Connection and Inheritance: A Beautiful Encounter by Minghsin University of Science and Technology With the Xinguo Community
Minghsin University of Science and Technology is located in Xinfeng Township, Hsinchu County. The Xinguo community in Zhubei City is located at approximately a 10-minute drive from the university. Although the community is located in a populous area, it has preserved its culture, which is typical of Pingpu indigenous peoples and is otherwise being gradually forgotten. Furthermore, the community has been dedicated to cultivating a food forest. In the university, a group of enthusiastic teachers have been dedicated to serving the Xinguo community through their expertise.
Discovering the jewel of the community: Tsaitien Auspicious Place
During a community visit and survey, assistant professor Dr. Wei Chen-Chi from the Department of Senior Services Industry Management discovered a county-level historic site, the Tsaitien Auspicious Place, in Xinguo community. It used to be a site where the Taokas people worshipped their ancestors, and it is now a Hakka Bak Gung Temple. The temple only had older volunteers and outdated introduction data. During the community survey, Dr. Wei discovered that due to limited resources, the temple had run out of information pamphlets, and gradually, a dwindling number of people knew about the temple’s origins. In response, Dr. Wei decided to lead students to document the memories of members of the community through interviews. Although the students were not specializing in design, their sense of mission to preserve the cultural identity of this community led them to transform community memories into various artifacts. The hand- painted temple introduction signs, postcards, and stickers showcasing the local culture. Through these works, they expressed their care for local culture and the resources of the community.
Preserving historical memory through art
According to the literary figure Friedrich Schiller, “The future comes slowly, the present flies, and the past stands still forever.” How do we know about, say, life in the Qing dynasty 200 hundred years ago? If not for history books or television dramas, how can a passage of history, a passage of life be vividly presented in front of us? This is what Kuo Yih-Yueh, Director of the Humanities and Art Teaching Center, specializes in. She has introduced historical changes, sites, artifacts, and aesthetics to her students. She offered a course called Community Installations as a Realization of Art, leading the students to visit the Tsaitien Auspicious Place to understand the local environment and the unique historical background of the community. Her students jointly created an art installation titled “Standing Still,” which embodies what is uniquely meaningful to the community. In the process of crafting the installation, they cultivated their empathy for the surroundings and care for others, and will continue to do so in the future.
Refusing to be outsiders in the era of the new media
Under the leadership of the community chairperson Peng Te-Chang and the executive secretary Liu Hsuan-Che, older adults in the Xinguo community have exhibited much cohesion. Older adults in the community gather every day at the community activity center to dine and learn together. Although the community center had offered various courses, it had never offered a course on the use of smartphones and tablets, which was what the older adults in the community were most eager to learn. Therefore, associate professor (A/P) Chiu Hsiao-Chi of the Social Sciences Teaching Center conducted a general education course. With the idea that “instead of letting university students play with their phones in the classroom, it would be better to let them teach older adults in the community how to do so,” A/P Chiu thus led students, of the smartphone generation, to teach older adults in the community. Two students were assigned to one older adult, which allowed students to tailor their teaching approach to the individual older adult. The older adults learned how to use social media apps such as LINE and Facebook. They also learned how to download apps to make greeting texts and capture videos of their everyday life.
Encountering and being moved by the laughter of others
Societies worldwide are aging. A/P Hsiang Wei-Chieh of the Department of Sports Management has offered lifestyles of health and sustainability (LOHAS) physical fitness courses for older adults in local communities since the 2013 academic year. In 2020, A/P Hsiang began expanding the course to the Xinguo community. During the teaching process, she witnessed the joy and enthusiasm of older adults. The smiles of the older adults in the community, their effort to keep up with the aerobic movements, and their eagerness to interact with young students made A/P Hsiang and the students from the Department of Sports Management feel a sense of achievement. When interacting with the older adults, the students exhibited care, patience, love, and empathy, where these virtues translated into these students expressing care toward their own family. During the class, the students and the older adults in the community rekindled their passion for life.
