own or even with just one PhD - particularly later on in a PhDs journey where they may not have time to travel! The JMCs don't have the requisit expertise, It's going to continue to be a struggle unless we can somehow, support with some tutors with expertise. We need to look into how we could hire tutorial support in Ireland and send these staff out. Would be a cost of course. So this is one for Head of School.

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  • (A strategy suggested by Aura before) Allocate subtopics to groups of 3 students within a larger group of 9 students so that each sub group is responsible of working on subtopics and contributing to the larger group theme ensuring they remain focused on the main group objective

    • Better monitoring of groups by the teacher/TA to get a better understanding of individual contribution to group work. Also have an individual submission for each group project - Ozge

    ]]>     2024-08-07 10:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cdiconlineworkshop/bvi8auk73f9wp6tj/wish/3069656746     Yunpeng - re: studio module support, could also look for teaching assistance from the School of Architecture of CHD. Of course, there are issues related to langauges and resourcing. https://padlet.com/cdiconlineworkshop/bvi8auk73f9wp6tj/wish/3069666899 2024-08-07 10:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cdiconlineworkshop/bvi8auk73f9wp6tj/wish/3069666899