Arlene Oak, University of Alberta

Research

Community design education Design-build education Public interest design Live projects education Practice studies Architectural education Design studies Experiential teaching &amp

Latest funding

Mapping connections: Investigating experience in Community Design Education
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$71,958
Thinking while doing: connecting insight to innovations in the construction sector
SSHRC · 2012 · Co-investigator
$2,483,150

All 2 grants and awards

Mapping connections: Investigating experience in Community Design Education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Oak, Arlene

Keywords: Community design education; Design-build education; Public interest design; Live projects education; Practice studies; Architectural education; Design studies; Experiential teaching & learning; Education for community development; Science and technology studies

$71,958

Thinking while doing: connecting insight to innovations in the construction sector

Co-investigatorSSHRC2012Partnership Grants

Keywords: innovation; construction; rural; community: design; new technique; building; diffusion; action research; social construction of technology

$2,483,150

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Community design education Dear Professor Oak, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on community design education connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Mapping connections: Investigating experience in Community Design Education" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]