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Meet Roger Arquer
Degrees:
- M.A. Royal College of Art
I do believe that enthusiasm is the most important thing in teaching. A teacher must be enthusiastic about what he is teaching and the students will feel this enthusiasm and that will create a good atmosphere in the class.
My teaching philosophy is based on the facilitation of student learning through hands-on experiences or to learn by doing. I strongly believe that the key to learning is through collaboration in a relevant and applied environment. In order to accomplish this, I employ a problem-based learning approach comprised of a variety of activities, exercises, demonstrations, and other classroom experiences. In addition, given the complexities and challenges that often arise in the organizational environment my pedagogical approach frequently mimics the real world in order to develop students' critical thinking skills necessary for coping with this situation.
Learning is a lifelong process which takes place in a variety of environments. In a classroom setting, learning involves challenging, motivating, and inspiring students to think, probe, and explore their understanding of a topic in an active and stimulating manner. To that end, effective teaching involves a great deal more than standing in front of students and conveying to them the "facts" of a discipline. For me, teaching is a collective and reflective enterprise in which teachers and students (at all levels) learn from each other and each other's experiences in a respectful and thoughtful environment. Specifically, my role as a teacher is to (a) encourage students to continually ask questions about why and how we know something, (b) help students develop the skills needed to answer their questions, (c) awaken students' passion to become life-long learners, (d) help students appreciate and respect varying perspectives.
*Awards
- RCA Society/Thames & Hudson Book Prize. June'05
- House & Garden Scholarship. March '05
- Talento. British Council. May'05
- Gold Prize at Opus Design Eyeglasses 2003. Fi eyeglasses. Japan. September'03
- Honorable mention at Coram Design. Cactus bathroom. Netherlands. May'03
- Selected at Opus Eyeglasses Competition. Moody eyeglasses. Japan. October'02
- 2nd prize ADI-FAD'98 Medal. School table and chair. Barcelona. November'98
- 3rt prize ADI-FAD'98 Medal. Bicycle rack. Barcelona. November'98
- 2nd prize. 11th Manacor's furniture contest. Table-folding screen. Mallorca. April'98
- 1rst prize. 10th Manacor's furniture contest. Mallorca. Computer table. March'97
*Exhibitions
- Fishbowls. Fumi Gallery. London April'08
- Mo-Billy. Bric a Brack. Milan. April'08
- Seoul Design Week. Seoul December'07
- FishBowls. Conversational Spanish. London. September'07
- Football Fever. Cartwright Hall. Bradford. September'07
- Birdland. Nesta Head Quarters. London. June'07
- Football Fever. Design Museum Tank. London. July'06
- Birdland. The Harris Museum. Preston. September'06
- Chrismas in Birdland. Design Museum Tank. London. December'05
- Design Mart. The Design Museum. London. September'05
- Bombay Shapphire Blue Room. London. September'05
- Final Show Design Products. Royal College of Art. June'05
- Talento. British Council Student Exhibition. Milan-London. April'05
- aRChAeology. Hockney Gallery. Royal College of Art. London. February'05
- Interim Student Show. Royal College of Art. London. December'04
- Park & Products. Kensington Gardens. Serpentine Gallery. London. July'04
- Interim Student Show. Royal College of Art. London. December'03
- ADI-FAD Delta exposition. School furniture. Barcelona. March'99
*A selection of awards and exhibitions.
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