Adapting the studio model for the Australian popular music education context

Australian university graduates of music industry degrees are often faced with challenges stemming from both Australia’s peripheral position in global music economies and the predominance of precarious work environments. This article presents an evaluation of a ‘studio model’ of education adopted by the Bachelor of Arts (Music Industry) degree at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. The studio model approach aims to better prepare graduates for careers in the contemporary music industry via hands-on and tacit learning experiences that ready them for ‘portfolio careers’. The case study evaluated here involved students working with an industry partner to deliver an on-campus music festival called Copresents in 2017. Student feedback indicated overall satisfaction with the studio, and that they were able to develop certain skills that would be valuable to them in a portfolio career, such as improved communication competencies and a better understanding of possible careers in the industry. We also demonstrate that students recognized ways in which the experience was curtailed by institutional and industrial requirements that ran counter to the ideals of studio learning. We note that the effectiveness of the model is limited in some ways by its placement at the intersection of the institutional needs of the university and the requirements of industry, neither of which are entirely in alignment with student needs.

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PENGEMBANGAN KAPASITAS : STRATEGI INTERNASIONALISASI PENDIDIKAN TINGGI DI INDONESIA

GEMA PUBLICA ◽

10.14710/gp.2.1.2016.1-12 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Retno Sunu Astuti

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Well Being ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Key Factors ◽

Quality Of Higher Education ◽

Hands On ◽

High Competence ◽

The University

Higher education is one of the key factors in the effort to improve the lives and well-being of a nation. The experience of developed countries in Asia showed that the quality of higher education correlated significantly with the increased competence of human resources as a whole which eventually forms a high competence in the global competition. Globalization proactively answered by the governments in various parts of the world through international cooperation in the form of teaching, research, and dedication to the university in the form of the internationalization program. Through descriptive qualitative method enriched by quantitative techniques with intrinsic case study design (intrinsic case study), this research found that the success of internationalization is driven by capacity building supported by horizontal and hands on leadership. Therefore, the leadership of a university is not only an academic but it must be a manager who is able to read the signs of change.

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A Case Study in Incorporating Significant Design Content into a Third-Year Industrial Engineering Course “Design and Analysis of Production Systems”

Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA) ◽

10.24908/pceea.v0i0.6479 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Scott Flemming

Keyword(s):

A Personal Journey toward Teaching Success

American String Teacher ◽

10.1177/000313139404400227 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 69-72

Author(s):

Margaret Pressley ◽

Rebecca Henry

Keyword(s):

Music Education ◽

Pacific Northwest ◽

Music Teachers ◽

Washington State ◽

Indiana University ◽

Violin Pedagogy ◽

Music Festival ◽

The Pacific ◽

The University ◽

Washington University

Margaret Pressley is well known in the Pacific Northwest as a teacher of gifted pre-college violinists and as an enabler of conservatory-level music education in Seattle. Attending the University of Washington, with a major in violin performance, she chose a career in violin pedagogy, which has spanned 30 years. Pressley has built a highly successful class of continuously prize-winning students, who are eagerly sought by conservatories. She is the founder and director of the Pressley Conservatory of Music in Seattle. Pressley is a lecturer at Western Washington University and is also on the faculty of the Indiana University Summer String Academy, a member of the advisory board of the Seattle Young Artist Music Festival and the National Music Teachers Association Competition String Repertoire Committee, and string chair for the Washington State Music Teachers Association. She was named ASTA's 1994 Washington State Studio Teacher of the Year.

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Design and Hands-on Experiences for Undergraduates: Case Study on Design, Construction and Testing of Small Aircraft Models

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education ◽

10.1177/030641909702500205 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 118-136

Author(s):

F. Finaish

Keyword(s):

Learning Opportunities ◽

Design Problems ◽

University Of Missouri ◽

Course Content ◽

Content Organization ◽

Hands On ◽

Analytical Work ◽

The University ◽

Small Aircraft

This article describes the development of a new design course in the Aerospace Engineering curriculum at the University of Missouri-Rolla offered during the second (sophomore) year. The course is designed to offer learning opportunities that apply the fundamentals of design along with hands-on experience. The students are required to analyse and solve open-ended design problems, test and experiment with different concepts, build models that illustrate what they have proposed in the analysis phase, and use engineering process skills such as teamwork and development of technical reports. An emphasis is placed on the connection between theory and design applications, comparisons of analytical work with test results, reporting, and working with peers. Details of the course content, organization, and guidelines to develop small aircraft models along with the testing hardware needed are given.

