Then & Now Arts at Warwick Student Project: Co-creation in the COVID-19 crisis

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Woods, Kathryn and Botcherby, Pierre. 2021. Then & Now Arts at Warwick Student Project: Co-creation in the COVID-19 crisis. Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 8(4), pp. 55-75. ISSN 2053-9665 [Article]

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This article overviews the ‘Then &Now: Arts at Warwick’ student-led research and public engagement project that took place at the University of Warwick from January to August 2020. It discusses the methods of student co-creation and student-led research that underpinned the project and provides a detailed description of the pedagogic practices employed. The value and challenges of student co-creation are examined alongside the experience of managing a complex project in the crisis situation of COVID-19. The project’s impact in building learning community and enhancing the student academic experience is evaluated, and critical commentary is provided on some aspects of the project’s design. This article demonstrates the benefits of utilising digital technology for the facilitation of student co-creation in the arenas of research and public engagement, and for the development of learning that enables students to participate in ‘real life’ academic activities and shape the pedagogic approaches that are used in their teaching.

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https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v8i4.797