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  • 1.
    Asklund, Helen
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University.
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Ulin, Monica
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Health Sciences (HOV).
    Pedagogiskt meriterad, men sen då?: meriteringsnätverk som forum för kollegialt lärande2022Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [sv]

    Strategier för att uppnå kollegialt lärande är viktigt i det utvecklingsarbete med koppling till pedagogisk meritering som just nu sker på Mittuniversitetet. Att kollegialt lärande kan leda till kvalitetsutveckling av högre utbildning (Bolander Laksov & Scheja, 2020; Hargreaves & O´Connor, 2019) är också en utgångspunkt i detta arbete. Som ett led i att skapa goda förutsättningar för att pedagogisk meritering ska bli en angelägenhet inte bara på individ- utan även på grupp- och organisationsnivå, har sedan ett knappt år ett nätverk för pedagogiskt meriterade lärare etablerats där lärare kan arbeta tillsammans med att synliggöra och kritiskt analysera pedagogiska praktiker samt skapa nya förhållningssätt kring lärande och högskolepedagogiska frågor. Nätverket utgör inte en begränsad insats, utan det handlar om ett pågående arbete och en värdeskapande process med potentiell betydelse för hela lärosätet.   

    Syftet är att undersöka hur ett nätverk för meriterade lärare kan motivera till vidare pedagogisk utveckling och kollegialt lärande även efter meritering samt vilka organisatoriska ramar som behövs. 

    Människor handlar ofta mot bakgrund av en tydlig motivation. För att motivera till utveckling, är det viktigt att skapa förutsättningar för detta (Janson & Laninge, 2017). Exempelvis kan motiverande faktorer för att som enskild lärare ansöka om pedagogisk meritering bestå i såväl ära som lönepåslag. I ett nätverk som vårt innebär processen att lärare motiveras av att lära av varandra, vilket ger ökad kvalitet i den professionella utvecklingen och upphov till helt nya möjligheter och samverkan mellan olika ämnen och institutioner på sätt som tidigare var närmast otänkbara. I nätverket pågår nämligen en lärprocess där organisationen får en kunskapsutveckling genom ett utforskande kollegialt lärande. Samtidigt är det viktigt att komma ihåg att det tar tid innan man kan förvänta sig mätbara resultat av en akademisk organisatorisk insats (Olsson & Roxå, 2013). 

    Att det på organisatorisk nivå finns utmaningar avseende vad som ska ske efter meritering blev tydligt i samband med att nätverket för meriterade lärare sjösattes. Om dessutom målet för den enskilde läraren endast är att meritera sig ser vi därför en risk att kvalitetsutvecklingen avstannar.  

    Studiens empiri har en kvalitativ ansats och bygger på intervjuer med prefekter och meriterade lärare vid Mittuniversitetet. 

    Det förväntade resultatet bidrar till kunskap om hur kollegialt lärande kan leda till ökad kvalitetsutveckling för universitetet och för det livslånga lärandet, där lärare hela tiden behöver lära sig för att sedan kunna lära ut.  

    Referenser

    Bolander Laksov, K. & Scheja, M. (2020) Akademiskt lärarskap. Stockholm: Sveriges universitetslärare och forskare.  

    Hargreaves, A. & O´Connor, M. T. (2019). Professionell kollegialitet: om att utveckla lärares samarbete. Lund: Studentlitteratur.  

    Janson, A. & Laninge, N. (2017). Beteendedesign: psykologin som förändrar tankar, känslor och handlingar. Stockholm: Natur & Kultur Akademiska. 

    Olsson, T. & Roxå, T. (2013) Assessing and rewarding excellent academic teachers for the benefit of an organization. European Journal of Higher education, 3:1, 40-61. 

  • 2.
    Asklund, Helen
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.
    Ottestig, Ann T
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Communication, Quality Management, and Information Systems (2023-).
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Longueville, Anna
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Öberg, Erik
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Communication, Quality Management, and Information Systems (2023-).
    Hur meriterade lärare kan samverka för kollegial pedagogisk utveckling: Exemplet Mata inte studenten2024Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [sv]

    Vad skulle hända om du som lärare slutade att mata studenterna med information om vad och hur de ska lära sig? Den frågan ligger till grund för det kollegiala utvecklingsprojekt som vi, en grupp meriterade och excellenta lärare vid Mittuniversitetet, har genomfört i form av antologin Mata inte studenterna. Med antologiprojektet som utgångspunkt är vårt syfte att dels reflektera över vår kollegiala skrivprocess, dels bidra till den nationella diskussionen om meriterade lärares roll. Vi vill därför lyfta frågor om hur vi gått tillväga, vilka resurser som behövs för att få till stånd ett kollegialt skrivprojekt och eventuella vinster på individuell, kollegial och organisatorisk nivå - alltså de nivåer som är centrala för det akademiska lärarskapet och som meriterade lärare förväntas bidra till att utveckla. Med samtalet riktar vi oss därmed till en bred målgrupp - såväl meriterade lärare som alla med intresse för kollegiala samverkansformer. Rundabordssamtalet inleds med en presentation av vår kollektiva skrivprocess. Boken är resultatet av en idé från ett skrivinternat arrangerat av Nätverket för meriterade lärare på vårt lärosäte. Startpunkten var en diskussion om “spoon-fed students" och hur vi som lärare kan arbeta för ett mer aktivt lärande. Vi beslöt att dela med oss av våra tidigare erfarenheter i ett antologiprojekt. I rundabordssamtalet belyser vi drivkrafter och utmaningar från vår skrivprocess (jmf Fjellström & Wester, 2019) genom att lyfta våra lärdomar. I vidare mening vill vi reflektera över det akademiska lärarskapet och vad som krävs för att det ska fungera. Därefter följer gruppsamtal med erfarenhetsutbyte och diskussion om vilka resurser och strukturer som behövs för pedagogisk utveckling på olika nivåer. Ett sista steg är en kritisk metadiskussion om meriterade lärares roll och den typ av utvecklingsarbete vi bedrivit. Sessionen avslutas med en gemensam summering och dokumenteras i en padlet. Genom samtalet vill vi synliggöra behovet av att gå bortom den egna undervisningspraktiken och möjliggöra ett aktivt kollegialt kunskapsutbyte. Därigenom förstärks i slutändan det akademiska lärarskapet där lärare “kontinuerligt och systematiskt reflekterar över, utforskar och utvecklar den egna pedagogiska praktiken och dess inverkan på studenters lärande” (Bolander Laksov & Scheja, 2020,s.29).

    Referenser:

    Bolander Laksov, K., & Scheja, M. (2020). Akademiskt lärarskap. Stockholm: SULF.

    Fjellström, M. & Wester, M. (2019). Universitetslärares skrivande om och för sin undervisning.Högreutbildning, 9(1), s. 20-33.

