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EMAL presented at the Speaking Bodies Conference in May 2021
Lovise Søyland and Camilla Groth presented Emal member’s research at the Speaking Bodies Conference – Embodied Cognition at the Crossroads of Philosophy, Linguistics, Psychology and Artificial Intelligenceon May 13-15, 2021 http://embodiedcognition2020.devpsychology.ro/index.php. Abstract: Embodied making and learning in arts and crafts In art and craft studies, students interact with materials and material situations through their hands and bodies. This material interaction involves thinking and reflecting in relation to what the material affords but also in relation to the intentions and skills of the maker. In research on art and craft processes the accumulation of experiential and embodied knowledge in relation to materials and manual skills are key. Embodied cognition is therefore a…
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Emal researchers presented at the Biennial International Conference for the Craft Sciences BICCS 2021
The first Biennial International Conference for the Craft Sciences took place on line between the 4-6 of May, 2021, click here to see the conference pages and the keynotes and abstracts and the conference proceedings in Formakademisk. EMAL researcher Camilla Groth presented a keynote-in-dialogue together with neuroscientists Emerita Professor Riitta Hari, Senior Researcher Veikko Jousmäki, and Research engineer Veli-Matti Saarinen (Aalto University) The speech was a recorded video that comprised of a clay-throwing performance by Camilla Groth combined with monitoring of her behavior using thermal camera and eye-gaze tracker, as well as an interactive discussion of the goals and results of this kind of art–science efforts. See the Keynote by clicking here. Hands in Clay: Craft sciences…
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Bodily Learning 2021 conference
EMAL was represented at the Bodily Learning 2021 Conference April 22-23, Organised by NTNU in Trondheim Norway – this time virtually due to the pandemic, see the details of the conference here. EMAL member Camilla Groth held a keynote presentation at the conference. EMAL members Hilde Margrethe Hegna and Trine Ørbek gave a presentation entitled: Embodied teaching and learning in higher education – a review. Abstract Performative research has gained extended attention in research literature the last 20 years. Researchers within this «performative turn» has begun to explore how relational, affective and emotive experiences are significant to teaching and learning. This paper presents and critically discuss the results from a systematic literature…
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Research days at Notodden 24-25 September 2020
During two days of research communication EMAL researchers held presentations for members of the institute, the public and students and organised an interdisciplinary research group meeting with the ForEst research group for Aesthetic learning processes https://www.usn.no/forskning/hva-forsker-vi-pa/barnehage-skole-og-hoyere-utdanning/estetiske-lareprosesser/ Release Party for our special issue in FORM Akademisk Journal A release party was held for the new publication in Formakademisk Journal: The Special issue on Embodied making and learning that the EMAL group members have been authoring. Lecture and praxis event on Body-space-brain-space-body by Marte S. Gulliksen One of the highlights of the research days was Marte Sørebø Gulliksens evening of theory and praxis in which her lecture: Body-space-brain-space-body, concerning sense of space…
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Emal was represented at the Make and Learn conference at HDK Sweden, September 2019
A large group of EMAL members presented papers at the Make and Learn Conference 2019, Sept. 17-20 https://embodiedmakinglearning.usn.no/p/nordisk-forskningskonferens.html held at the HDK School of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg Sweden, Organized by the Nordic Forum for Research and Development in Educational Sloyd (Nordfo) http://nordfo.blogspot.com/ The conference was aimed at researchers and teachers at universities and colleges in the field of handicrafts in the Nordic countries, but it was also open to participants from other handicraft activities where materials are processed into artefacts using various tools. Some of the titles presented by EMAL members here: Kari Carlsen, Anniken Randers-Pehrson, Åsta Rimstad Rammefaktorers betydning for kunst og håndverksundervisning i grunnskolen – utvalg og forskningsdesign. …
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Workshop in Kolding, Denmark
Five members of the Embodied Making and Learning Research Group at Telemark University College and Buskerud/Vestfold University College are these tree days in Kolding, Denmark to participate in the EkSIG biannual conference and have a research strategic workshop. From the left: Marte Sørebø Gulliksen, Brynjar Olavsson, Kari Carlsen, Biljana C. Fredriksen and Kirstine Riis. On the boat towards Denmark, we put in several good working hours updating ourselves on the situation in all our research strategic “task forces”, and planning which move to do next on project acquisition and -development. This strategic framework will form the background of what we hear and discuss during the conference. EkSIG is the acronym…
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Theme session on Embodied Making and Learning at DRS-Conference, Brighton, 2016
Emal will arrange a themesession at the Design Research Society Conference in 2016 in Brighton, UK. This is done together with the researchconsortium initiated at the symposia LearnXDesign2015 in june 2015 in Chicago. Additional theme 4. Embodied making and learning SUB-CHAIR Marte Sørebø Gulliksen, Telemark University College, Norway CO-CONVENERS Pirita Seitamaa Hakkarainen, Helsinki University, Finland Maarit Mäkelä, Aalto University, Finland Kirstine Riis, Telemark University College, Norway Camilla Groth, Helsinki University, Finland Being immersed in a design process is an embodied process of making. In this proposed thematic session we will call for papers that 1) explore the phenomenon embodied making and the conditions for it within the wide spectrum of design processes, and 2) how…
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EMAL and our new informal consortium at LearnXDesign2015
All facilitators from the three research groups organizing the Embodied making and design learning at the LearnXDesign2015-conference, 28. june 2015. From the left: Brynjar Olavsson (HiT, Norway), Joel Lopata (Western, Canada), Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen (Helsinki University, Finland), Marte S. Gulliksen (HiT, Norway), Maarit Mäkelä (Aalto University, Finland), Catharine Dihske-Hondzel (Huron College, Canada), Tellervo Härkki (Helsinki University, Finland), Camilla Groth (Aalto University, Finland) We plan to make as many as possible of our presentations available from our blogs. We are also developing our papers into articles that will be published as a Special Issue in the research journal FORMakademisk. Links: Presentation slides for the symposium is published at Gulliksen’s Academia.edu page.…
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Symposium: Embodied Making and Design Learning, LearnXDesign2015
We are proud to announce that EMAL will be co-hosting a symposium at the LearnXDesign2015-conference in Chicago 28.-30 of June. The symposium takes place Sunday the 28th. If you have the opportunity, please join us! Facilitators: Marte S. GULLIKSEN Professor, Telemark University College, Norway Pirita SEITAMAA-HAKKARAINEN Professor, University of Helsinki, Finland Maarit MÄKELÄ Associate Professor, Aalto University, Finland Catharine DISHKE-HONDZEL PhD, Western University, Canada Joel LOPATA PhD, Western University, Canada Camilla GROTH Research Fellow, Aalto University, Finland Tellervo HÄRKKI Research Fellow, University of Helsinki, Finland Aim The aim of the symposium is to discuss the role of embodied making in design learning. Embodied making is a term used to describe…
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Performing, making and body-based intra-action in the concept of happy knitting
August 12, 2014: Exploring the boundaries of knitting as an embodied making activity. At Tuesday 12th August three group members: Astrid Hus, Geir Grimeland and Marte S. Gulliksen staged a performance where we explored:– knitting as a social or intra-action activity in a group– knitting as a full-body experience/inter-body experience (expanding the phenomenological self-experience to a we-experience)– knitting as a transdisciplinary performance in the intersection betweenoutdoor-life, climbing, nature experience, craft, beauty of the hoops,etc.– knitting as a process, where the act of knitting was in the core and the knit were unraveled at the end of the performance. ExperienceOur experience of this performance was exhilarating. The physical experience of…