Enrol Yourself: Workshop by Zahra Davidson

How to Participate in the Collaborative Learning Economy by Zahra Davidson

In this workshop you’ll understand more about collaborative learning, the trends that combine to suggest we will need to learn continually across our lives – and how learning as we know it will need to change to make this possible. You’ll leave with lots of ideas for how to enhance your own learning and development, and with some of the tools to facilitate cooperative learning in your community.

Tickets and More Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/enrol-yourself-how-to-participate-in-the-collaborative-learning-economy-tickets-37031978645

Time and Date: Thursday 25th, January. 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Location: Redbrick House – 6 Wilder Street – Bristol BS2 8QH

The Philosophy of Massive Small: Talk by Andrew Campbell

This is a talk for for anyone interested in how cities work. Learn how we can harness smallness in our interventions to achieve deep systemic change in the built environment.

As urban practitioners we often believe that we can design perfect solutions to urban problems – but the complex nature of urban issues means that we are frequently defeated in the long run, as things do not go to plan!

Tickets and Further Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-philosophy-of-massive-small-the-crucially-overlooked-importance-of-condition-making-to-unleash-tickets-37036485124

Date and Time:  Thu, September 28. 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Location: Redbrick House – 6 Wilder Street – Bristol BS2 8QH

Design with Purpose: Workshop by City ID

This interactive workshop will explore how making more informed decisions can influence design and result in successful and purposeful solutions.

Led by members of the design team who have been involved in the creation of information systems for New York, Moscow and San José, City ID will host a series of activities and discussions that will give you an insight into their unique design process. This interactive workshop will explore how making more informed decisions influences design and can result in successful and purposeful solutions.

 

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/city-id-designing-with-purpose-tickets-37033902399

Date and Time: Fri, 27th October. 9:30am – 12:30pm

Location: Redbrick House – 6 Wilder Street – Bristol BS2 8QH

24hrs in Bristol Photography Competition

The popular ’24 Hours in Bristol’ photo-marathon competition, which sees 10,000 photographs taken in a single day for the chance to win £5,000 in prizes, returns at the end of September with an exciting new format – all entries must be taken on Smartphones or tablets only.

The annual competition to record a day in the life of the city will take place over a 24 hour period from 12.00pm on Saturday 30 September to 12.00pm on Sunday 1 October. Anyone with a smartphone or tablet can take part by registering at www.24hoursinbristol.co.uk to be eligible for £5,000 of prizes. Each entrant is given a time slot during the 24 hours, this could be 4pm-5pm or 4am-5am during which they must go out and take their photo; they can submit a total of 6 images. At least one of their photos has to be during their given time slot.

Entrants upload their images onto the event website for judging and all entry photos will be displayed alongside the winning and highly commended images in a major exhibition at Bristol’s new Programme Gallery from 28th October 2017.This year’s judging panel includes Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol; Ali Vowles, BBC Points West & radio presenter; Martin Booth, Editor of Bristol24/7 magazine; Michaela Strachan, BBC wildlife presenter; ; John Hirst, Chief Executive of Destination Bristol ; Dr Shawn Sobers, Associate Professor of Lens Based Media at UWE Bristol; Andy Butler, founder of Smartphone photography website Mobiography, and Mark Tipping, award winning smartphone photographer.

Only £3 entry for students (usually £5), which helps fund the £5,000 prizes. Make sure you use your UWE email when signing up!