Otherness-Togetherness-Aesthetics. Aesthetic learning processes and Shakespeares immersive and timeless universe

About this project

<p>The project, methodically supported by Norwegian Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge, Campus Notodden is based on cooperation with four Polish universities to implement aesthetic learning processes to Polish curriculum. Five project teams (Ttl 15 ppl) are to meet in Gdansk for training and sharing experience. During the first term Polish universities will be cooperating with Norwegian specialists to create a new course implemented to the curriculum from summer term. Students subscribing for the created course will have an opportunity to participate in 10-days academic camp in Gdansk, organised to broaden the knowledge and enable networking. The project is targeted at people actively studying or working, thus able to implement the skills and knowledge gained throughout the project in their professional career. Therefore, the long-term impact of project results has been secured. The project will be summed up at the academic conference in Notodden and a reviewed publication will be published.</p>

Bilateral cooperation results

The difference was fundamental. The project would not have happened in any form without the Norwegian Partner. In Poland, the concept of aesthetic teaching processes does not actually function at all. Yes, various artistic methods are used, art is a teaching tool. But it is unsystematized, there is no consistency in these activities, the methods are very different and very individual. The successful attempt we made in this project - systemic introduction of these methods - presented in detail and supervised by the Norwegian Partner, enabled not only the development of common scenarios, topics and tools, but also consulting them on an ongoing basis, confronting each other, discussing and drawing from this process whatever works best in practice. At the same time - as we wrote earlier - we do not believe that the difficulties encountered in the project were any loss at all. On the contrary. The fact that all universities and their students faced similar doubts and fears during work (especially during the Shakespeare Science Camp) - shows us what we need to work on in particular. What to watch out for. How to introduce these methods in the future in a safe atmosphere, in the most effective way. This was made possible thanks to the collaboration with a scientific team from Universitetet and Sørøst-Norge. There would be no change if we tried to achieve similar results ourselves. Nor would we be able to come to any new conclusions. We all need a break at the moment. Especially becouse research teams in Poland plan to keep the courses created as part of the project and continue to work on them at their universities. In the future, however, we do not rule out the second stage of this process. This will be most appropriate when the Polish side has gained some practice in using these methods when teaching at the higher education level.

Project partners

• University College of Southeast Norway Donor project partner· Norway
• University of Gdansk Project partner· Poland
• Tischner European University Project partner· Poland
• . University of Warsaw Project partner· Poland
• Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan Project partner· Poland