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We are proud to announce that EMAL will be co-hosting a symposium at the LearnXDesign2015-conference <\/a>in Chicago 28.-30 of June. The symposium takes place Sunday the 28th. If you have the opportunity, please join us!<\/p>\n

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Facilitators:<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
Marte S. GULLIKSEN<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/div>\n
Professor, Telemark University College,
\nNorway<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Pirita SEITAMAA-HAKKARAINEN<\/span><\/div>\n
Professor,
\nUniversity of Helsinki, Finland<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Maarit M\u00c4KEL\u00c4<\/span><\/div>\n
Associate
\nProfessor, Aalto University, Finland<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Catharine DISHKE-HONDZEL<\/span><\/div>\n
PhD, Western
\nUniversity, Canada<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Joel LOPATA <\/span><\/div>\n
PhD,
\nWestern University, Canada<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Camilla GROTH<\/span><\/div>\n
Research
\nFellow, Aalto University, Finland<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Tellervo H\u00c4RKKI<\/span><\/div>\n
Research
\nFellow, University of Helsinki, Finland<\/span><\/div>\n
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Aim<\/b><\/div>\n
The aim of the symposium is to discuss the
\nrole of embodied making in design learning. Embodied making is a term
\nused to describe the united mind\/body and its experience while making
\nartifacts or engaging in other creative activities with materials. One
\nmain aim within this topic is to explore the basic conditions and
\nconsequences of being a body in the world, experiencing and learning
\nthrough working in materials. The theme is approached through an
\ninterdisciplinary approach using a variety of methods, like video
\nrecordings, neuro-scientific methods, and stimulated recall just to
\nmention a few examples. The facilitators of the symposium come from a
\nvariety of backgrounds, like humanities and social sciences \u2013 in
\nparticular art and design, design education and craft science,
\neducational neuroscience and phenomenology.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Participants<\/b><\/div>\n
The facilitators are all presenting papers and
\ncontribute in the discussions. They are all leaders of or members in
\nresearch groups within the topic: The Embodied Making and Learning
\nresearch group, Telemark University College, Norway; the Handling Mind
\nresearch consortium, Aalto University, Finland; and the Human Ingenuity
\nResearch Group, Western, Ontario, Canada. Also participating are
\nPhD-students from each group, some attending the conference, others
\nparticipating online from their home institutions.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
The symposium aims at bringing these central
\nresearchers and research leaders together to discuss both the selected
\ntopics of embodied cognition in making and design learning and future
\npossibilities for uniting the human capital of each group in a global,
\nco-owned research project.<\/div>\n
The symposium is open to other researchers at
\nthe LearnxDesign conference as audience to the presentations and
\nparticipants in the plenary discussions.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Organization<\/b><\/div>\n
The symposium has a duration of four hours and is organized in the four sessions available on the first day of the learnxdesign2015-conference: Sunday 28th June<\/b>
\n. The first three sessions will be streamed online and members of the
\nthree research groups are especially invited to attend from their home
\ninstitutions.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
SESSION 1: MAKING, CREATIVITY AND COGNITION (OPEN SESSION)<\/div>\n
9:45am – 10:45am<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0Creative cognition and embodied making<\/b> Marte S. Gulliksen, Professor, Telemark University College, Norway<\/div>\n
This paper revisit previous research on the
\nmaker\u2019s experience when working in materials and discusses this in light
\nof new research on creative cognition and the neurological basis of
\nmaking.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Creating the space\/conditions for creativity<\/b> Joel Lopata, PhD, Western University, Canada<\/div>\n
Recent research shows that increased frontal
\nbrain activity is related to internal focus of attention (Buzsaki &
\nDraguhn, 2004; Klimesch et al., 2007; Ward, 2003), creative thinking
\n(Fink et al., 2009), and creative products (Lopata, 2014). These
\nprocesses are reminiscent of improvising artists\u2019 descriptions of the
\ncreative process (Berkowitz, 2007). In this talk Dr. Joel Lopata
\npresents neuroscientific research, contending that internal focus of
\nattention is the key condition for creative flow.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Embodied making and creative practice<\/b> Maarit M\u00e4kel\u00e4, Associate Professor, Aalto University<\/div>\n
Recently, artists and designers have taken an
\nactive role in contextualising the creative process as it relates to
\ntheir practice. Thus, understanding how the creative mind proceeds has
\nbeen supplemented with knowledge attained inside the creative process.
