Using an Outdoor Learning Space to Teach Sustainability and Material Processes in HE Product Design
Journal Article
Firth, R., Stoltenberg, E., & Jennings, T. (2016)
Using an Outdoor Learning Space to Teach Sustainability and Material Processes in HE Product Design. International Journal of Art and Design Education, 35(3), 327-336. https://doi.org/10.1111/jade.12109
The world is facing environmental changes that are increasingly affecting how we think about manufacturing, the consumption of products and use of resources. Within the HE pro...
Carousel: a study on collaboration within a small international design community of practice and its impacts on delivering ‘one week’ exchange experiences
Presentation / Conference
Stoltenberg, E., Firth, R., & Taks, M. (2017, September)
Carousel: a study on collaboration within a small international design community of practice and its impacts on delivering ‘one week’ exchange experiences. Paper presented at 19th International Conference on Engineering & Product Design Education (E&PDE 2017), Oslo, Norway
To prepare students for their future careers in a globalizing society, several large-scale higher education student and staff exchange programmes focus on international collab...
Supporting and enhancing student agency in feedback processes: using a novel feedback tool in the creative industries
Presentation / Conference
Cochrane, R., & Firth, R. (2021, June)
Supporting and enhancing student agency in feedback processes: using a novel feedback tool in the creative industries. Paper presented at Assessment in Higher Education (AHE) Conference 2020, Manchester
This paper focuses on students’ use of a novel programme-focused feedback tool we have developed and utilised across Product Design at Edinburgh Napier University. In the cont...
Feedback Stamp
Physical Artefact
Cochrane, R., & Firth, R. Feedback Stamp. [Wooden Stamp])
Cochrane, R., & Firth, R. Feedback Stamp. [Wooden Stamp]
Simple feedback stamp to provide incremental feedback on work-in-progress in the art design context.
Pop-up Science: Adventures in Virtual Land
Digital Artefact
Firth, R., Chalmers, K., & McGregor, I. (2017)
Pop-up Science: Adventures in Virtual Land. [VR]
Meet the Mata-Mutts - cuddly space-fairing dogs who are desperate to be played with. But watch out! They have a surprise in store. Experience first-hand how it feels to be gro...
Case study: Supporting and enhancing student agency in feedback processes: using a novel feedback tool in the creative industries
Book Chapter
Cochrane, R., & Firth, R. (2021)
Case study: Supporting and enhancing student agency in feedback processes: using a novel feedback tool in the creative industries. In L. Hunt, & . D. Chalmers (Eds.), University Teaching in Focus: A Learning-centred Approach. (2). Australia: Routledge
Cochrane, R., & Firth, R. (in press). Case study: Supporting and enhancing student agency in feedback processes: using a novel feedback tool in the creative industries. In L. ...
Do not press undo
Presentation / Conference
Firth, R. (2016, November)
Do not press undo. Paper presented at 2016 IJADE conference Drawing, University of Chester
Do not press undo
I believe an authentic sketchbook shows ‘the scars of ones thinking’. Not all pages need to present fully resolved solutions. I am interested in what hap...