Service Learning
I facilitate opportunities for students to gain professional experience and apply their growing skill sets to real design situations by employing service learning. "Service-Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities."—NSLC
I facilitate opportunities for students to gain professional experience and apply their growing skill sets to real design situations by employing service learning. "Service-Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities."—NSLC
Through service-learning, my students—use what they learn in studio to solve real-life problems. They not only learn the practical applications of their design studies, they become actively contributing design leaders, citizens and community members through the service they perform.
Community Partner: Watkins Museum
Brand Identity Redesign
Brand Identity Redesign
Students collaborated with Watkins Museum on a new brand identity and museum exhibit re-design (designer as editor/curator). Additionally this allowed students to explore how the interpretation of county history, exhibits and educational programs could live in a virtual space.