\nThis presentation is based on documentation of my creative practice in
\ncontemporary ceramic art that occurred at the beginning of 2015<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
SESSION 2: LEARNING AND EMBODIED MAKING (OPEN SESSION)<\/div>\n
11:00am – 12:00pm<\/span> <\/b><\/div>\n
What neuroscience can tell us about skill learning in craft: The promise of cognitive neuroscience in making<\/b> Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Professor, University of Helsinki, Finland<\/div>\n
Handling Mind; Embodiment, Creativity and
\nDesign project aimed at using novel neuroscientific methods for studying
\ncreative, embodied processes and skill learning. We discuss the
\nchallenges and opportunities that use of brain imaging methods,
\nespecially, provides for understanding design activities.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Engaging users in the design of post-secondary teaching and learning spaces<\/b> Catharine Dishke-Hondzel, PhD, Western University, Canada<\/div>\n
University teaching and learning spaces have a
\nvariety of users with diverse needs. Simultaneously physical,
\ntechnological, and psychological, space influences learning
\nopportunities, including pedagogy and access to information. This paper
\ndiscusses a year-long investigation of teaching and learning spaces
\ndesigned to better identify constraints and opportunities for growth and
\nprogramming.<\/div>\n
Round-table discussion<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
SESSION 3: THE BODY SEEN IN DESIGN PRACTICE (OPEN SESSION)<\/div>\n
2:45pm – 3:45pm<\/span> <\/b><\/div>\n
Design and craft thinking analyzed as a form of embodied cognition<\/b> Camilla Groth, Research Fellow, Aalto University, Finland<\/div>\n
This session presents three cases where craft-
\nand design practices are analyzed as forms of embodied cognition. The
\nfirst case involves ceramic workshops with deafblind makers. The second
\ncase involves a Practice-Led study on tactile augmentation in ceramic
\ncraft practice. The third case is examining the role of the knowing
\nbody, in design students\u2019 material exploration process.<\/div>\n
Approaching embodied experience of materials and materiality<\/b> H\u00e4rkki Tellervo, Research Fellow, University of Helsinki, Finland<\/div>\n
We studied students\u2019 relationship with
\nmaterials and materiality, especially focusing on embodied experience.
\nThese experiences manifest themselves in multimodal expressions:
\ngestures, body postures and speech acts. A qualitative video analysis
\nmethod was developed to identify these expressions and their linkages
\nwith inherent or associative qualities, materials and materiality.<\/div>\n
Round-table discussion<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
SESSION 4: WORKSHOP (1H \u2013 CLOSED SESSION for convenors only)<\/div>\n
4:15pm – 5:15pm<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 M\u00c4KEL\u00c4 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 H\u00c4RKKI 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 the united mind\/body and its experience while making artifacts or engaging in other creative activities with materials. One main aim within this topic is to explore the basic conditions and consequences of being a body in the world, experiencing and learning through working in materials. The theme is approached through an interdisciplinary approach using a variety of methods, like video recordings, neuro-scientific methods, and stimulated recall just to mention a few examples. The facilitators of the symposium come from a variety of backgrounds, like humanities and social sciences \u2013 in particular art and design, design education and craft science, educational neuroscience and phenomenology. Participants The facilitators are all presenting papers and contribute in the discussions. They are all leaders of or members in research groups within the topic: The Embodied Making and Learning research group, Telemark University College, Norway; the Handling Mind research consortium, Aalto University, Finland; and the Human Ingenuity Research Group, Western, Ontario, Canada. Also participating are PhD-students from each group, some attending the conference, others participating online from their home institutions. The symposium aims at bringing these central researchers and research leaders together to discuss both the selected topics of embodied cognition in making and design learning and future possibilities for uniting the human capital of each group in a global, co-owned research project. The symposium is open to other researchers at the LearnxDesign conference as audience to the presentations and participants in the plenary discussions. Organization The symposium has a duration of four hours and is organized in the four sessions available on the first day of the learnxdesign2015-conference: Sunday 28th June . The first three sessions will be streamed online and members of the three