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'''365 urban landscapes'''
[http://www.le-notre.org LE:NOTRE] '''Mundus Seminar'''


== '''General''' ==
October 2008 - January 2009
* The purpose of the Le Notre Mundus case studies is for comparative teaching at advanced undergraduate or postgraduate level.
* The case studies can be focused upon an area, or a plan, or a project. The key requirement is that it should be a coherent urban or cultural landscape topic that reveals insights of potential value to educators in other countries.
* The following guidelines and checklist has been developed to guide contributors and ensure that there is some consistency of style and content. The checklist is aimed at current best practice [http://lda.ucdavis.edu/people/websites/francis/Francis%20LJ%20Methods.pdf Francis 2001].


== '''Content Checklist''' ==
== Background ==


=== Cover Sheet ===
The LE:NOTRE Mundus project aims to develop teaching resources and teaching activities on urban and cultural landscapes with a global scope in the context of landscape architecture education. This seminar is an accompanying measure to this overall objective. Its emphasis is on urban landscapes.
* Name of case study, author[s], affiliation, contact details, date submitted
=== Rationale: Why is the case study interesting? ===
*Please summarise:- eg Design Innovation? Planning Exemplar? Theoretical Insights? Lessons from its failure? [ It doesn’t have to have been successful]


* Think about it from the view of another educator in a different country. Why should I use this case study in my teaching?
== Objectives of this Seminar ==
[[Image:Topicmap_urbanlandscapes.jpeg|thumb|crop=right10%;left15%;top5%;bottom20%|Urban landscapes topic map]]


Illustrations:
We will look at different elements of the urban landscape and analyse them in interculturally composed student groups. All seminar participants will use the [[LE:NOTRE Mundus Case Study Template]] as a common ground. Students will be grouped according to the typological similarity of the projects/case studies they wish to contribute. In the course of the seminar, the groups will go through a collaboration process that builds on the following phases:
Paragraph and representative image


=== Author's perspective ===
Case study -
* What theoretical or professional perspective do you bring to the case study?
*identification
*description and detailing
*analysis
*comparison
*synthesis
*presentation


=== Description ===
* Name; location; any relevant dates; cost if relevant; area; participants


Illustration: table format
'''* [[Course Schedule|Detailed Structure and Draft Schedule]]'''


=== Landscape context ===
== Learning Objectives ==
*Biogeography, cultural features, overall character, history and dynamics


Illustration:
Students shall widen their understanding of urban typologies and cultural influences affecting their shape. They will deepen analytical skills and train intercultural communication in mixed working groups. Interactive and collaborative
Map; sketches; short descriptive analyses
internet technologies will be used for communication and presentation.


=== Cultural/social/political context===
== Contents ==
*Brief explanation of culture, political economy, legal framework


Illustration:
The seminar will be internet-based with self-study phases, group meetings and plenary sessions in the LE:NOTRE [[Virtual Team Room]]. Mixed student groups will be formed at the beginning, each will be dealing with one urban landscape typology and elaborate a comparative analysis in the course of the seminar.
Bullet points, image, background notes
Plenary sessions will be used for group presentations, feedback and integration of external lecturers. A symposium together with the authors of the fall edition of the Journal for Landscape Architecture ([http://www.info-jola.de JoLA])takes place on the 12th of November 2008.


=== History ===
The students' results will presented on the LE:NOTRE website and thus become visible for a wider audience. Support will be provided in the form of moderation, use of technologies and group supervision.
*How did the area/project/plan at the focus of the case study evolve?
In the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) the seminar has a scope of 2 credits. One credit equals 25 student working hours (including both contact times and self-study).


Illustration: Table or time line
'''* [[Course Schedule|Detailed Structure and Draft Schedule]]'''


=== Spatial analysis of area/project/plan===
== Target Group ==
*What are the main structural features?
*How has it been shaped? Were there any critical decisions?


Illustration: Map/diagram/sketches photos and background notes
Advanced landscape architecture students (third year bachelor or Master‘s level) of LE:NOTRE/ LE:NOTRE Mundus member universities. The course language is English. A good level of independence and willingness
to work in a group and to use the internet for communication is expected.


