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At STADIO, we believe in the future of our nation. We want to make a difference by offering greater access to higher education, so that every South African has the opportunity to become the most empowered version of themselves.

We have brought together four highly prestigious institutions – Southern Business School, Embury Institute for Higher Education, LISOF and Prestige Academy – with a collective experience of over 100 years in providing quality, affordable higher education. And we are proud to offer over 50 accredited qualifications via contact, distance and blended learning, across ten campuses, to over 20 000 students.

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Exploring non-placement work-integrated-learning (WIL) through industry-endorsed hybrid-curricular projects for fashion graduate success

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Svendsen, HeidiStadio
Sutherland, MerieStadio
Treurnicht, FranciscaStadio
Segal, JennaStadio

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Fashion, Jewellery & Textile Design
Svendsen - Exploring non-placement work-integrated-learning.pdf

To thrive in the fast-paced fashion industry, graduates must possess critical skill sets upon entering the workforce to ensure they are fully prepared for employment. This immediate need from the fashion industry necessitates that students gain practical, experience-based inputs from the fashion curricula pitched within the fashion higher education environment.

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Envisioning an effective education system for Generation Alpha focused on skills development in the fashion design higher education sector

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van Rooyen, AnelStadio
Van Renssen, SanriStadio

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Design Education Strategy
Fashion, Jewellery & Textile Design
vRooyen - Envisioning an effective education system for Generation Alpha.pdf

The design higher education system of today will not be applicable to the demands and requirements of tomorrow (Munir & Nudin 2021). Furthermore, Generation Alpha introduces a new challenge to our current education systems, demanding a new approach to education. Accordingly, Karen Gross, the author of Breakaway learners, believes that universities should begin adapting to cater to Generation Alpha, suggesting that thinking ahead is crucial in planning and contemplating the future's implications (Hall 2017).

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South African futurism: Students’ vision of future aesthetics in fashion design

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Potgieter, TereseStadio
Schreuder, DiandraStadio
Poulsen, JamesStadio

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Fashion, Jewellery & Textile Design
Potgieter - South African futurism Students’ vision of future aesthetics in fashion design.pdf

While considering new pathways in design, we envisioned the futuristic aesthetic of fashion in the South African context. Although fashion designers work with complex and multifaceted problems, the cornerstone of good design remains beautiful aesthetics; thus, when imagining the progression of South African design, we start with an investigation of aesthetics.

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Problem placement in fashion design practice: Reflections and recommendations for fashion design education in an era of complexity

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Potgieter, TereseStadio
Lavelle, CarolUniversity of Johannesburg

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Fashion, Jewellery & Textile Design
Problem placement in fashion design practice: Reflections and recommendations for fashion design education in an era of complexi

This paper identifies the desired design outcomes and problem domains of experienced Johannesburg fashion designers, to provide recommendations for fashion design practice and education. Traditional fashion design education often emphasises aesthetics and technical construction before strategically deciding on where the design effort needs to be focused within complex integrated systems. However, within the context of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), complex integrated systemic thinking is becoming increasingly important. As such, this paper provides an overview of the design outcomes of practising fashion designers and explores the correlation between the problems they manage and Buchanan’s (1998) seminal proposition of problem framing and placement domains.

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Digital transformation of pedagogy in design education in the virtual learning environment

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Elgie, ChristinaStadio

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Design Education Research
Digital transformation of pedagogy in design education in the virtual learning environment

The urgent need for pedagogical change, made possible by Digital Transformation (DT), is indisputable in design education (DE). This study considers the relationship between the evolution of Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) and the need for modernised pedagogy suitable for learning DE online, particularly by African students. The focus of the investigation is on the methods used in delivering DE curricula in relation to these technological platforms. This is carried out using a qualitative research approach with a phenomenological analysis framework. A conceptual model is constructed to explain the phenomena of interest. The research process reflects a constructivist epistemological paradigm based on the direct experiences and perspectives of the participants.

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I think (sustainably) there 4IR: Exploring design thinking through a first principle approach in fashion praxis

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Haupt, DiandraStadio

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Fashion, Jewellery & Textile Design
I think (sustainably) there 4IR: Exploring design thinking through a first principle approach in fashion praxis

As fashion is becoming increasingly more inclusive of environmentally friendly fibres and sustainable textile solutions, consideration needs to be given to other applications of sustainable strategies within fashion design praxis (Gwilt & Rissanen, 2011, p. 57). Concepts such as design for sustainability, which centres on cutting waste, upcycling and fibre recycling strategies have become commonplace within the industry. A greater focus needs to be placed on developing new ways of clothing construction processes (Fletcher & Grose, 2012, p. 48).

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Exploring manual and digital pattern design methodologies towards the development of the design education offering

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Scheepers, AnnelizeStadio

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Fashion, Jewellery & Textile Design
Exploring manual and digital pattern design methodologies towards the development of the design education offering

This paper considers the importance of preserving ‘hand-skills’ in fashion design education for students to acquire the ability to visualise the shape, proportion and fit of a garment instead of relying solely on a computer. In addition, the apparel industry requirement for patternmakers to be familiar with digital patternmaking technology to speed up the efficiency of the patternmaking component of the manufacturing process is of equal importance. Both techniques are examined and compared in the research.

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DEFSA promotes relevant research with the focus on design + education through its biennial conferences, to promote professionalism, accountability and ethics in the education of young designers. Our next conference is a hybrid event. See above for details.

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Professional Members in good standing can receive a certificate of membership, but DEFSA cannot provide confirmation or endorsement of skills whatsoever. DEFSA only confirm membership of DEFSA which is a NPO for Design Education in South Africa (https://www.defsa.org.za/imagine).