research groups are especially invited to attend from their home institutions. SESSION 1: MAKING, CREATIVITY AND COGNITION (OPEN SESSION) 9:45am – 10:45am \u00a0Creative cognition and embodied making Marte S. Gulliksen, Professor, Telemark University College, Norway This paper revisit previous research on the maker\u2019s experience when working in materials and discusses this in light of new research on creative cognition and the neurological basis of making. Creating the space\/conditions for creativity Joel Lopata, PhD, Western University, Canada Recent research shows that increased frontal brain activity is related to internal focus of attention (Buzsaki & Draguhn, 2004; Klimesch et al., 2007; Ward, 2003), creative thinking (Fink et al., 2009), and creative products (Lopata, 2014). These processes are reminiscent of improvising artists\u2019 descriptions of the creative process (Berkowitz, 2007). In this talk Dr. Joel Lopata presents neuroscientific research, contending that internal focus of attention is the key condition for creative flow. Embodied making and creative practice Maarit M\u00e4kel\u00e4, Associate Professor, Aalto University Recently, artists and designers have taken an active role in contextualising the creative process as it relates to their practice. Thus, understanding how the creative mind proceeds has been supplemented with knowledge attained inside the creative process. This presentation is based on documentation of my creative practice in contemporary ceramic art that occurred at the beginning of 2015 SESSION 2: LEARNING AND EMBODIED MAKING (OPEN SESSION) 11:00am – 12:00pm What neuroscience can tell us about skill learning in craft: The promise of cognitive neuroscience in making Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Professor, University of Helsinki, Finland Handling Mind; Embodiment, Creativity and Design project aimed at using novel neuroscientific methods for studying creative, embodied processes and skill learning. We discuss the challenges and opportunities that use of brain imaging methods, especially, provides for understanding design activities. Engaging users in the design of post-secondary teaching and learning spaces Catharine Dishke-Hondzel, PhD, Western University, Canada University teaching and learning spaces have a variety of users with diverse needs. Simultaneously physical, technological, and psychological, space influences learning opportunities, including pedagogy and access to information. This paper discusses a year-long investigation of teaching and learning spaces designed to better identify constraints and opportunities for growth and programming. Round-table discussion SESSION 3: THE BODY SEEN IN DESIGN PRACTICE (OPEN SESSION) 2:45pm – 3:45pm Design and craft thinking analyzed as a form of embodied cognition Camilla Groth, Research Fellow, Aalto University, Finland This session presents three cases where craft- and design practices are analyzed as forms of embodied cognition. The first case involves ceramic workshops with deafblind makers. The second case involves a Practice-Led study on tactile augmentation in ceramic craft practice. The third case is examining the role of the knowing body, in design students\u2019 material exploration process. Approaching embodied experience of materials and materiality H\u00e4rkki Tellervo, Research Fellow, University of Helsinki, Finland We studied students\u2019 relationship with materials and materiality, especially focusing on embodied experience. These experiences manifest themselves in multimodal expressions: gestures, body postures and speech acts. A qualitative video analysis method was developed to identify these expressions and their linkages with inherent or associative qualities, materials and materiality. Round-table discussion SESSION 4: WORKSHOP (1H \u2013 CLOSED SESSION for convenors only) 4:15pm – 5:15pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4],"class_list":["post-38","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-arrangementer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/embodiedmakinglearning.usn.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/embodiedmakinglearning.usn.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/embodiedmakinglearning.usn.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/embodiedmakinglearning.usn.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/embodiedmakinglearning.usn.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/embodiedmakinglearning.usn.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88,"href":"https:\/\/embodiedmakinglearning.usn.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38\/revisions\/88"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/embodiedmakinglearning.usn.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/embodiedmakinglearning.usn.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/embodiedmakinglearning.usn.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}