The conference will explore current and future curricular challenges and innovations, and their relationship to traditional frameworks of design education. It will include national and international
main stage speakers as well as breakout sessions discussing curricular models and issues addressing graduate and undergraduate design education. There will be three juried presentation tracks: Curriculum, MFA Thesis Projects, and Design Research.
The breakout sessions will be selected from a Call for proposals. Below is the process used
for submission.
Curriculum
Course Plans, Models of Interdisciplinary Study, or Design Leadership and Advocacy programs
and projects
MFA Thesis Projects
Completed over the last 5 years: presentation + exhibition.
Design Research
Case studies: iconography, ethnography, etc.
Process of Submission and Deadlines
Round 1:
Submit an abstract for your presentation on Curriculum,
MFA Thesis Projects, or Design Research.
Due Oct 10. Include the following:
—Bio of speaker(s): no more than 150 words, pdf
—Title and description/summary: one page, pdf
For Curriculum track:
—What is the history of your curriculum, how has it evolved,
and what are the plans for the future?
—Does the curriculum add something new and meaningful to what
the design education community already knows and understands?
—Include program plan with course descriptions.
For MFA Thesis Projects track:
—How has the curriculum helped to develop and define a thesis?
—In what way do the results impact or inform the profession at large?
—Current and former students are highly encouraged to submit their own work.
For Design Research track:
—In what ways and with what methods can research influence the process of designing?
—How does this work contribute to design education in meaningful ways?
—How can educators (or other practitioners) make use of the methods and/or results?
Abstracts will be reviewed by October 27.
Round 2:
Submit a complete presentation for your abstract. Due Jan 9.
Include the following:
—Paper: you will have 45 minutes total for your entire presentation, including the time you reserve
for Q & A. Must include visuals, pdf. (For Curriculum and MFA Thesis Projects tracks, include 1–2 paragraphs and 1–2 visuals for each course.)
—Video: Please include for greatest consideration (about your school, the students, you or all three).
Video can be made by presenters and/or students.
Video Requirements:
We suggest using the following proportion, resolution and file format.
For web publication:
320 x 480, (Quality: high )
Quicktime (.mov) or Flash Video (.flv)
For DVD:
NTSC (progressive) 720 x 480
or NTSC 640 x 480
Quicktime preferred
For all formats we recommend: H.264 compression
Presentations will be judged for submission by February 1 and
selected papers will be published on http://www.futurehistory3.com.
Videos can be resubmitted for self-editing later in the process. Deadline to be announced.
Round 3:
15 of the selected papers will be chosen for presentation. Final draft is due March 16.
If a video was not previously submitted, it must be submitted by Feb 28 to be
shown at the conference. Final papers and videos will be published
on http://www.futurehistory3.com.
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Please send proposals to both:
Joerg Becker, Programming Co-chair
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
joerg.fh3@gmail.com
Sharon Oiga, Programming Co-chair
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
sharon.fh3@gmail.com