The educational curriculum in Indian higher secondary and post-secondary institutions fails to identify and foster competencies in students, based on the constructivist and cognitivist frameworks. While teaching the subject of history or history of architecture, the focus is on transmission of knowledge rooted in traditional instructional methods like rote learning. Previous research shows that, while formulating the curriculum, the main gap is in developing innovative instructional techniques that integrate global and local narratives in teaching history. The syllabus for teaching history often emphasises the evolutionary narrative which revolves around landmark events like nationalism. The scene for teaching the history of architecture is no different than the above mentioned, where the teacher is the medium through which the subject is taught in a sterile environment. Contemporary history education demands a broader perspective from the pupil and the teacher so that historical events are understood both from its centre and periphery agencies of knowledge generation. The revised National Education Policy by the Government of India highlights the need for innovative and multidisciplinary approaches in the development of teaching methods. With the help of case studies, this paper examines how the method of curation can be an effective teaching method that integrates local and global narratives which will help the students to develop curricular competencies like historical reasoning, critical reasoning, spatial literacy and analytical thinking.

Authors:
Julie Ann Tharakan, Wadiyar Centre for Architecture, India
Priya Peggy Romal, Trinity Western University, Canada

About the Presenter(s)
Julie Ann Tharakan is an architect and educator with over a decade of teaching experience. Currently she is an Associate Professor at the Wadiyar Centre for Architecture (WCFA), Mysuru with keen interest in studying History of Architecture.

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