Comenius grant Teaching Fellowship for Angeliki Sioli
The educational projects that have been awarded the Comenius grants of 2021 have been announced. TU Delft has no less than three winners of which Angeliki Sioli (Assistant Professor of Architecture) received the Teaching Fellowship.
The Space of Words: Modelling Spatial Atmospheres from Language
Angeliki has received her Teaching Fellowship grant for the pedagogical project ‘The Space of Words: Modelling Spatial Atmospheres through Language’ addressing a new topic of architectural education: modelling atmospheres of space through the use of written and oral language. Based on recent findings in neuroscience—proving that language and imagination work collaboratively in the brain—‘The Space of Words’ innovates in engaging language for a new purpose: that of imagining spatial atmospheres. While language is present in architectural education it is hardly explored as an element for imagination. Thus, ‘The Space of Words’ will advance the next generation of architect’s understanding of spatial atmospheres, through the use of language as a critical parameter of imagination.
The project will be piloted in the studio-course ‘MSc1: Ways of Doing’ (AR1MET011) and target an important pedagogical problem of the beginning stages of master-level education. It will address the significant difficulties for productive and creative collaboration among first year students, caused by their notably diverse educational and cultural backgrounds. To this end, the project will capitalize on two capacities that the freshmen already have in common: the social willingness to express themselves through language and the ability to sense how different atmospheres of space affect their experiences and emotions.
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More information
The other two winners from TU Delft are Dr Rebecca Price (IO) and Pleun Hermsen (3mE).Do these achievements and other granted Comenius projects inspire you to apply for upcoming year? Have a look at the Teaching Academy website for more information about the themes 2021-2022 an overview of the procedures and deadlines. The winners will receive a grant for the renewal and improvement of higher education and will also become members of the Comenius Network of Educational Innovators, which focuses on knowledge exchange and dissemination.