  • 3.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    “Design Education for a Sustainable Future”2021In: International Workshop on Sustainability: – Exchange best practices and build your network around the topic Sustainability, 2021Conference paper (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
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  • 4.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    En knuff i rätt riktning?: transformativt lärande som pedagogiskt perspektiv i högre undervisning för en hållbar utveckling2022Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [sv]

    Enligt forskningen finns det ett behov av lärande för transformation för att bryta mot vanor, praxis, normer ochstrukturer som är ohållbara (Boström et al 2018). Nudging är ett verktyg för att förändra människors beteende genomatt influera en persons val utan att ta bort valfriheten, tvinga någon til någonting eller tala om vad som är rätt ellerfel (Thaler & Sunstein, 2008). Snarare avser nudging underlätta för människor att göra val som är fördelaktiga församhället. Metoden blev uppmärksammad år 2017 i samband med att Richard Thaler tilldelades nobelpriset iekonomi och presenterade teorin om hur människor kan göra bättre val om vi får en positiv knuff. Sedan desshar företag, organisationer, beslutfattare och regeringar använt metoden framgångsrikt, men tillämpningenav nudging som pedagogisk resurs i klassrummet är ännu relativt outforskat (Neergaard, Robinson & Jones,2021). Tidigare forskning inom området ställer frågan huruvida utbildning för hållbar utveckling bör försöka förändrastudenternas beteenden eller om utbildningen ska fokusera på kunskap och kritiskt tänkande (Wales, 2011).

    Syftet med den här studien är att undersöka transformativt lärande som pedagogiskt perspektiv i högre undervisning fören hållbar utveckling.

    Metoden bygger på en kvalitativ studie där vi undersöker hur nudging kan vara tillämpbart i det självständiga arbetet. Ienkäter och intervjuer med kandidatstudenter i ämnet grafisk design utforskar vi hur olika nudging-triggers kan motivera och fungera som pedagogisk resurs i undervisningen.

    Det förväntat resultatet handlar om utfallet av nya pedagogiska grepp i högre undervisning samt hur lärare med hjälpav nudging kan inspirera studenter till att kritiskt reflektera och engagera sig inom områden som rörsamhälleliga utmaningar. Studien förväntas därmed kunna bidra till högskolepedagogisk forskning om transformativtlärande med koppling till undervisning för hållbar utveckling.

    Referenser

    Boström, M.; Andersson, E.; Berg, M.; Gustafsson, K.; Gustavsson, E.; Hysing, E.; Lidskog, R.; Löfmarck, E.; Ojala, M.; Olsson, J.; Singleton, B.E.; Svenberg, S.; Uggla, Y.; Öhman, J. Conditions for Transformative Learning for Sustainable Development: A Theoretical Review and Approach. Sustainability 2018, 10, 4479. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10124479  

    Thaler, R. H., & Sunstein, C. R. (2008). Nudge: Improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness.Yale University Press.  

    Wals, A (2011) Learning Our Way to Sustainability, Journal of Education for Sustainable Development 5:2 (2011): 177–186. DOI: 10.1177/097340821100500208 

    Neergaard, H., Robinson, S. and Jones, S. (2021), "Transformative learning in the entrepreneurship education process: the role of pedagogical nudging and reflection", International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, Vol. 27 No. 1, pp. 251-277. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-04-2020-0235  

     

  • 5.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Exploring visual experiments: measuring multimodal messages in laboratory research2018In: Visual Public Relations: Strategic Communication Beyond Text / [ed] Simon Collister & Sarah Roberts-Bowman, Routledge, 2018, p. 177-191Chapter in book (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Our perceptual thinking is largely unconscious (Brumberger, 2003). When we decide which political party to vote for, what to eat for dinner, whom to sit next to, or where to spend our holiday, our unconscious thoughts play a big role, and previous research indicates how deeply the unconscious mind shapes our daily interactions (Bargh, 2014). According to scholars (Schreuder, 2014; Khushaba et al., 2013) it is important to know about the unconscious when we are interested in studying human behaviour and, in particular, human visual experiences.

  • 6.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    (S)VINN en modell för förbättrad avfallshantering genom design: Slutrapport2023Report (Other academic)
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  • 7.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Visual strategic communication: an interdisciplinary new perspective2016Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 8.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Visualization as a inventive design method in communication processes2018In: International Communication Association (ICA): Design as Object, Design as Method: Making Critical Communication Future., 2018Conference paper (Other academic)
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  • 9.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Haller, Henrik
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Ecotechnology and Suistainable Building Engineering.
    Carlsson, Peter
    Visualizations of circular business models: a design perspective on concepts and visual presentations in the food industry2021In: Accelerating the progress towards the 2030 SDGs in times of crisis / [ed] Catrin Johansson, Volker Mauerhofer, Östersund: Mid Sweden University , 2021, p. 458-459Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Design is discussed as a way of shaping the surrounding and as an expression of the culture to which it belongs (Skjerven and Reitan, 2018). By designing meaning is created (Ehn, Nilsson & Topgaard, 2014; Escobar, 2018). Recently, there has been wide interest in research focusing on design in a circular economy (Moreno, De los Rios, Charnley, 2016; Wastling, Charnley and Moreno, 2018). Studies on new business models pay attention to design strategies for a circular economy but does not provide guidance for designers developing new circular business models (Moreno, De los Rios, Rowe and Charnley, 2016). In addition, there is a huge gap between the concept of circular economy and its practical implementation in the industry (Bianchini, Rossi and Marco Pellegrini, 2019). Furthermore, there are few academic publications in the area of design specifically focusing on visualizations (Vande Moere and Purchase, 2011). Hence, additional studies focusing on the visual aspects of circular processes are needed. 

    Against this background, the purpose of this study is to examine visualizations of circular business models in the food industry. First, the concept of circular business models is discussed from a design perspective. Second, this study summarizes how visual presentations of circular business models are visualized within the food industry.  

    The study begins with a literature review and is followed by a visual content analysis on how a selection of companies within the food industry visually present their circular business models. Results are presented on how the concept of circular business models is discussed from a design perspective. Also, this study summarize results on how visual presentations of circular business models are visualized within the food industry.  

    This study addresses the relation between the increasing role of the sustainability agenda in society and the visual presentation of circular business models by companies. With this study, we hope to provide a better understanding of the visual aspect of business models based on circular principles and from a design aspect, contribute to knowledge about visual presentations of sustainable processes in society. In a reality where the earth's resources are limited, a shift in production and consumption is required and knowledge of new circular business models are needed. This is in line with global goal number 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production – 12.2: by 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources, and 2.5: by 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.  

    The world after the pandemic will not be what it was before the crisis and this enables a transition to a circular economy (Regeringskansliet, 2020). To succeed, sustainable business models are required (FAO, 2020). During 2020, domestic and global markets are facing challenges due to the restrictions on people’s movement that were imposed to contain its spread of of COVID-19 (FAO, 2020) and changes in access to groceries in stores (Wetter, Rosengren & Törn, 2020; Sim, Chua, Vieta & Fernandez, 2020). 

