Methodology of teaching fashion design

Methodology of Teaching Fashion Design –the Age of Wi-Fi

Presented bySumita SikkaAssistant ProfessorUniversity Institute of fashion Technology and Vocational Studies

Objectives

• To strengthen the teacher-pupil relationship by using multimedia for awareness

and learning

• To enhance the potential of fashion designer by focusing separately on manual

labour and intellectual job

• To put forward methods for generating skilled work force for apparel industry

Staying in close proximity to Guru

Unconditional relatioship

Guru -Shishya Parampara

Evaluation on the basis of retention

of existing information

Unconventional methods of teaching

comprehensive curriculums .

Development of education system

Changing trends in schools

Contemporary situation and role of educator

The introduction of vocational studies vocational is the result of changing demands of the society.

Development of Fashion IndustryFashion Design as vocational subject

Technological Advancements in basic materials

Spider Silk Fabric Nanotechnology on fabric

Biocouture –made from sweet tea

Two aspects of fashion design – Intellectual and manual labour

National skill development council – Plans to create 50cr skilled workforce by 2022

Enlarging the pool of skilled work force

Technological innovations

Wi-Fi- tops best technological innovation list

Internet provides the information on click of the mouse .

According to neuroscience,”The human brain continues to create new

neurons throughout life as we adapt to the changes in the world.

Sugata mitra”s experiment suggests that learning will happen only if it is desired.

Curiosity – the key to learning

Bateson’s G. “deutero-learning “ is learning to learn by practice through existing information .

Self Organized Learning Environment

The huge success of games like farm ville, frontier ville and treasure isle developed

by Zynga gives us clear cut clues on capturing and training young minds

70 million players

Self –assessment

Mental workout for awareness, response time and attention

Role of educator- Involving interactive multimedia for arousing curiosity , deutero-learning Enriching the pool of information on search engines.

Creating real life situations

Introduction of institutional outlets for motivation ,rewards

and curiosity

Introducing games for learning and arousing curiosity

Involvement of school dropouts with aptitude for stitching and cutting for manual jobs.

Mental workout–for Teachers and students

Suggestions

The future of fashion and shopping

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