After an initial surge of event cancellations and postponements due to the growing pandemic, we are now seeing an increasing shift from physical gatherings to virtual, web-based virtual events.

With the sudden transition to online teaching and remote studios, many teachers in architecture and design academia still face unanswered questions and unresolved challenges. To offer guidance for faculty, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture is offering a free webinar this Friday, March 27th. The panel will be moderated by Beth Lundell Garver (Boston Architectural College), panelists include Derek Ham (North Carolina State University), Yoonjee Koh (Boston Architectural College), Drew Krafcik (Stanford University), and Amy Larimer (Stanford University).

Studio-Based Online Learning: Building Community and Engaging Design at a Distance Webinar
Friday, March 27, 2020 | 4:00-5:00 pm ET
FREE (registration required)

Education in architecture and design offers studio-based learning environments that foster investigation, synthesis, application, and sharing of knowledge. The studio is also a place for students to gain self-knowledge and develop themselves as agents of change. This webinar will help faculty begin to design and guide authentic engagement through studio-based online learning. We will introduce how the virtual studio, as a decentralized learning space, can build community through self-directed discovery, play, and personal reflection. The speakers will also address how faculty can shape and expand their roles as conveners of a distributed community.

The ACSA is also hosting two other Zoom Conference Calls this week: Design/Build and Community Engagement — Online? on Thursday, March 26 and Analog Meets Digital: Physical Modeling and Virtual Collaboration on Friday, March 27. Click here for details.

If you missed any of the previous discussion sessions, worry not — they're available online for later watching:

Final Reviews in the Age of Distance Learning
March 20, 2020, with Antje Steinmuller, Janette Kim, Adam Marcus (California College of the Arts)

Educating in a Rapidly Changing Time (Zoom)
March 19, 2020, with Marc J Neveu (Arizona State University)

Fast Tactics and Slow Strategies
March 13, 2020, with Renée Cheng (University of Washington), June Williamson (City College of New York)

Crossing the Divide Towards Online Learning
March 13, 2020, with Rob Fleming (Thomas Jefferson University)

No Labs, No Robots, No CNC Machines: How can Material and Technological Investigations Continue in a Virtual Learning Environment?
March 13, 2020, with Marci Uihlein (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Andrzej Zarzycki and Martina Decker (New Jersey Institute of Technology)

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