  • 10.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Haller, Henrik
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Ecotechnology and Suistainable Building Engineering.
    Hedvall, Per-Olof
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    What a Waste – A norm-critical study on how waste is understood and managed through integrating perspectives2022In: Book of Abstracts – The 28th Annual Conference,  International Sustainable Development Research Society “Sustainable Development and Courage. Culture, Art and Human Rights” 15-17 june 2022 / [ed] Organizing Committee of ISDRS 2022, 2022, p. 252-253, article id 180Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    In previous research waste is described as a design flaw, as the processes that generate waste are a result of poor design (Anastas & Zimmerman, 2006; Ordónez, 2017). Ekberg (2009) points out that waste is what is left behind when imagination fails and this also reflects a reconsidering of waste as resources if given another context.   

    In a globalized world with international trade, there is a greater range of products on the market and the amount of waste is constantly increasing (Avfall Sverige, 2021). A challenge is therefore to reduce the amount of waste. De Laney (2018) points out that there is a huge opportunity to reduce landfill waste and improve consumer habits through design. In this process, we must learn to include new and more inclusive ways of thinking and acting that support long-term social sustainability through design (Wikberg Nilsson & Jahnke, 2018).  

    More than forty years ago, Dilnot (1982) emphasized that through design, we humans give shape, direction and meaning to our individual and collective existence in the world. Today, there are different design solutions for household waste and recycling and Vollaard and van Soest (2020) argue that reducing unsorted waste normally requires little in the way of capital investment beyond buying a set of in-home recycling bins. Although, many times consumers aren´t aware of the impact of their disposal decisions and many facilities for local waste disposal and recycling have processes that are unique to them that could cause confusion (De Laney, 2018). In accordance, we must find a way to get consumers to care and to motivate a change in habits.  

    The research question of this study is how waste is understood and managed and this is explored through a case study with a local housing company and waste management company, interested in improving waste sorting.   

    In order to answer the research question, interviews are conducted with people living in the specific buildings belonging to the housing company, respondents from the local housing company and the waste management company and results are presented on perceptions of waste and what the barriers are to improve waste sorting. This is complemented by a literature review to provide a better understanding of research through design for a sustainable behavior related to waste.  

    This paper presents a norm-critical aspect on universal design and waste in a collaborative research project with the objective of creating more inclusive solutions for waste systems. The overall ambition of this study is to build on knowledge of the role of design as an activity of shaping the human surroundings and as an expression of the culture to which it belongs (Skjerven & Reitan, 2018).   

    The study is related to global goal number 2.5: by 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.   

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  • 11.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Hedvall, Per-Olof
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Designforskningens oumbärlighet2024In: Globala utmaningar – lokala lösningar: Forskning för en hållbar samhällsutveckling i norra Sverige / [ed] ngela Bäckström, Peter Fredman, Katarina Giritli-Nygren, Kaarlo Niskanen, Anna Olofsson, Hans-Erik Nilsson och Katrin Lindbäck (red.), Sundsvall: Mittuniversitetet , 2024, p. 92-94Chapter in book (Other academic)
    Abstract [sv]

    Designforskningens oumbärlighet

    Av Anna-Sara Fagerholm, Karina Göransson och Per-Olof Hedvall

    Design har betydelse i samhällsbygget eftersom den gestaltade livsmiljön påverkarmänniskor i deras vardag (1). Inom designämnena vid Mittuniversitetet bidrar vitill att lösa samhällets utmaningar när det gäller hållbar utveckling med kopplingtill miljö, människa, mångfald, mat och medicin. Det gör vi genom att arbeta medforskning som tillämpar och bygger vidare på våra kompetenser inom gestaltningoch designmetodik. Genom designforskning, i nära samverkan med människor ochmiljö, arbetar vi för att förverkliga omställningen till förnybar grön energi, återvinningpå alla samhällets skalor, cirkulär ekonomi och alla människors rätt till god hälsa,välbefinnande och inkluderande livsmiljöer. Forskningen kännetecknas av att denkombinerar konstnärliga och vetenskapliga arbetssätt och drar nytta av de tre ämnenaindustridesign, grafisk design och fotografi.Att skapa saker för ett ändamål har sin uppkomst samtidigt som mänskligheten.

    Behovet av att designa går tillbaka till våra förfäder och design som praktik har funnits i mer än 2,5 miljoner år, ända sedan de första spjuten och verktygen tillverkades (2, 3). Idag handlar design om utveckling av symboler, produkter, miljöer, processer, tjänster,program och system. Gemensamt är att designlösningarna har tillkommit med ensärskild avsikt och för att lösa olika behov. Tidigare och nuvarande generationer hardesignat sig in i den ohållbara situation som samhället är i just nu. Design är en lösningför att slå in på vägen mot en samhällsutveckling som är mänskligt, ekonomiskt ochekologiskt hållbar. Det finns på så vis en transformativ kraft i design som både kanöppna upp för utveckling och förhindra den.

    Människa och miljö i fokus

    I forskningen tillämpar vi ett universal design-perspektiv som innebär ett normkritisktmångfaldstänk och att den design som tas fram är inkluderande. Ett hållbartsamhälle bygger på omsorgsfullt gestaltade och inkluderande livsmiljöer med godaförutsättningar att påverka utvecklingen av den gemensamma miljön (1). Design somen utvecklingskraft för förändring präglar både våra grundutbildningar och forskning.Det synsättet kan i sin tur spåras tillbaka till Nobelpristagaren Herbert Simon sompoängterade att design handlar om att förflytta en situation till en önskad situation (4). Karaktäristiskt är att vi utvecklar kunskap genom samskapande designprocesser där människa och miljö är i fokus. Forskningen är situerad och bygger på metoder som handlar om att vara i samhället och fånga skeenden i sin kontext. Problem somundersöks utvecklas och konkretiseras parallellt och i takt med att designlösningaroch resultat växer fram. I designprocesser är det sällan klart från början vilka genomarbetade designlösningar som skapas längre fram eftersom processen äriterativ och kreativ.

    Gör skillnad regionalt och globalt

    Vi fokuserar på tillgänglighet och delaktighet och att genom universell utformningmotverka diskriminering och öka inkludering (5). Det kan exempelvis beröra hur designkan bidra till hållbara aktiviteter i vardagen; i ett forskningsprojekt i Örnsköldsvikundersöks vilka mekanismer som styr våra attityder och beteenden och hur design kanha betydelse för att förbättra avfallshanteringen i kommunen (6). Designforskningenär ofta tvärvetenskaplig; i ett samarbete med Härnösands kommun var fokus hållbaralivsmedelssystem genom co-design och visualisering med inriktning på foodtechoch industriell symbios (7). I ett annat forskningsprojekt med Härnösands kommunär forskare från olika ämnen involverade där inflytande och delaktighet definieras,tillämpas och bedöms. Avsikten i den studien är att utveckla design som stödjervardagskompetensen för unga personer med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning.Andra exempel handlar om att söka ny kunskap genom konstnärlig praktik relateradtill platser av energiutvinning och miljöförändringar. Ett av forskningsprojektenfokuserar på Nämforsen, Ångermanälvens första vattenkraftverk, som en plats förkollektivt minne (8). I en studie tillsammans med Forum för genusforskning varjämlikhet och lika villkor centralt i design av en applikation mot härskartekniker.Designforskningen samverkar med Kvinnokliniken vid Region Västernorrland inomområdet hälsa och välfärd med syfte att stödja jämlik egenvård av kvinnor medbäckenbottenskador, och ett av resultaten har implementerats i vården i Kramfors (9).Vi intresserar oss även för hur visuella perspektiv kan öppna upp för mångfaldstänkför såväl individer som organisationer (10). Ett exempel är en studie som utforskar hurvisuella strategier används på organisationsnivå för att möjliggöra interaktivitet ochdeltagande handlingar, vilket i sin tur utgör kärnan i designaktivism (11).

