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Drawing Thinking: illustration as pedagogy

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<p>The idea of Illustration Pedagogy initially came out of Transformative Learning Theory – a learning theory that incites students to challenge their own assumptions – and utilizes ideas of drawing &amp; writing, making &amp; thinking in the learning journeys of our students from the first day that they arrive on the course. This project explores the way, as lecturers, we can approach the design and delivery of taught modules in ways that develop the skills of student illustrators, their knowledge and understanding through critical writing practices which combine drawing and illustration. The projects discussed here are across levels 4, 5 and 6 on the undergraduate BA (Hons) Illustration degree at Arts Universty Plymouth (formerly Plymouth College of Art)</p>
Drawing Research Theory Practice Volume 4 Issue 2
Publish Date
2019
Reference
Hirons, J., and Brown, M., (2019). Drawing Thinking: Illustration as Pedagogy. Drawing: Research, Theory, Practice. 4 (2). pp 327- 340.
ISSN
2057-0384 / 2057-0392
Research Type
Research Groups