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Cristina Grasseni University of Bergamo

Smart[er] Citizens. Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Bergamo University. SMART[ER] LEARNING | BERGAMO: THE UNIVERSITY CITY. Cristina Grasseni University of Bergamo. How should we rethink and redesign the role of the University in Bergamo? More participative

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Cristina Grasseni University of Bergamo

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  1. Smart[er] Citizens Harvard University Graduate School of Design Bergamo University SMART[ER] LEARNING | BERGAMO: THE UNIVERSITY CITY Cristina Grasseni University of Bergamo

  2. How should we rethink and redesign the role of the University in Bergamo? • More participative • More democratic • More dynamic • More functional • Developing a more effective integration between academia, institutions, industries and citizens How we would like our uni to be?

  3. Goal PERMETTERE AFFORDANCE Designing a learning space thataffordsparticipatory practices. Namely: it allows and invites them to emerge through appropriate spaces and technologies. affordance: J.J. Gibson, psychology of Perception Tim Ingold: anthropology of the environment http://www.fabioruini.eu/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/knobs_cognitive_affordances-b.jpg

  4. The social relevance of the University high-tech solutions is not only an educational low-tech solutions point. It has social no-tech strategies relevance http://www.wornthrough.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/social-media10.jpg

  5. Learning environments • More than one type of learning environment • Spatial and Relational • Social and Virtual http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4827381207728359&pid=15.1 http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTm9E6ULj2yyO55EbfbZiD6OLf_yKEPZUBdeb0Y0jV3zAZU4XVbo0JTfOp4 http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4626552829117515&pid=15.1

  6. How should we rethink and redesign the role of the University in Bergamo? • Time: Duration/Seasonality/Times of the day/Weekday/Weekend time and times of studying: duration of learinig/ academic calendar/overcrowded in some moment/it should be considered religious, family and work time • Space: public, private, “third”, common, institutional; access, visibility, viability facilitating socialization and interaction • Practices: public, private, group, individual, institutional, visible/invisible practices of learning Practices and spaces are intimately interconnected • Contents: heritage, sustainability, citizenship, access to information in general the capacity to increase axess

  7. How should we rethink and redesign the role of the University in Bergamo? • Collective action is not just given by the sum of individuals • Seeing relevant information is often not enough to trigger responsible action • The issue of Surveillance

  8. Wi-Fi? Yes please, better if open access and no data plan needed Image source: MIT SenseABLE City Lab

  9. Smart[er] Citizens Bergamo as University city for a smart[er] learning.

  10. Stakeholders • 1) Education Office (Ufficio Scolastico Provinciale) • 2) GAMeC  • 3) TAG – Talent Garden Bergamo • 4) Bergamo University Housing Office  • 5) Sustainable Citizenship (Cittadinanza Sostenibile/ Mercato & Cittadinanza) • 6) Bgreport • 7) Bergamo Sviluppo / Chamber of Commerce • 8) Lab80 • 9) Nuovo Albergo Popolare/ Opera Pia Bonomelli: Christian NGO focussing on social education & rehabilitation • 10) Housing office / Times of the city – Bergamo municipality

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