    Vi identifierar, undersöker och förändrar det som skaver i samhället. Vi utvecklarkunskap för en värld som svarar mot människors behov och vår miljö. Vi harredskap att ta oss an komplexa problem, visualisera scenarion och föreslå lösningar.Designforskningen vid Mittuniversitetet är oumbärlig för hållbar utveckling regionaltoch globalt.

    Referenser

    1. Sveriges Regering. Gestaltande livsmiljö [Internet]. 2017. Available from: https://www.regeringen.se/contentassets/8ecb8b5973924e6b9e93627c041d27a6/politik-forgestaltadlivsmiljo-prop.-201718110.pdf2. Nelson HG, Stolterman E. The Design Way: Intentional Change in an Unpredictable World. TheMIT Press; 2014.3. Redström J. Making Design Theory. The MIT Press; 2017.4. Simon H.A. The Sciences of the Artificial. 3rd ed. MIT Press; 1969.5. Hedvall P-O, Price M, Keller J, Ericsson S. Towards 3rd Generation Universal Design: ExploringNonclusive Design. Transforming Our World through Universal Design for Human Development.2022. p. 85–92. 94 GLOB AL A UTMANINGAR – LOK AL A LÖSNINGAR6. Fagerholm A, Haller H, Warell A, Hedvall P. What a Waste – A norm-critical design studyon how waste is understood and managed. Resources, Conservation & Recycling Advances.2023;19:200178.7. Haller H, Fagerholm A, Carlsson P, Skoglund W, van den Brink P, Danielski I, Brink K, MuratM,et al. Towards a Resilient and Resource-Efficient Local Food System Based on Industrial Symbiosisin Härnösand: A Swedish Case Study. Sustainability. 2022;14.8. Thompson LM. (In)visible powers: witnessing the ‘tourist-waters’ of Nämforsen. CulturalGeographies. 2023;30(2):325-332.9. Sahin S. Tjänstedesignprojekt på barnmorskemottagningen i Kramfors [Internet]. Designscen.2021. Available from: https://designscen.se/tjanstedesignprojekt-pabarnmorskemottagningeni-kramfors/.10. Göransson K, Fagerholm A. Towards visual strategic communications: An innovativeinterdisciplinary perspective on visual dimensions within the strategic communications field.Journal of Communication Management. 2018;22(1):46–66.11. Fagerholm A-S, Göransson K, Thompson L, Hedvall P-O. Activism online: Exploring howcrises are communicated visually in activism campaigns. Journal of Contingencies andCrisisManagement. 2023;1–10

  • 12.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Thompson, Linda Maria
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Hedvall, Per-Olof
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Activism online: Exploring how crises are communicated visually in activism campaigns2023In: Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, ISSN 0966-0879, E-ISSN 1468-5973, Vol. 31, no 4, p. 1034-1043Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    During the past years, activist movements have increasingly turned to social media to raise awareness and critically discuss current development and future scenarios. As a contribution to the discussion of new social movements and activism in the digital age, this study aims to explore and critically discuss how environmental risks and crisis are visually communicated in activism campaigns on Instagram, through a case study on Extinction Rebellion Sweden (XRsv). The study is delimited to the first 334 posts on XRsv's Instagram between November 14, 2018 and March 1, 2020. Methods used are interview and content analysis. In conclusion, XRsv has adopted aspects of design activism including visual tactics of Informing, Activating and Explaining. These three visual aspects are used by XRsv in an online context enabling interactivity and participatory actions, which in turn forms the core of design activism.

  • 13.
    Fagerholm, Niklas
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    The pedagogy of sustainability in higher education: a case study of sustainability in graphic design education2018Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    In 2016, the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) was tasked by the Swedish government to conduct an evaluation of efforts by universities to promote sustainable development. The results published in 2017 shows that a quarter of the academic institutions meet the criteria set (Fors, Holmquist, Helldahl, Lundh, Öst, 2017). In 1987, the Brundtland commission's report stated that sustainable development can be defined as a development that satisfies today's needs without compromising the ability of future generations to satisfy their needs (WCED, 1987).

     

    In the published text “The Uninhabitable Earth” (Wallace-Wells, 2017) the authors run through a number of extreme climate possibilities, and the article is the most-read article in New York Magazine’s history and has spawned a fleet of commentary across the world. In addition, this topic has been noticed for a long time, even in 200 years ago scholars argued that the Earth's resources were limited (Jonsson, 2017). Despite insights from history, progress towards a sustainable society is slow (Living planet report, 2016). In accordance, we argue that higher education has a responsibility to examine how sustainability can become more extensive in our educational practice.

     

    Against this background, this presentation aims to exemplify how the academic subject graphic design at Mid Sweden University has redirected towards a sustainable approach – in education, research and external projects. In accordance, Claudine (2017), argues that good design applied to real world problems can lead to major improvements in lifestyle and living standards.

     

    In spring 2014, colleagues of the Graphic Design Program started a project on how sustainable development could be in focus, and a decision was taken to implement UN's 17 sustainable development goals in the education plan. Several new courses were introduced, the design methodology clarified and theoretical perspectives was defined. Today, the graphic design students and researchers at Mid Sweden University promote a Designer as Author perspective (Bestley and Noble, 2016) and the course objectives for the education include being able to demonstrate theoretical and practical design for a sustainable future.

     

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    Bestley, R & Noble, I. (2016). Visual Research: An introduction to research methods in graphic design. 3. uppl. Bloomsbury Publishing.                                                                                           

    Claudine, J. (2017). Visual Communication and Cognition in Everyday Decision-Making. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 37 (6): 10–18.

    Fors, Y., Holmquist, H., Helldahl, P., Lundh, A., Öst, Y. (2017) Universitets och högskolors arbete med att främja en hållbar utveckling, En tematisk utvärdering. Universitetskanslersämbetet Rapport 2017:12.

