Flinders University Museum of Art invites you join us for a workshop in object-based learning.
Led by Professor Helen Chatterjee MBE Head of Research and Teaching, Department of Public and Cultural Engagement & Professor of Biology, University College London.
Helen Chatterjee is an award-winning academic and advocate of ‘object-based learning’ in higher education. Her research interests include the value of cultural encounters in health and wellbeing and the role of touch and object handling in health, wellbeing and education. Helen is widely published in this area and has edited three books, including most recently ‘Engaging the Senses: Object-Based Learning in Higher Education’ (Routledge; 2015). She is co-founder of the National Alliance for Museums, Health and Wellbeing and is Principal Investigator on the Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project ‘Museums on Prescription’ which is exploring the role of museums and galleries in social prescribing. In 2015, Helen was awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire) for services to Higher Education and Culture.
Helen will speak about her work at the University College London and the transformative potential of object-based learning across the arts and sciences.
This workshop is the third in a series promoting the use of Flinders University’s art collections in teaching, learning and research across multiple disciplines, blending academic and practical learning experiences to improve graduate employment opportunities. See more about The power of things: Enhancing employability in higher education through object-based learning. This project is in collaboration with TAFE SA and The University of Melbourne with support provided by the Australian Government Office of Learning and Teaching.
Workshop Program
9.15 for – 9.30
Welcome by Fiona Salmon
9.45 – 10.30
Presentation by Professor Helen Chatterjee
The transformative potential of object-based learning across the arts and sciences
10.30 – 10:50
Break
10:50 – 11:30
Small group observation sessions with objects
11.30 – 12.15
Report back / discussion
