▪️Art assignment—object empathy 

In this practice I relate to my relationship with my boyfriend, This is something that requires two people to work together. I used a catheter to express it. Tears are the only way we communicate directly, any art needs a bond as a bridge to connect. Professor Neil recommended an excellent Japanese work to me, (Kintsugi), its focus is not on repairing objects so that no damage can be seen, but on using gold powder to keep the cracks intact Down, become a track of memory.
▪️Wicked Art – I chose a one-minute sculpture, I tied a rope to an ice cube, then I took the ice cube to the ground outside, pulled it for 1 minute, and ended up with a half-melted ice cube.

▪️Workshop – We conducted reflections by participating in 3 different time-limited practices. The whole process is like a resource library, using limited materials to create. The professor showed us a work of art. The creator did not use a lot of materials. Most of the “garbage” collected on the ground or from unknown places made a very beautiful work of art.

🔺This brings me to our problem scenario, what can we do if only a few resources are given to us? How to maximize the use of resources to achieve their design goals?

This is very similar to the shared resource platform in art assignments, through the sharing website to watch and learn various creative works of art to inspire inspiration. Some maximized use of public platforms, such as: sharing the creative process, the final success, and failure process, reflection and revision, etc., all have a positive impact and can stimulate people’s imagination.

Then when there are few resources available, maybe I will think “how to maximize the use of online resources?” “Can this be a grounded learning method for me?” “How should the funds obtained be used? “There’s going to be a lot of questions coming in.
I try to review and reflect on my problems using the four steps of the Synthetic Reflection Cycle.

▫️Online resources – take the practice of art assignment as an example, for design practitioners to get new ideas from other people’s works of art, we can also get the support of technical software, but when resources are few, maybe we can use other Social media promotes and recommends, allowing more people to share works and reflections on the platform, and set up a space for people to communicate freely. New ideas collided in this way.

◽️How the funds are used – When we only get paid when we complete tasks, this becomes a big problem, and it is difficult to operate without funds. Then if you try to charge some fees to the scholars who use the toolkit, such as a small amount of download of individual software, and paid to view individual literature and courses, it can not only get funds in advance to operate but also meet the needs of learners.

▫️So is this a grounded way of learning for me? In my opinion, it will. Open resource sharing is also a future learning trend. Without such a platform, we cannot get the latest design dynamics and trends. But again this is not the same as an educational toolkit. Every industry has different needs for toolkits. The art industry focuses on ideas and practices. Sharing good works can inspire new inspiration. The basic content provided by the general education toolkit mostly plays an auxiliary role.

Oct 13, 2022

Summary on OER after our yellow basho brainstorming: OER is not only a fascinating technological development, it may be a significant educational, open educational resource project that expands learning opportunities for all, but most importantly non-traditional student populations, thereby expanding participation in higher education.

For “What is OER?” and “What does it take to build an OER”

Oct 13, 2022

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In fact, the view of social constructivism mainly emphasizes culture, not endowment but a dominant paradigm in contemporary art. Critical pedagogy regards pedagogy as the practice of culture, politics, and power to produce and legitimize certain cultural and political forms. It is hoped that through a new education method, the purpose of social transformation and strengthening can be achieved, and finally a better human living environment can be created.
I did a performance art design about empathy before, and I tried shooting with a catheter. This is something that requires two people to work together. The entanglement of conduits forms our paradox. Tears are the only way we communicate directly, any art needs a bond as a bridge to connect
This project is about “empathy” in intimate relationships. Inspired by my own experience. I’ve found that the closer we are, the less we can understand each other. Especially sad emotions. In a relationship, most girls are used to crying to express their emotions and needs, and it is difficult for boys to understand why girls always cry. In fact, love is more complicated than other feelings.
Sometimes neither side can budge, so sadness is more difficult to convey and resonate. So in this project, I tried to express my feelings in various ways, and finally, I chose to express them in the form of a performance. During the performance, I put tears into my partner’s eyes, and finally, his tears flowed out again. I wanted to give a more intuitive experience in this way, and at the same time, as a performer, I could better convey my feelings.

Oct 9, 2022