    Jonsson, B-G. (2017). Inget nytt under solen – 200 år med Malthus In Hållbarhetens många ansikten: samtal, forskning och fantasier / [ed] Andresen, E., Lidén, G.,Nyhlén, S. Sundsvall: Mid Sweden University, 2017, s. 139-139.                                                                                             

    Living Planet Report, WWF (2016)

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    WCED (1987), Our Common Future, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

    Wallace-Wells, D. (2017) “The Uninhabitable Earth, Annotated Edition”

  • 14.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Becker, Mikael
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Hedvall, Per-Olof
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Teaching Universal Design_Course Design and Key Components2024Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 15.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Design strategies in times of pandemic: a case study of how Covid-19 is visualized in the Nordic countries Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Island2021In: Accelerating the progress towards the 2030 SDGs in times of crisis / [ed] Catrin Johansson, Volker Mauerhofer, Östersund: Mid Sweden University , 2021, p. 463-464Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    In a pandemic, a large amount of information must reach people in an efficient, coordinated and credible way (Folkhälsomyndigheten, 2019a: 12). A lack of communication has been shown to exacerbate the crisis and reduce citizens' confidence in those in power (MSB, 2006). Here, design is important for how people perceive information as visual messages tend to have more impact than text (Jacobs, 2020; Otten, Cheng, & Drewnowski, 2015). Therefore, it could be beneficial to use visual elements in the design of complex information to ensure that messages reaches the target groups (King, 2016). Here, infographics can be a tool (Jacob, 2020; Weinschenk 2011). Visual elements in communication can also contribute to health-related topics being perceived as more interesting (King & Lazard, 2020).

    To reduce the spread of Covid-19, people around the world are urged to follow the recommendations communicated by authorities in each country, (FHM, 2020). In this context, designed infographics can be used – in research these graphic design elements are described as visual representations of information, data, or knowledge (Ocampo, 2011), presenting complex stories or a large amount of data in a visual and accessable way (Jacob, 2020; Damman, Vonk, van den Haak, van Hooijdonk and Timmermans, 2018; Weinschenk 2011).

    Against this background, the purpose of this study is to examine how Covid-19 is visualized in information material from authorities* in the Nordic countries Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Island, and how design elements are expressed in the material.

    Previous research has to a large extent been quantitative with surveys and opinion polls, but with the gradual increase in the role and visual expression of the media, qualitative studies are increasingly common (Vigsö, 2016: 74).

    In this comparative case study, a visual content analysis is used, and results are presented on similarities and differences between how different northern countries visualize information material about covid19 and how design elements and infographics are used in the material aiming to build trust in times of risks and crises.

    The background to research on crises is often about improving how society handles new crises (Vigsö, 2016: 73). In times of pandemics, there is always a high risk of misinformation being spread, which is a phenomenon that the World Health Organization (WHO) term as infodemia (Institutet för språk och folkminnen, 2020). Visual strategies can be used to improve the quality of health communication during public health crises and reduce the unintended effects of infodemic conditions (King, 2020). During public health crises such as the ongoing corona pandemic, there is a great need to improve and strengthen public communication to reduce the spread of infection (King, 2020). The overall ambition of this study is thus to build on knowledge of the role of design in societal crises. This van be linked to the UN's global target number 3 and the sub-goals 3.3 Fight infectious diseases and 3.D Improve early warning systems for global health risks.

    * National authorities that has a national responsibility for public health issues and works to ensure that the population is protected against communicable diseases and other health threats.

  • 16.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Exploring visualizations of design processes from a design activist perspective: – a scoping study2021In: DESIGN CULTURE(S): Cumulus Conference Proceedings Roma 2021 Volume #2 / [ed] Loredana Di Lucchio, Lorenzo Imbesi, Angela Giambattista, Viktor Malakuczi, Roma: Cumulus , 2021, Vol. 2, p. 4088-4104, article id 4088Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose is to investigate how design processes are visualized in research, with the overall aim to highlight dominant structures from a design activist perspective. The method used is a scoping review of literature and a visual content analysis. The results show that there is no established standard for visualizing design processes. The visualized models are often implicit, creating difficulties regarding the validity and effectiveness. The linear model is the norm when presenting design processes visually. The design requirement of at-tractiveness in the visualizations seem to be closely linked to the individual expression of the researcher. From a design activism perspective, there is a potential for disrupting existing power structures in design processes by questioning how they are visualized. There is a need for more sophisticated user-centered methodology in order to gain insights from the models presented. 

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  • 17.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Pedagogisk inspirationsdag 2021: Agenda 2030 och självständiga arbeten2021Other (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
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  • 18.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Strategic communication as a way of showing: Wayshowing as a visual strategy in strategic communication practice2019Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 19.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    To be Included: an Exploration of Visual Strategies at Government Agencies in Sweden2021In: Accelerating the progress towards the 2030 SDGs in times of crisis / [ed] Catrin Johansson, Volker Mauerhofer, Östersund: Mittuniversitetet , 2021, p. 1357-1358, article id 65Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    A well-functioning democracy is based on the fact that there is confidence in organizations in the public sector (Gromark & Melin, 2013). Access to information is important for maintaining an organization's legitimacy and can thus be seen as a foundation of democracy. The opposite, that people do not have access to equivalent information, can instead result in inequality and other forms of discrimination. In Sweden, there is a new law to secure that information on public websites must be accessible and possible to perceive (2018: 1937). Legitimacy and trust in the authorities and governmental works is governed, among other things, by norms, rules and principles for what is right and wrong communication (Fredriksson & Pallas, 2011). Public trust is presented as a process and result of publicly generated trust in publicly visible actors (Bentele and Seidenglanz, 2008). On this basis, credibility is related to communication processes in a context of inclusivity. Here, visual strategies are important since it can be used to influence opinion (Wong, 2016), change attitude and behavior (Frascara, 2006) and for transformation and social change (Buchanan, 1998; Bichler and Beier, 2016). 

    Against this background, the purpose of this study is to explore how communication professionals at government agencies in Sweden plan their visual communication in a digital context from a inclusivity perspective. 

    In order to answer the purpose, a literature review was done, and interviews were conducted. The sample of this study focuses on government agencies in Sweden, i.e. authorities controlled by the Swedish government. 

    In the results, we first describe how communication professionals at government agencies in Sweden plan their visual communication in a digital context. Second, the result focus on visual strategies as an assessment tool in a communication planning process from a inclusivity perspective. 

    With this study, we hope to provide a better understanding of visual strategies in the communication planning process, contributing to knowledge about how to create inclusion in visual digital communication. This is in line with global goal number 16; Peaceful and inclusive societies – Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, ensure that everyone has access to justice and build effective and accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels and also 16.10: Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms – Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national law and international agreements. 

    At times of pandemic and restrictions in society with limited possibilities to visit government agencies in the same way as before the crises, access to digital information is of great importance. This is relevant for an inclusive, democratic and sustainable society, not excluding citizens. COVID-19 has acted as an accelerator for the need of inclusivity included to prevent inequality. 

