On May 6th, 2015, Associate Dean of Camberwell, Chelsea, Wimbledon (CCW), University of the Arts London, David Webster visited the academy. Dean Prof. LU Xiaobo and Director of the office of International Cooperation and Exchange Dr. ZANG Yingchun met with the guest and expressed warm welcome.
In the meeting, David introduced the basic information of CCW, especially its Foundation Course. Then, he gave detailed explanation of the structure and teaching methods in Foundation Course. The main purpose is to teach the students the definition, classification and trends of art, so that they could find out what they were capable of and what majors they would like to study in the future. Furthermore, David stressed that CCW focused more on the process of research, instead of the final products. This idea encouraged students to try new methods, to be inspired, be critical, to push boundaries and to be not afraid of failure. Prof. LU Xiaobo felt interested in the teaching and learning methods in CCW and the critical thinking topic. He kindly invited David to give a keynote speech onthe Science of Teaching and Learning in our International Forum of Arts and Design Education.