=== Analysis of program/function ===
== How to take part? ==
* What are the main functional characteristics?
* How have they been expressed or incorporated?
Illustration: Map/diagram/sketches photos and background notes


=== Analysis of design/planning process ===
Interested students send a letter of intent by e-mail. This letter should include a proposal for an urban landscape element on which they would like to work in the course of the seminar.
* How was the area/project/plan formulated and implemented?
Please send this e-mail before 15th of October 2008 to Ellen Fetzer, Nürtingen-Geislingen University, Germany (ellen.fetzer(at)hfwu.de).
*Were there any important consultations/collaborations?
Depending on the level of interest, places may be limited to one student per university. However, one student can act as a contact person for the seminar in case you want to participate as a university group.
Illustration: Map/diagram/sketches photos and background notes


=== Analysis of use/users ===
== Technological Requirements ==
* How is the area/project/plan used and by whom?
* Is the use changing? Are there any issues?
Illustration: Map/diagram/sketches photos and background notes


=== Future development directions ===
*stable internet connection (DSL)
* How is the area/project/plan evolving?
*PC with Windows operation system (MAC may be also supported)
* Are there any future goals?
*headset
Illustration: Map/diagram/sketches photos and background notes


=== Peer reviews or critique ===
== How to contribute as a speaker ==
* Has the area/ project/plan been reviewed by academic or professional reviewers?
[[image:Members room.jpg|thumb|crop=right10%;left15%;top5%;bottom20%|plenary session in the LE:NOTRE members room]]
* What were their main evaluations?
If you are contributing as a speaker in one of the plenary sessions you will be asked to prepare for a 20 - 30 minutes presentation in the form of a PowerPoint slideshow. Presentations are usually followed by a moderated discussion. You can ask for assistance of the seminar tutors in case you are not familiar with Powerpoint. Plenary sessions usually take 90 minutes.
Pleas add references, quotes...
=== Successes and limitations ===
*What do you see as the main successes and limitations of the area/project/plan?
Illustration: Summary table


=== What can be generalized from this case study? ===
*Are there any important theoretical insights?
Short statement plus background notes


=== What research questions does it generate? ===
'''Thematic scope:'''
Short statement plus background notes


Your presentation should focus on a case study of your regional (urban) context or on a strategic/theoretical study (or a mixture of both). A case study in understood as a realised landscape architecture project and/or strategic plan. You may be inclined to present recently developed projects. However, case studies with a certain level of matureness and evaluation are more appropriate for this seminar's discourse.


== '''Format''' ==
If your are preparing a case study presentation please build on this template: [[LE:NOTRE Mundus Case Study Template|Mundus Case Study]]


=== Basic format ===


* The basic format addresses contributors who are not yet familiar with publishing directly on the LE:NOTRE homepage or on the internet in general. In this case you would submit an illustrated report in the form of a Word or a PDF file. The illustrations can either be incorporated into the text, or attached as appendices. Images, diagrams etc should be prepared as pdfs.
'''Guidelines for presentations'''
*A check list of sections headings is suggested below, to cover the main features of a comparative case study.
*All material should be in English


=== Powerpoint format ===
Please consider the following aspects when you are preparing for a presentation:


*You can enhance the basic format by adding a Powerpoint presentation. The slides should correspond to the section headings and include the core statements of your report.
*Please avoid written information on the slides except for the most essential statement and questions. As you will be talking synchronously to the audience there is absolutely no need to add much textual information on the slides.  
*On the Powerpoint, you should aim for no more than 30 slides in total.
*Please add many visuals and use the space given. You may not add a number of small images on one slide. Use several slides, each with one image.
*Limit the text on each slide to what can easily be read by a student in a lecture, and place more detailed background notes for the teacher in the notes section.
*If you have questions to the audience (for example at the end in order to stimulate the discussion) you should visualise the question on the slide.
* All material should be in English
*Please send your presentation in good time to the seminar coordinator (one day before the meeting). We then have the chance to propose changes or additions in order to make your presentation more suitable for a virtual classroom setting.


=== LE:NOTRE Encyclopedia ===
== Structure and Schedule ==
*The new [http://www.le-notre.org/encyclopedia/encyclopedia_overview.php Encyclopaedia database] is a powerful additional resource on the LE:NOTRE web site. It will let you write structured entries and add links to web sites, images and literature references from the web site’s own databases.
*This is the recommended format for urban landscape case studies
* A tutorial for editing the encyclopedia will be published soon.


=== VITERO Seminars and Recordings ===
'''* [[Course Schedule|Detailed Structure and Draft Schedule]]'''


* VITERO stands for Virtual Team Room, this is the online meeting room of the LE:NOTRE project enabling synchronous communication on the internet.
'''* General Structure Overview:'''
* If your present your case study in the course of an urban landscapes online seminar, the session can be recorded and published on the LE:NOTRE website.
* Seminar recordings are important teaching resources and they will enhance your case study presentation.
* You may have a look at a recording example: [http://le-notre.org/elearning/resources/lincoln_theory Landscape Theory]


== '''Copyright''' ==
[[Image:Course_structure.jpg]]


*It is vital that material in the case study is not limited by copyright and that it is legal for all members of LE NOTRE to reuse the material in their teaching.
== Case Study Template ==
* We recommend using a [http://creativecommons.org creative commons licence] for your contribution.
If your are preparing a case study presentation please build on this template: [[LE:NOTRE Mundus Case Study Template|Mundus Case Study]]
 