  • 20.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Towards digital design for inclusion –visual strategies in communicationprocesses of government agencies2024In: Conference Compendium of the Seventh International Conference on Universal Design (UD2024) / [ed] Kristin S. Fuglerud, Wolfgang V. Leister, Juan Carlos Torrado Vidal, Open Access, 2024, p. 148-155Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    In the digitalized society today, organizations must function in a complex context [1]. Digital accessibility focuses on that no one should be prevented from gaining access to digital public service, the information must thus be accessible. Well-functioning democracies are characterized by public sector organizations that are inclusive, trustworthy, and visible [2]. Having access to information is important to maintain an organization's legitimacy and can be seen as a foundation of democracy. Organizational communication should be accessible and easy to understand by everyone, regardless of gender, age, and ability [3]. In light of the new web accessibility directive, this study shows that the investigated Swedish authorities' communication has challenges in a digital context when it comes to actually creating meaningful communication for their target groups. The communication professionals do have visual strategies for their digital communication, but there are major difficulties in knowing if the transmitted messages are meaningful and understandable. We argue that visual strategies are needed not only on a technical and effectiveness level but also on a semantic level. Implementing visual strategies at a semantic level might contribute to communication activities responding to people's needs making the communication meaningful in their everyday lives. Against this background, the purpose of this paper is to explore how communication professionals at government agencies in Sweden reflect on their visual strategies in a digital context. The paper is based on qualitative semi-structured interviews with communication professionals at government agencies in Sweden.

  • 21.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Towards visual strategic communications: An innovative interdisciplinary perspective on visual dimensions within the strategic communications field2018In: Journal of Communication Management, ISSN 1363-254X, E-ISSN 1478-0852, Vol. 22, no 1, p. 46-66Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how a visual perspective can be applied to strategic communication research. First, the term visual communication will be examined from various perspectives with an attempt to develop a foundation for this new academic territory. Second, this study summarises how visual approaches are applied in strategic communication research during 2005-2015, this is done by a literature review including an overall content analysis. Design/methodology/approach: In order to explore how visual approaches can be applied to strategic communication research, the study started with a literature review by examining the term visual communication from various perspectives. The second step was to do a brief content analysis in order to provide a detailed pattern of theoretical visual approaches in strategic communication research published in scientific journals in the field of strategic communication 2005-2015. A qualitative coding scheme was developed based on the classification of visual approaches in communication research by Barnhurst et al. (2004) and Martin (2011). Findings: The findings of this study not only support previous research indicating that visual approaches in communication research are increasing; the study also points in the direction of that visual approaches in the research field of strategic communication has slightly emerged during 2005-2015. Research limitations/implications: This study summarises how visual approaches are applied in strategic communication research during 2005-2015. Originality/value: This study can provide important knowledge about an innovative visual perspective in strategic communication research. 

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  • 22.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Undervisningsprocessen2024In: Mata inte studenten: en handbok av lärare för lärare / [ed] Ann Ottestig, Helen Asklund, Stockholm: Liber, 2024, 1, p. 98-119Chapter in book (Refereed)
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  • 23.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Workshop EwS 2018: Education with Sustainability – Teaching for a Sustainable Future: Corporate Social Responsibility and Design2018Other (Other academic)
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    Workshop 2 Corporate Social Resposibility and Design
  • 24.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Brink, Kristina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Inspirationsdagen om hållbar utveckling 2021: Hållbar utveckling i utbildningen: – exempel och idéer2021Other (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
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  • 25.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Brink, Kristina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Reorientation of Design Education towards a sustainable future: how, what and why?2020In: abstractsamling nu2020, 2020, article id 68Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Recently, there has been a wide interest in sustainability in design research (Bichler and Beier, 2016; Campbell, Douglas, MacDiarmid, 2016; Haug, 2016). In media, this phenomena is described as the "Greta Thunberg effect" (Watts, 2019). In the article “The Uninhabitable Earth” (Wallace-Wells, 2017) the author runs through a number of extreme climate possibilities, this is one of the most-read article in New York Magazine’s history and has spawned a fleet of commentary across the world.

     

    Although, this topic has been noticed for a long time, even in 200 years ago scholars argued that the Earth's resources were limited (Jonsson, 2017). Despite insights from history, progress towards a sustainable society is slow (wwf, 2016). The designer and educator Papanek argued in 1985 that all design should have a function and thus be socially and ecologically aware. However, when the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) was tasked by the Swedish government to conduct an evaluation of efforts by universities to promote sustainable development, the results show that only a quarter of the academic institutions meet the criteria set (Fors, Holmquist, Helldahl, Lundh, Öst, 2017). 

     

    In this paper, we argue that higher education has a responsibility to pay attention to how sustainability can become more extensive in our educational practice. In accordance with Claudine (2017), we argue that good design applied to real world problems can lead to major improvements in lifestyle and living standards. Haug (2016) means that design education should apply a broader perspective to encourage design students’ to create sustainable solutions as well as engaging others.

     

    At Mid Sweden University design students have worked with sustainability for many years. In their exam projects they identify sustainability problems related to UN global goals for sustainable development, creating design solutions grounded in real world problems.

     

    The purpose of this paper is to explore how sustainability is expressed in exam projects, and what topics the students have worked with from a designer as author perspective, in order to share knowledge and contribute to socially sustainable shifts in society.

     

    Methods used are visual content analysis and visualizations summarizing the results. The preliminary results indicate what sustainable issues the young population find most important and what design solutions the students develop and express in various ways, not only as artefacts, but as products of an investigation of the pluriverse (Escobar, 2018). This is turn, opens to a discussion of the many different cultures which are present in society. In the full paper we problemize this further. 

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  • 26.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Thompson, Linda Maria
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Exploring how crises are visualized in design activism campaigns2021Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    In recent years, graphic designers around the world have become increasingly interested in how to make a difference in society (Bennet, 2006). According to Papanek (1985), designers have a moral responsibility to improve the society, and all design should be socially and ecologically conscious.  

    Throughout the history of design activism, visual strategies are used to express and ground a critical discourse. In 1964, twenty British graphic designers signed the First Things First-manifesto, by Ken Garland. The manifesto, called for a return to a humanist aspect of design and was a protest against the trivial productions of mainstream advertising (Garland, 1964). In 2000, The First Things First Manifesto 2000, was published, and the rebirth once again created discussion about graphic design and social responsibility (Garland and Poyner, 2000). 

    In previous studies, design activism is described as challenging the role of design as a marketing tool (Bichler and Beier, 2016). One example is the activism group Extinction Rebellion, a movement that encourages people across the world to act and stop the impact human intervention has on the planet (https://rebellion.earth). Here, visual strategy is that all art work is to be used non-commercially. 

    In research, visual strategy is discussed as a tool to influence opinion (Wong, 2016), change attitude and behavior (Frascara, 2006) and for transformation and social change (Buchanan, 1998; Bichler and Beier, 2016). Against this background, the purpose of this paper is to explore how environmental risks and crises are visualized in contemporary design activism campaigns. This is done by visual content analysis of international activist-campaigns produced during a ten-year period. 

