tailieunhanh - The JIDA conference: Teaching practice as research

This material is extremely helpful for improving the education of architects and to lay the foundations for research into the instructional scenario in this discipline. With this purpose in mind, work is being done on a constellation of terms related to pedagogical practices, which is intended to conceptualize the diversity of strategies and methodologies presented these years at the conference. This sample of teaching experiences is a base upon which to consider the current situation of schools of architecture and to ask ourselves: what will training be like for architects 20 years from now? | Journal of Technology and Science Education JOTSE, 2018 – 8(3): 146-154 – Online ISSN: 2013-6374 – Print ISSN: 2014-5349 THE JIDA CONFERENCE: TEACHING PRACTICE AS RESEARCH Berta Bardí-Milà , Daniel García-Escudero Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain) , Received February 2018 Accepted March 2018 Abstract The Workshop on Educational Innovation in Architecture (JIDA) promotes reflection and debate among the faculty of the different schools of architecture. The communications presented in the five editions held so far (2013-2017) can be considered a “living archive” of the teaching practices of more than thirty Spanish and twenty foreign universities. This material is extremely helpful for improving the education of architects and to lay the foundations for research into the instructional scenario in this discipline. With this purpose in mind, work is being done on a constellation of terms related to pedagogical practices, which is intended to conceptualize the diversity of strategies and methodologies presented these years at the conference. This sample of teaching experiences is a base upon which to consider the current situation of schools of architecture and to ask ourselves: what will training be like for architects 20 years from now? Keywords – JIDA, Workshop on Educational Innovation in Architecture, Teaching, Architecture, Research, Innovation. ---------1. On the Need for Teaching Reflection The Workshop on Educational Innovation in Architecture (JIDA) posits the education of architects as a key topic for the discipline. In line with what is indicated by the International Union of Architects (UIA), the training of future professionals constitutes one of the greatest challenges for the constructed environment and its environmental, patrimonial and cultural balance. Universities and training centers have the responsibility to improve the theoretical and practical .