framework for the implementation of a virtual design studio model in ...

� Self Assessment: Students will also be subject to self assessment which
will be provided in the form of a questionnaire, found in the open
learning work-book.
� Peer Assessment: Students will be subject to peer assessment, which
will be recorded on the VDS group Facebook page wall. Individual
Facebook groups will also be monitored and assessed.
� Project Assessment: Students will be assessed on their final film
presentations at the installation, along with their 100 word written
brief.
Students will also be required to assess the studio, and tutor performance and input,
using a questionnaire provided in the open learning workbook.
9.0 Studio Descriptors
The Virtual Design Studio aims to engineer creative collaborative design, employing
multi-technological applications and digital media tools to excel connectivity and
collaborative practice in architecture and design. Coordinated by Computer Science
Lecturer, and technological design visionary Amal Al-Ali, the project aims to encourage
students from the University of Sharjah’s School of Engineering to collect, collaborate
and rethink Sharjah as a developing city. With the guidance of specifically selected
expert tutors, the participants must redesign the future province of Sharjah with its
heritage and religion placed firmly at the root of design. The students will take part in
revolutionary studio-based workshops, with tasks taken from a multitude of disciplines.
The intensive three day studio will require students to complete online and hardcopy
open learning workbooks. They will consistently update and share their findings, make
observations and present material both verbally and via designated digital mediums.
The participants will be expected to work collaboratively for the production of design
ideas linking the old Province to the new developing, cosmopolitan Sharjah.
The studio’s focus is firmly placed on creative collaboration and will include intensive,
inter-disciplinary workshops to encourage quality work regarding the role of art and
design when redefining design and architecture through the promotion of virtual design
pedagogy. It will embrace a diverse range of experience as students from the United
Arab Emirates (UAE) will study the urban and suburban conditions of Sharjah. Students
from Architecture, Urban Planning and Design disciplines will work collaboratively to
explore the possibilities for innovative design solutions through the use of virtual design
tools and practices. The organisers will coordinate and document the project, and
closely tutor the students. They will prepare all essential materials and technological
tools to facilitate and enhance the production of innovative design concepts,
culminating in a final installation of film presentations.
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