     

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  • 27.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Hedvall, Per-Olof
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Hellström, Johanna
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Becker, Mikael
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Teaching Universal Design – Key content and course design2024In: Design for all Institue of India, ISSN 2582-8304, Vol. 19, no 6, p. 91-112Article in journal (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    There is not much written about how to teach universal design (UD) in design educations. This article aims to present the didactic experiences from teaching three courses in universal design at Mid Sweden University and Lund University: the courses Design for freedom, Universal Design Theory and Universal design of digital accessibility. By comparing and contrasting our experiences in a qualitative content analysis we end up with a model with three overall learning goal themes: to understand, create and reflect. The main insights in this article are these common three themes that constitute the key content and the base in the course design in courses teaching universal design. The structure in the courses is similar, but the content is implemented in slightly different ways. For example, achieving understanding and the practical exercises are different in the different courses. The theoretical basis lays the foundations for the students to create practical prototypes and further a possibility to reflect upon what they have done iteratively in the design process.

  • 28.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Longueville, Anna
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Vem är du som lärare?2024In: Mata inte studenten: en handbok av lärare för lärare / [ed] Ann Ottestig, Helen Asklund, Stockholm: Liber, 2024, 1, p. 19-29Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 29.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Ulin, Monica
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Health Sciences (HOV).
    Du och akademin2024In: Mata inte studenten: en handbok av lärare för lärare / [ed] Ann Ottestig, Helen Asklund, Stockholm: Liber, 2024, 1, p. 30-42Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 30.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Ulin, Monica
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Health Sciences (HOV).
    Increased learning for all, a universal design perspective on co-creation with students2022Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Research shows that students are increasingly active when being included (Bovill & Bulley, 2011), therefore co-creation and interaction are essential for increased student learning. Inclusion in course design is an important factor, to offer students support in forms of inclusion when it comes to learning in digital environments like course platform and other digital medias as well as on campus (Förstudierapport, 2022). Regarding active student participation, an inclusive teaching environment is important in order to facilitate deep and transformative learning and to increase student engagement. In an exploration of co-creation with learners from a universal design perspective, it is essential to integrate a norm-critical approach which stands for diversity thinking in order to achieve societal development. With equality in focus patterns of norm-deviation are increasingly challenged (Hedvall, 2022). In universal design key words are flexibility, proactivity and intersectionality (Hedvall, 2022). The starting point when co-creating with learners should be the students who have the most difficulties. If a course design works for those with special needs and educational support, it should work for everyone. Universal design principles could be used as a tool in designing a course or a course platform. Inequality is the starting point, learning from a universal design perspective can be about creating a flexibility to meet students differences. Also, learning is created in co-creation with the target group, instead of only with the perspective of the expert, the teacher. Dunne and Zandstra (2011) talk about how students can become agents of change, but believe that there are challenges for both staff and students. They believe that students should be involved in co-creation because then they have an understanding of the requirements for learning from a student perspective. At Mid Sweden University there are different projects exemplifying this trend, for example BLAD (needs-driven learning through adapted participation) which is about developing forms of lifelong learning and distribution of skills development, adapted to the requirements and needs that societal and technological development places on public organizations. Students need different forms of support to feel secure when it comes to digital education, also the digital tools are getting more common. There is a need to further develop course design in digital environments to create the best opportunities for student learning also regarding their expectations of future learning environments. The purpose is to explore how a universal design perspective and co-creation with learners could be the basis for increased learning and active student engagement and participation in curriculum design. In this way, social sustainable development is integrated into course design through designing in co-creation with the students. The method used is a qualitative content analysis. The preliminary results show that universal design could have a positive effect on active student participation in curriculum design and a learning experience more open, inclusive and equitable. The contribution of this study is knowledge in how to use a universal design perspective in course design together with the students to design sustainable course design approaches that work for everyone in different higher education contexts.

    References

    Bovill, C., and Bulley, C.J. (2011) A model of active student participationin curriculum design: exploring desirability and possibility. In: Rust, C.(ed.) Improving Student Learning (ISL) 18: Global Theories and LocalPractices: Institutional, Disciplinary and Cultural Variations. Series:Improving Student Learning (18). Oxford Brookes University: OxfordCentre for Staff and Learning Development, Oxford, pp. 176-188. ISBN9781873576809

    Dunne, E., & Zandstra, R. (2011). Students as Change Agents. New Ways of Engaging with Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. Bristol: Escalate.  

    Förstudierapport: Framtidens arbetssätt och campus (2022). Diarienummer: 2021/1405

    Hedvall, P-O. (2022). Framväxten av universell utformning – en kulturomdaning i Arnell-Szurkos (red) Kunskap för framgångsrik inkludering, ISBN: 978-91-979508-1-7. 

  • 31.
    Göransson, Karina
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Design.
    Ulin, Monica
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Health Sciences.
    Positiv respons och återkoppling i samband med vetenskapligt skrivande2018In: NU2018: Det akademiska lärarskapet. Västerås, 9-11 oktober, 2018, 2018, p. 136-136Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [sv]

    Abstract: 752 Session: B2 Format: Pitcha en idé

    POSITIV RESPONS OCH ÅTERKOPPLING I SAMBAND MED VETENSKAPLIGT SKRIVANDE

    Karina Göranson (karina.goranson@miun.se), Monica Ulin (monica.ulin@miun.se)

    Inom Mittuniversitetets utbildningsstrategi, aktivitet 4, har det under våren 2018 pågått ett pedagogiskt utvecklingsprojekt med rubriken “Hur kan man lära ut konsten att läsa och skriva akademiska texter”. Några slutsatser i detta projekt är vikten av att ge studenter positiv återkoppling i samband med vetenskapligt skrivande. Vi vill utveckla dessa idéer och, med ett vetenskapligt förhållningssätt, skapa en modell för positiv återkoppling och respons med syfte att höja kvaliteten på det vetenskapliga skrivandet hos studenterna.

    En utbredd missuppfattning bland många studenter och lärare är att studenterna i första hand behöver veta vad som är fel för att bli bättre. För att bli en bra skribent är det istället viktigt att samla på sig ett förråd av goda exempel (egna och andras) för att skaffa sig en god språklig repertoar och vid varje skrivtillfälle ha många uttryckssätt att välja emellan (Sigrell, 2008; Pelger & Santesson, 2012). Dessutom, om man vill att studenterna ska se förtjänster i varandras texter, måste läraren visa hur positiv respons ser ut (Pelger & Santesson, 2012). Lärarens respons blir stilbildande när studenten själv ska ge respons. Människor som upplevs som auktoriteter blir effektiva modeller, vilket gör att studenter tar efter lärare (Karlsson, 2012).

    Det är av vikt att försöka förstå funktionen bakom ett beteende. Då kommer de “beteenden vars konsekvenser är belönande” att öka i antal (Janson & Laninge. 2017, 91). Människor handlar ofta på den motivation som driver handlingen. Om man vill att ett beteende ska öka i frekvens är det därför bättre att fokusera på att göra det enkelt att utföra beteendet snarare än att försöka sporra till en viss handling. Man bör alltså hellre motivera genom positiv förstärkning (Janson & Laninge. 2017, 108, 153). Istället för att lägga ner tid på att tala om för studenterna vad de inte ska göra och vad som är fel, bör man istället leda dem i rätt riktning med hjälp av positiva knuffar, så kallad nudging. Nudging handlar om processen att komma fram till en lösning och att börja i att specificera det underliggande problemet (Janson & Laninge. 2017, 45). Det är en utmaning för lärare att hitta vilka “triggers” som kan bidra till att studenterna motiveras att höja nivån på det akademiska skrivandet. Detta vill vi skapa en modell för.