== Contact and Organisation ==
 
Ellen Fetzer
Nürtingen-Geislingen University
Germany
0049 7022 404 179
 
ellen.fetzer(at)hfwu.de

Latest revision as of 19:14, 7 April 2009

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Mundus landscape.jpg

365 urban landscapes LE:NOTRE Mundus Seminar

October 2008 - January 2009

Background

The LE:NOTRE Mundus project aims to develop teaching resources and teaching activities on urban and cultural landscapes with a global scope in the context of landscape architecture education. This seminar is an accompanying measure to this overall objective. Its emphasis is on urban landscapes.

Objectives of this Seminar

Urban landscapes topic map

We will look at different elements of the urban landscape and analyse them in interculturally composed student groups. All seminar participants will use the LE:NOTRE Mundus Case Study Template as a common ground. Students will be grouped according to the typological similarity of the projects/case studies they wish to contribute. In the course of the seminar, the groups will go through a collaboration process that builds on the following phases:

Case study -

  • identification
  • description and detailing
  • analysis
  • comparison
  • synthesis
  • presentation


* Detailed Structure and Draft Schedule

Learning Objectives

Students shall widen their understanding of urban typologies and cultural influences affecting their shape. They will deepen analytical skills and train intercultural communication in mixed working groups. Interactive and collaborative internet technologies will be used for communication and presentation.

Contents

The seminar will be internet-based with self-study phases, group meetings and plenary sessions in the LE:NOTRE Virtual Team Room. Mixed student groups will be formed at the beginning, each will be dealing with one urban landscape typology and elaborate a comparative analysis in the course of the seminar. Plenary sessions will be used for group presentations, feedback and integration of external lecturers. A symposium together with the authors of the fall edition of the Journal for Landscape Architecture (JoLA)takes place on the 12th of November 2008.

The students' results will presented on the LE:NOTRE website and thus become visible for a wider audience. Support will be provided in the form of moderation, use of technologies and group supervision. In the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) the seminar has a scope of 2 credits. One credit equals 25 student working hours (including both contact times and self-study).

* Detailed Structure and Draft Schedule

Target Group

Advanced landscape architecture students (third year bachelor or Master‘s level) of LE:NOTRE/ LE:NOTRE Mundus member universities. The course language is English. A good level of independence and willingness to work in a group and to use the internet for communication is expected.

How to take part?

Interested students send a letter of intent by e-mail. This letter should include a proposal for an urban landscape element on which they would like to work in the course of the seminar. Please send this e-mail before 15th of October 2008 to Ellen Fetzer, Nürtingen-Geislingen University, Germany (ellen.fetzer(at)hfwu.de). Depending on the level of interest, places may be limited to one student per university. However, one student can act as a contact person for the seminar in case you want to participate as a university group.

Technological Requirements

  • stable internet connection (DSL)
  • PC with Windows operation system (MAC may be also supported)
  • headset

How to contribute as a speaker

plenary session in the LE:NOTRE members room

If you are contributing as a speaker in one of the plenary sessions you will be asked to prepare for a 20 - 30 minutes presentation in the form of a PowerPoint slideshow. Presentations are usually followed by a moderated discussion. You can ask for assistance of the seminar tutors in case you are not familiar with Powerpoint. Plenary sessions usually take 90 minutes.


Thematic scope:

Your presentation should focus on a case study of your regional (urban) context or on a strategic/theoretical study (or a mixture of both). A case study in understood as a realised landscape architecture project and/or strategic plan. You may be inclined to present recently developed projects. However, case studies with a certain level of matureness and evaluation are more appropriate for this seminar's discourse.

If your are preparing a case study presentation please build on this template: Mundus Case Study


Guidelines for presentations

Please consider the following aspects when you are preparing for a presentation:

  • Please avoid written information on the slides except for the most essential statement and questions. As you will be talking synchronously to the audience there is absolutely no need to add much textual information on the slides.
  • Please add many visuals and use the space given. You may not add a number of small images on one slide. Use several slides, each with one image.
  • If you have questions to the audience (for example at the end in order to stimulate the discussion) you should visualise the question on the slide.
  • Please send your presentation in good time to the seminar coordinator (one day before the meeting). We then have the chance to propose changes or additions in order to make your presentation more suitable for a virtual classroom setting.

Structure and Schedule

* Detailed Structure and Draft Schedule

* General Structure Overview:

Course structure.jpg

Case Study Template

If your are preparing a case study presentation please build on this template: Mundus Case Study

Contact and Organisation

Ellen Fetzer Nürtingen-Geislingen University Germany 0049 7022 404 179

ellen.fetzer(at)hfwu.de

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