LSRI: The use of art and interactive designs to attract and disseminate research

MakingStuff

By tradition, academic work has various communication routes ranging from journal and conference articles to presentations and posters. More recently the increasing emphasis on ‘impact’ presents the challenge of developing ways to communicate research to a wider audience. One possibility, that arguably has received limited attention, is the use of ‘art’, particularly interactive designs, as a medium to attract and disseminate work. If art does offer a productive communication medium, what efforts should be expected from researchers, in areas such as learning sciences, to develop such ‘skills’? This talk aims to ignite this heated debate by presenting some of the experiences and designs of ‘MakingStuff’. MakingStuff is a motley crew at the LSRI who have met somewhat haphazardly over the last year to discuss stuff like art, learning, and whose turn it is to make coffee.

This event will be live streamed via http://www.lsri.nottingham.ac.uk/live/

This talk will take place in Room 35a, Flexible Learning Room, LSRI, The Exchange, Jubilee Campus