    Referenser

    Janson & Laninge. (2017). Beteendedesign: psykologin som förändrar tankar, känslor och handlingar. Förlag: Natur & Kultur Akademiska.

    Karlsson, L. (2012). Psykologins grunder. Lund: Studentlitteratur.

    Pelger, S & Santesson, S (2012). Retorik för statsvetare. Förlag: Studentlitteratur.

    Sigrell, A. (2008). Retorik för lärare: konsten att välja språk konstruktivt. Åstorp: Retorikförlaget.

    Thaler, R., H. och Sunstein, C., R (2008). Nudge. lmproving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data.

  • 32.
    Ottestig, Ann T
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Communication, Quality Management, and Information Systems (2023-).
    Asklund, HelenMid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.
    Dahlqvist, Heléne
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Health Sciences (HOV).
    Longueville, Anna
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Öberg, Erik
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Communication, Quality Management, and Information Systems (2023-).
    Ulin, Monica
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Health Sciences (HOV).
    Mata inte studenten: En handbok av lärare för lärare2024Collection (editor) (Other academic)
  • 33.
    Sahin-Haglund, Semra
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Fagerholm, Anna-Sara
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Co-design som metod för att utveckla kurser ur ett normkritiskt perspektiv2024Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [sv]

    Titel: Co-design som metod för kursutveckling ur ett norm-kritiskt perspektiv 

    Författare: Semra Sahin, Karina Göransson, Anna-Sara Fagerholm

    Bakgrund & syfte

    Den här studien bidrar till ökad kunskap om hur co-design som metod kan användas för kursutveckling av kollegor inom högre utbildning. Målet med att använda co-design är att väcka latent kunskap genom kreativt samskapande workshops (Sanders, 2001). Studien bygger på material från en serie workshopar genomförda inom ett ämneskollegium vid en svensk designskola i syfte att stärka utbildningarnas kvalitet ur ett normkritiskt perspektiv. Under workshoparna involveras samtliga kollegor i lärarlaget aktivt att delta för att säkerställa att resultatet uppfyller behov som är användbart i utvecklingen av kurser på kandidatnivå.  Syftet med studien är att utveckla kunskap om hur co-design som metod kan användas i utveckling av kurser.   

    Metod och teori

    Metoden co-design bygger på en iterativ visuella process och involverar aktivt deltagande i samskapande workshops (Sanders & Stappers, 2008). Totalt har tre workshop genomförts under 2023 med 18 deltagare, samtliga anställda vid lärosätet. Under workshoparna användes ett i förväg förberett material bestående av tidsplan, spelpjäser, lärandemålkort, momentkort, lokalerkort, teknikkort, idéparkeringskort. Avsikten var att i kollegiet tillsammans ta fram idéer för ny struktur och nytt innehåll för kursen examensarbete. Som normkritiskt verktyg för att ge strukturerad återkoppling på arbetet användes “Show & Tell Feedback Sessions”. Under dessa sessioner fick deltagarna i workshops i ett första steg ge skriftlig feedback på arbetet och i ett andra steg beskriva sina associationer och känslor kopplat till processen (Paim et al., 2016). Ett normkritiskt perspektiv har varit vägledande i co-designprocessen för att möjliggöra ett mer inkluderande och deltagande arbetssätt (Nilsson & Jahnke, 2018). Avsikten har varit att frångå det traditionella tanke- och handlingssättet i arbetet med kursutveckling.   

    Resultat  

    Resultaten visar på vilket sätt co-designworkshops kan användas i kursutveckling ur ett normkritiskt perspektiv. I stället för att endast utgå ifrån textbaserade dokument, såsom kursplaner, kursutvärderingar och högskoleförordningens krav, har co-design som metod resulterat i att hela kollegiet arbetat tillsammans i en iterativ och visuell arbetsprocess. Metoden öppnar upp för kreativt och inkluderande sätt att arbeta med kursutveckling.

    Keywords: aktiv deltagande, co-design, kursutveckling, driva förändring, inkluderande arbetssätt

    Referenser

    Nilsson, Å. W., & Jahnke, M. (2018). Tactics for Norm-Creative Innovation. She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation, 4(4), 375–391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sheji.2018.11.002

    Paim, N., Bergmark, E., Gisel, C., & Moravská galerie v Brně (Eds.). (2016). Taking a Line for a Walk: Assignments in design education (First edition). Spector Books.

    Sanders, E. B.-N. (2001). Virtuosos of the Experience Domain. IDSA Education Conference.

    Sanders, E. B.-N., & Stappers, P. J. (2008). Co-creation and the new landscapes of design. CoDesign, 4(1), 5–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/15710880701875068  

  • 34.
    Warne, Maria
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Health Sciences (HOV).
    Dahlqvist, Heléne
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Health Sciences (HOV).
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Norén, Jimmy
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    IDE-projektet; ett projekt om inflytande, delaktighet och empowerment för unga med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning2024Conference paper (Other academic)
  • 35.
    Warne, Maria
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Health Sciences (HOV).
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Presentation IDE-projektet2024Conference paper (Other academic)
  • 36.
    Warne, Maria
    et al.
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Health Sciences (HOV).
    Göransson, Karina
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Dahlqvist, Heléne
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Health Sciences (HOV).
    Participatory visual methods to engage young people with intellectual disabilities in decision-making.: What is possible within the photovoice framework?2024Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Young people with an intellectual disability (ID) generally have poorer opportunities to participate in society and to influence their own lives than other youth. The possibility to participate and have influence in social life is a fundamental human right.     

    Previous studies have measured factors such as e.g., how young people with ID manage to achieve goals in terms of participation in e.g. daily activities, problem solving and self-efficacy. Further research is needed to, through co-creation, find ways to investigate and supplement how participation can be made possible for young people with ID.  

     

    The purpose of this study was to investigate how participation and influence for young people with ID can be enhanced using the participatory visual method photovoice.   

    Participants were six students with severe to middle severe ID in a special high school in a municipality in northern Sweden and four of their teachers and resource personnel. The students participated in three photovoice workshops by taking and discussing photos. A focus group with school staff were conducted about their experiences of photovoice to enable student’s participation. Collected data were analyzed with content analysis.   

     

    The preliminary results show that participation and influence can be enabled for participants through photovoice if it is adapted to their cognitive skills and includes careful preparation and adaptations. The process of using photographs turned out to be significant. Photovoice might be used together with youth with ID as co-creators, but more preparation, repetition and time is needed than when photovoice is used with others.   

  • 37.
    Göransson, Karina (Researcher)
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    Norén, Jimmy
    Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Science, Design, and Sustainable Development (2023-).
    IDE-projektet; ett projekt om inflytande, delaktighet och empowerment för unga med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning2024Artistic output (Unrefereed)
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