From August 16 to 29, to promote cutting-edge exploration in digital creativity education, 14 faculty members from our College’s Digital Media Art and Design “Double High-level Plan” program cluster conducted a specialized training programin Finland focused on project-driven industry-education integration in the digital creative industry. They visited universities, training venues, and cultural institutionsto seek new ideas and methods for teaching reform through comparison and exchange.
With this goal,they focused on frontier topics such as project-based learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, generative artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and extended reality throughout the training program. In class, the participating teachers engaged in in-depth dialogues with the Finnish teaching team on topics including collaborative learning models, curriculum module design, and student learning guidance models. Through group discussions and workshop practice, the teachers experienced firsthand the unique appeal of a teaching organization approach that is project-based and student-centered. In specialized study on AIGC transformation and XR-driven digital learning, everyone actively explored how to effectively transform new technologies into teaching content, creative tools, and practical projects in light of their own curriculum development realities, creating a lively on-site discussion atmosphere.
When visiting digital creativity training venues in Aalto University, the teachers were attracted their attention on immersive equipment, open and flexible spatial layouts, and project-based teaching organization. They observed equipment configurations and operational processes, while engaging in exchanges around the question of how training rooms can better serve teaching, projects, and collaboration. Aalto University’s concept of interdisciplinary integration of art and design, science and technology, and business management made everyone realize that the construction of smart training venues lies not only in equipment upgrades but also in how to “activate” spaces through real projects and enhance learning outcomes through interdisciplinary collaboration.
Besides campus, the team also made special visits to local cultural institutions such as the Ateneum Art Museum and the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art. They centred on examining practical experience in art display, spatial narrative, digital exhibition, and public cultural communication. While experiencing the unique charm of Finnish design culture, teachers also accumulated firsthand vivid cases for the development of the “Digital Intelligence Cultural and Museum”program cluster.
Professor Hu Rong, a representative of the participating teachers, remarked with emotion: “The greatest gain from this training program is that it made me re-examine the essence of digital teaching. It is not simply about adding technology courses or acquiring equipment; rather, it is about integrating real projects, industry demands, technical tools, and interdisciplinary collaboration throughout the entire talent cultivation process.”
Moving forward, the College will gradually transform the firsthand materials and practical experience into specific work in curriculum development, training facility upgrades, and international cooperation. It will further enhance the quality and effectiveness of the Digital Media Art and Design “Double High-level Plan” program cluster construction, and strengthen its ability to serve the development of the digital creative industry.