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London Contemporary Music Festival 2019

Tempo ◽

10.1017/s0040298219000391 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 73 (289) ◽

pp. 65-66

Author(s):

Stephanie Jones

Keyword(s):

Contemporary Music ◽

Music Festival ◽

Exhibition Space ◽

The University

In parallel to London's overflowing cityscape, saturated on this occasion by both a bitterly cold torrential downpour and the annual frenzied crowding of materialistic festivity, the penultimate event to the city's Contemporary Music Festival was underway just after 7pm on Saturday 15 December 2018 in the cavernous Ambika P3 venue, a 14,000 square foot performing and exhibition space located on basement level to the University of Westminster's Marylebone Campus.

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Teaching Aesthetics – A Case Study of One-To-One Tuition in Popular Electronic Music in Higher Education

Music Technology in Education ◽

10.23865/noasp.108.ch10 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 257-278

Author(s):

Eirik Sørbø ◽

Andreas Waaler Røshol

Keyword(s):

Music Education ◽

Popular Music ◽

Informal Learning ◽

Electronic Music ◽

Classical Music ◽

Teaching Practice ◽

Educational Framework ◽

One To One ◽

The University

Research regarding informal learning over the last few decades has shown how popular musicians acquire skills and knowledge through informal learning, suggesting new methods for formal music education compared to the structures of western classical music. Today, the realm of popular electronic music education faces some similar challenges that popular music education initially did; new ways of informal learning, and a different and diverse knowledge base for the students entering popular music programs. Related to these challenges is the question of how to teach one-to-one tuition in higher electronic music education, and this article seeks to address this challenge. We present a case-study of the practice of a teacher at the University of Agder in Norway that teaches electronics in one-to-one tuition, where the research data is based on interviewing this teacher and his students. An important aspect of the practice in question is the process of listening to and discussing the student’s original recorded music. We discuss some of the challenges of one-to-one teaching in electronic music education, and argue that this particular teaching approach accommodates some of these challenges. Bringing in the educational framework of Biesta, we argue that this form of teaching practice also facilitates subjectification by addressing both uniqueness and expression. Further, we argue that this practice, which focuses on the teaching of aesthetics instead of technicalities, combined with the development of the students’ unique artistic expression can open some interesting possibilities related to addressing subjectivity in higher music education. One of these is how the students need to articulate both the objectives and aims within their music, and the objectives and aims of their music, which in turn develops a terminology to talk about and beyond aesthetics.

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Dampness Patterns in Halls of Residence in Lagos Metropolis: A case study of the University of Lagos

LAUTECH Journal of Civil and Environmental Studies ◽

10.36108/laujoces/0202/50(0180) ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 72-84

Author(s):

K. I Zakariyyah ◽

A. A Soyingbe ◽

J. A. Adenekan

Keyword(s):

Sampling Technique ◽

Comfort Level ◽

Tertiary Institutions ◽

Importance Index ◽

Hands On ◽

Occupant Comfort ◽

Study Population ◽

The University ◽

Emotional Balance

Studies have established that comfort level, emotional balance, wellbeing and productivity are linked to the functionality of buildings. Functional buildings, however, require less energy for sustainability purposes. To achieve these advantages, there is a need to seek improvement in the existing stock of buildings or procure newer ones. Seeking improvement connotes reducing building defects/failures and improving occupant-comfort. Dampness plagues both new and old buildings and contributes more than 50% of building envelopes’ defects, discomfort, or failure. This study, therefore, examined dampness in halls of residence in selected tertiary institutions in Lagos metropolis, using the University of Lagos as a case study. The objectives were to evaluate the incidence and causes of dampness in the halls of residence in the institution. As a preliminary assessment of dampness evaluation in halls of residence, the institution used is the University of Lagos, as a case study. This is selected based on its location and proximity. The study population consists of undergraduate and postgraduate halls of residence while the sample frame is undergraduate male hostels. The four undergraduate male hostels are taken as the sample size, using the census as the sampling technique. From the four male halls of residence; eighty rooms and two maintenance staff per block were selected using a purposive sampling technique. Analyses were done using mean, percentage, and relative importance index. The results revealed the presence of the four types of dampness, with dampness from leaking pipes as the most prevalent. The dampness originated from a combination of a host of factors, with those emanating from the negligence of maintenance culture and lack of materials/workmanship consideration as the top two causes. The study concluded that symptoms of the four dampness types are in existence in the four sampled halls of residence and the factors causing dampness are many and allen compassing, but if the issue of maintenance and materials/workmanship are professionally handled, dampness will reduce, hence better comfort and building longevity can be guaranteed. The symptoms of buildings deterioration and defects can be minimised with ease of maintenance and through the use of professionals that are apt in the knowledge of materials and components inter-relationship. The study emphasised the significance of a healthy building and recommended that such should be procured with all hands-on deck and handled by the professionals in the built environment.

