Patterns of Instruction

Using Screencasts in the Teaching of Textile Design

Abstract

Rapid developments in technology over the last decade have enabled new processes for the printing of textiles. This has brought accompanying changes in textile design processes, and new challenges to the teaching of textile print design. Processes that traditionally involved hands-on physical interaction (e.g. screen-printing) have been transformed to become computer-mediated processes. Enabling students to acquire necessary software skills has proved a challenge in a time-constrained teaching environment. This poster illustrates the iterative development of screencasts that have allowed students to work independently on the acquisition of these software skills. Having students work at their own pace, with the ability to revisit material as required, has resulted in more advanced outputs than were obtained using a more traditional teacher-led approach.