Remote synchronous delivery for interior design education: The shift toward innovative paradigms in design teaching approaches

ABSTRACT

In the uncertain COVID-19 situation, professionals working in education development and learning strategies start to wonder why the situation seems strange or even tough. Institutions got involved, somehow, in online teaching delivery. Most post-secondary institutions worldwide began to use virtual learning or remote synchronous delivery (RSD) as the most applicable method to keep a connection with students in a social-distancing situation. It might be too early to rush to drive solutions or summarize conclusions. The key point is to reach for expressive questions that describe and evaluate the situation in interior design education - an advanced step in the diagnosis of the current situation. This chapter investigates how the current pandemic situation affected teaching methods in the Bachelor of Interior Design (BID) program at University X. The chapter explores remote synchronous delivery in this program with a focus on three core interior design streams studio, visual communication, and software and technology. As a response to crisis situations, the chapter begins to answer these questions How did remote synchronous delivery affect interior design education? How can we be prepared for advanced teaching approaches? Will this pandemic lead to innovative approaches in interior design teaching pedagogy? © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021. All rights reserved.