ICM - scoping mission to Yerevan - Nov 10th to Nov 17th 2018

The initial scoping and planning meeting for out ICM project ran from November 10th 2018 to November 17th 2018 (working days November 12th to November 16th). In addition to conducting planning and negotiating dates for the upcoming mobilities, David Quin delivered presentations on '‘structure and content of academic programmes’ the latest thinking from IRELAND!' and on '‘redesigning your programmes’ IADT perspective'.

In YSITC (Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography), we met with the outgoing Rector and we toured the Institute's faciliities.

stopmotion setup YSITC

student theatre - YSITC

breathing exercises - YSITC

In addition, I must thank Mika, Mane, Lucy, Ruz and my other friends and colleagues for looking after me so diligently. Our cultural activities during the trip allowed us great opportunities to discuss, compare and to strategise. We look forward to working together over the next two years and beyond.

Etchmiadzin - photo by Ruz

Geghard - doorway

Sevan - the town

Lake Sevan

Next mobility on this ICM is planned for March 2019, with three SAFAA lecturers coming to IADT for a week of training and job-shadowing.

ICM - SAFAA and YSITC Capacity Building

This is the blogspot for our new ICM (International Credit Mobility) project between IADT (Insitute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland), SAFAA (State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia) and YSITC (Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography).

Our ICM is centred around Capacity Building in Learning, Teaching and Assessment, specifically for small Institutions specialising in Art, Design and Media Higher Education (BA and MA level).

Our mobility will allow lecturing staff from Armenia to travel to IADT in order to job-shadow and to train. It will also permit some IADT lecturers to travel to SAFAA and YSITC, in order to do some teaching, training and project planning.

Though ICM projects do not usually have persistent deliverables, we hope, over the course of our 24 month project, to attempt to develop some form of a 'toolkit' which might be useful to small Art, Design and Media HEIs in Armenia and beyond. This blog will probably form a central part of such a toolkit.