museum of smothered selves

Facilitated with Otto von Busch, Associate Professor of Integrated Design, Parsons School of Design, Center for Pedagogical Innovation, Wesleyan University, April 2018

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Guest facilitator, Otto von Busch, shared insights from and examples of the workshops he has used in his practice and research. He led a project-based workshop showing how design can move our thinking from objects to systems, from the present to possible futures, and from the affirmative to critical practice. Participants built monuments honoring unrealized and interrupted lives and thought through design to examine the dynamics of rejection, social regulation, and stifled aspirations.

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This was part of the series, Design Strategies across the Curriculum. Using a collaborative studio model, I developed and facilitated a series of workshops (2017-2019) for faculty at Wesleyan University that explored design teaching methodologies and learning competencies in the context of liberal arts education. At the workshops faculty explored how they might integrate design pedagogies into their teaching to foster creative confidence, collaborative practices, and contextual thinking.