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Also, being strict with time, outreach to other universities was very
limited and no students came from outside the department.
Q3. The main purpose of this research is to provide a model for design
studio in the middle east so we are talking about a curriculum that we
can put together do you think that was met?
My understanding of Virtual Design Studio is that it connects with people
who can‟t be together in the same room. If the workshop did that then it
would have been a great success story. However, the biggest success I
saw was the collaborative design as the process was great and the final
product even better considering the time and skills the students had. I
would suggest to name this workshop collaborative design studio (using
technology) and not limit it to virtual (or only facebook , which many
students refused to open accounts for valid reasons).
Q4. We were hoping that this is going to be a multidiscipline and across
universities, why do you think this did not work?
Timing issue. We barely had time to finish the logistics of our
department before advertising in other colleges and universities. Also, if
the departments were involved from the start in this workshop more
students from outside would have attended.
Q5. Suggest ideas for improvements �
It was a great experience and something definitely to build on. Thank
you for putting this together. Please consider sharing your preparations
for the workshop with your facilitators and coordinators prior to
attending, that way they can add value to your program and suggest
things that they think is useful to the students (I,e more time doing a
certain activity or arranging for material to help with the process).
Nov. 21, 2009
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