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Act & Inquire in an Unfinished UniverseThe 1st Multidisciplinary Summer School on Design as Inquiry is hosted by the Institute of Educational Sciences at the

Christian-Albrechts-Universitt zu Kiel. The summer school will provide an opportunity for teachers and researchers across

disciplines to explore, share, and reflect on emerging methods and teaching approaches at the intersection of design and

research. The Christian-Albrechts-University zu Kiel is located in the capital of Schleswig Holstein and only a stone's throwto the seaside resorts that line up along the coast of the Baltic Sea outside the city. Organized by the Creating Knowledge

through Design & Conceptual Innovation Project and funded with support of the European Commission, the summer

school aims to promote new forms of learning and research in support of creativity and innovation.

Aims & Background

As researchers and teachers across

disciplines are becoming more and moreexpected not only to provide explana-

tions about the world as it is, but also to

foster innovation, the summer school

aims to:

Provide an introduction to models andmethods in support of design-basedforms of inquiry.

Foster the exchange of ideas andexperiences on how to bridge between

creativity and scientific rigor.

Offer inspiration and assistance inplanning new courses or researchprojects.

Support trans-disciplinary exchangeand discourse.

Modes of Working

The summer school is foreseen to

become a highly interactive event

combining diverent modes of working,such as:

Introductory & keynote talks on the

relation of design and research providing

a common ground for subsequentdiscussions.

Poster sessions on teaching andresearch methods to raise awareness for

common themes and shared interests.

Hands-on workshops to gain first-hand

experiences with various methods and

ways of working.

Group work & discussions to elaborate

on selected topics in more detail.

Taking Part

The summer school invites everyone

interested in teaching and researchmethods at the intersection of creative

design and scientific research.Aiming to foster a trans-disciplinary

discourse we are especially encouraginapplications from teachers and researc

ers working in non-traditional designdisciplines such as the social sciences

and the humanities.

For more information on how to take pa

in the summer school, please visit us atwww.knowledge-through-design.

uni-kiel.de/summer-school-2012

or e-mail us on

forschung@av-studio.uni-kiel.de

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15 May

31 May

20 Jun

3-7 Se