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The Durga Puja pop-up exhibition at the National Museum of Finland. Designing and hosting an exhibition as university educationmuseum collaboration

Nordisk Museologi ◽

10.5617/nm.8445 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 96

Author(s):

Anna Wessman ◽

Xenia Zeiler ◽

Suzie Thomas ◽

Pilvi Vainonen

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Learning Experience ◽

Museum Studies ◽

National Museum ◽

Collaborative Project ◽

Hands On ◽

Museum Staff ◽

The University

In autumn 2018, eight Museum Studies students from the University of Helsinki had the opportunity to put theory into practice and to gain hands-on experience making a real exhibition. The ‘Museum Content Planning’ course was a collaborative project between the National Museum of Finland and the university in which the students, together with the museum staff, built a pop-up exhibition about the Indian festival Durga Puja in only five weeks. The exhibition showed in the National Museum for two weeks, and the students were involved in most stages of the exhibition’s development. They also blogged about their learning experience. In this case study, we present our reflections on both the benefits and challenges of collaboratively creating an exhibition, which is simultaneously an accredited learning experience for university students.

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Case Study: Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating a One-Day Leadership Conference to Foster Women's Leadership in Healthcare

INNOVATIONS in pharmacy ◽

10.24926/iip.v5i1.327 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Kerry K. Fierke ◽

Margarette L. Kading

Keyword(s):

Leadership Development ◽

Women's Leadership ◽

Leadership Roles ◽

University Of Minnesota ◽

Hands On ◽

Personal Leadership ◽

Conference Committee ◽

The University ◽

Leadership In Healthcare

Despite women increasingly entering the healthcare field, they still face barriers to advancing in leadership ranks within healthcare. To address the need for leadership development among women in healthcare, the Center for Leading Healthcare Change (CLHC) at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy piloted a one-day conference in November 2012 entitled "Women Impacting Healthcare: Decide to Make a Difference." This conference utilized an interactive agenda: each speaker's presentation was followed by hands-on leadership activities during which attendees developed their own personal leadership visions. Specific leadership activities were designed to build upon one another and help design a leadership pathway. All activities were consistent as they included personal reflection and interaction with others. Attendees were asked to complete two evaluations, one immediately at the conclusion of the conference, and another two-weeks post. The conference committee achieved the goal of delivering the conference objectives. As the Women Impacting Healthcare committee continues to look for ways to develop leaders in healthcare, the focus of future conferences will also evolve to include the needs of women currently in leadership roles, as well as ways women can grow into leadership roles. Type: Case Study

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Delivering blended bioinformatics training in resource-limited settings: a case study on the University of Khartoum H3ABioNet node

Briefings in Bioinformatics ◽

10.1093/bib/bbz004 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 719-728 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Azza E Ahmed ◽

Ayah A Awadallah ◽

Mawada Tagelsir ◽

Maram A Suliman ◽

Atheer Eltigani ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Classroom Environment ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Learning Approaches ◽

Resource Limited Settings ◽

Resource Limited ◽

Local Setting ◽

Hands On ◽

Effective Delivery ◽

The University

Abstract Motivation Delivering high-quality distance-based courses in resource-limited settings is a challenging task. Besides the needed infrastructure and expertise, effective delivery of a bioinformatics course could benefit from hands-on sessions, interactivity and problem-based learning approaches. Results In this article, we discuss the challenges and best practices in delivering bioinformatics training in resource-limited settings taking the example of hosting and running a multiple-delivery online course, Introduction to Bioinformatics, that was developed by the H3ABioNet Education and Training working group and delivered in 27 remote classrooms across Africa in 2017. We take the case of the University of Khartoum classrooms. Believing that our local setting is similar to others in less-developed countries, we also reflect upon aspects like classroom environment and recruitment of students to maximize outcomes.

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