Think Play: Using Grassroots Move­ments as Educational Opportunities

Emma Gieben-Gamal; Sonia Matos

Think Play: Using Grassroots Movements as Educational Opportunities

Edinburgh College of Art

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Abstract

This paper will present a design project that was delivered as part of the University of Edinburgh’s Innovative Learning Week program in 2013. Our aim was to engage our students with a grassroots movement and to give them experience of real community needs in times of austerity as well as introduce them to some of the issues facing communities and the designers working with them. The project, Think Play, invited students to work on behalf of a Primary School’s Parent Council group to respond to the school’s plans to re-design the playground, and to propose potential design solutions for the space. The paper will explore the practical, pedagogical and ethical implications of instigating productive collaborations between the university and the general public to create a positive impact on real-world scenarios while drawing attention to the importance and relevance of design based research and practice.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Cumulus Working Papers Dublin 31/13
Subtitle of host publication	More for Less - Design in an Age of Austerity
Editors	Lisa Godson, Alex Milton, Justyna Molik
Place of Publication	Helsinki
Publisher	Aalto University School of Arts
Pages	12-15
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	978-952-60-0066-4
ISBN (Print)	978-952-60-0065-7
Publication status	Published - 5 Mar 2015
Event	CUMULUS Dublin 2013 - National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland Duration: 7 Nov 2013 → 9 Nov 2013

Conference

Conference	CUMULUS Dublin 2013
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Dublin
Period	7/11/13 → 9/11/13

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Design
Education
Community Engagement
participatory action research

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http://www.cumulusassociation.org/component/content/2142-cumulus-working-papers-dublin-3113/219

1 Other chapter contribution
1 Poster
1 Article

Design and disability: Developing new opportunities for the design curriculum
Gieben-Gamal, E. & Matos, S., 6 Sept 2017, In: The Design Journal. 20, sup1, p. 2022-2032
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File
Designing Alternatives case study
Gieben-Gamal, E. & Matos, S., 2016, Developing Citizen Designers. Resnick, E. (ed.). London: Bloomsbury , p. 210-213 4 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution
Footprint
MacDonald, J., Gieben-Gamal, E., Rossi, C. & Matos, S., 26 May 2012.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

Open Access
File

1 Public Engagement – Schools engagement

Think Play: An Innovative Learning Week Project
Gieben-Gamal, E. (Organiser)
18 Feb 2013 → 22 Feb 2013
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Schools engagement

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Gieben-Gamal, E., & Matos, S. (2015). Think Play: Using Grassroots Movements as Educational Opportunities. In L. Godson, A. Milton, & J. Molik (Eds.), Cumulus Working Papers Dublin 31/13: More for Less - Design in an Age of Austerity (pp. 12-15). Aalto University School of Arts. http://www.cumulusassociation.org/component/content/2142-cumulus-working-papers-dublin-3113/219

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Gieben-Gamal, E & Matos, S 2015, Think Play: Using Grassroots Movements as Educational Opportunities. in L Godson, A Milton & J Molik (eds), Cumulus Working Papers Dublin 31/13: More for Less - Design in an Age of Austerity. Aalto University School of Arts, Helsinki, pp. 12-15, CUMULUS Dublin 2013, Dublin, Ireland, 7/11/13. <http://www.cumulusassociation.org/component/content/2142-cumulus-working-papers-dublin-3113/219 >

Think Play: Using Grassroots Movements as Educational Opportunities. / Gieben-Gamal, Emma; Matos, Sonia.
Cumulus Working Papers Dublin 31/13: More for Less - Design in an Age of Austerity. ed. / Lisa Godson; Alex Milton; Justyna Molik. Helsinki: Aalto University School of Arts, 2015. p. 12-15.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Think Play: Using Grassroots Move­ments as Educational Opportunities

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Research output

Design and disability: Developing new opportunities for the design curriculum

Designing Alternatives case study

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Activities

Think Play: An Innovative Learning Week Project

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Think Play: Using Grassroots Movements as Educational Opportunities