Creating space for conversation while teaching remotely

How do you shift pedagogy that is based on in-person discussions, the pin-up, and the group critique? Being trained in creative processes, specifically in the histories and methods of encountering publics, the built environment, and spatial transformations, the distance learning format can propose some unique challenges. Additionally, as we lead professional projects with remote participants, how can we learn from remote collaborations and bring these methods into a remote learning environment?

In understanding what this new breed of instructor needs to succeed in an ever-evolving higher education system, we are challenged to reimagine how we organize into teams, identify efficient and effective processes and work together in a more open and transparent way. To do this, we must embrace:

• What made us successful in the past will not necessarily be what drives success in the future.
• To enable others to lead, we must provide direction.

How can we navigate this new way of working and educating? We need to strike a balance between learning from the past to inform the present and preparing for the future while leading with vision.

We take a ‘CALM’ approach and use digital skills and activities to heighten the value of our professional and personal…