THE CHALLENGE-BASED LEARNING in HIGHER EDUCATION through A CREATIVE SENSORIAL BOOTH to DISCONNECT and to BE HERE NOW

ABSTRACT

Our senses act as sensors that allow us to receive the information of the reality that we perceive, either in isolation or because of their crossing. During the block’s challenge called Formal Representation of Space (FRS), the aim is for higher education students to enjoy an immersive and experimental experience in understanding space through sensory perceptions, taking the students through its material and virtual representation by drawing techniques, both analogue and virtual;putting into practice themes of geometry, perspective, technologies in art, models, and prototypes. The block is based in Challenged-based learning (CBL) and the challenge in Competency-based learning that “Tec-21” offers to the first year Creative Studies professional students. The group is formed from students of several areas such as Architecture, Industrial Design, Educative Innovation, Hispanic Letters, Journalism, Musical Production, Digital Art, Communication, which lead to conformed multidisciplinary teams. The project consists of designing a Sensorial Booth (SB), an installation that seeks to generate a space in which the perception of the environment can be highlighted through the senses in a playful and interactive way. The main objective is to involve the students in a real challenge while acquiring knowledge through a creative project, as well as interacting with a real space of a real institution, which is one of the main purposes of the CBL. Beyond the creative experience that led to the process of conceptualization and materialization 11 scale of the Sensorial Booth, prior to confinement by COVID-19, the students realized the importance of giving a comprehensive and memorable sensory experience to people without the need to be connected to a device, while immersing in the reflection of reconnecting with themselves and with the natural environment that surrounded this installation. Regarding to the learning experience, the students enjoyed the challenged offered by the Educational Innovation programme, Block Tec21, doing the most they enjoy, creating, using technology, working with real materials, and collaborating with real former partners. © PDE 2021.