Multimedia technology in the food forest
The food forest of the Xinguo community is located at Lane 50, Xinguo Street in Xinguo Village. The food is organically grown, and weeds are removed by hand. The vegetables that are grown are provided to the Bak Gung Care Station and to various care spots in the community. This food forest is a popular destination for field trips by nearby elementary schools. The food forest has an area dedicated to Chinese herbs. Volunteers from the community and students from Minghsin University of Science and Technology have volunteered to remove weeds. However, lacking knowledge of Chinese herbs, they easily mistook herbs as weeds and accidentally removed them. Therefore, this zone is now only maintained by a few volunteers who possess knowledge of Chinese herbs, and this zone is often overrun with weeds due to the limited workforce attending it. In response, Tseng Juin-Ling, dean of the Department of Multimedia and Game Development, utilized augmented reality technology and developed a mobile app to teach users about traditional Chinese herbs. He also used his expertise in multi-media technology to make documentaries. Through these efforts, A/P Tseng aided the maintenance of the Chinese herb area in the food forest and educated the public, which has helped the transmission of the community’s culture to the next generation.
Discovering the jewel of the community: Tsaitien Auspicious Place
During a community visit and survey, assistant professor Dr. Wei Chen-Chi from the Department of Senior Services Industry Management discovered a county-level historic site, the Tsaitien Auspicious Place, in Xinguo community. It used to be a site where the Taokas people worshipped their ancestors, and it is now a Hakka Bak Gung Temple. The temple only had older volunteers and outdated introduction data. During the community survey, Dr. Wei discovered that due to limited resources, the temple had run out of information pamphlets, and gradually, a dwindling number of people knew about the temple’s origins. In response, Dr. Wei decided to lead students to document the memories of members of the community through interviews. Although the students were not specializing in design, their sense of mission to preserve the cultural identity of this community led them to transform community memories into various artifacts. The hand- painted temple introduction signs, postcards, and stickers showcasing the local culture. Through these works, they expressed their care for local culture and the resources of the community.
Preserving historical memory through art
According to the literary figure Friedrich Schiller, “The future comes slowly, the present flies, and the past stands still forever.” How do we know about, say, life in the Qing dynasty 200 hundred years ago? If not for history books or television dramas, how can a passage of history, a passage of life be vividly presented in front of us? This is what Kuo Yih-Yueh, Director of the Humanities and Art Teaching Center, specializes in. She has introduced historical changes, sites, artifacts, and aesthetics to her students. She offered a course called Community Installations as a Realization of Art, leading the students to visit the Tsaitien Auspicious Place to understand the local environment and the unique historical background of the community. Her students jointly created an art installation titled “Standing Still,” which embodies what is uniquely meaningful to the community. In the process of crafting the installation, they cultivated their empathy for the surroundings and care for others, and will continue to do so in the future.
Refusing to be outsiders in the era of the new media
Under the leadership of the community chairperson Peng Te-Chang and the executive secretary Liu Hsuan-Che, older adults in the Xinguo community have exhibited much cohesion. Older adults in the community gather every day at the community activity center to dine and learn together. Although the community center had offered various courses, it had never offered a course on the use of smartphones and tablets, which was what the older adults in the community were most eager to learn. Therefore, associate professor (A/P) Chiu Hsiao-Chi of the Social Sciences Teaching Center conducted a general education course. With the idea that “instead of letting university students play with their phones in the classroom, it would be better to let them teach older adults in the community how to do so,” A/P Chiu thus led students, of the smartphone generation, to teach older adults in the community. Two students were assigned to one older adult, which allowed students to tailor their teaching approach to the individual older adult. The older adults learned how to use social media apps such as LINE and Facebook. They also learned how to download apps to make greeting texts and capture videos of their everyday life.
Encountering and being moved by the laughter of others
Societies worldwide are aging. A/P Hsiang Wei-Chieh of the Department of Sports Management has offered lifestyles of health and sustainability (LOHAS) physical fitness courses for older adults in local communities since the 2013 academic year. In 2020, A/P Hsiang began expanding the course to the Xinguo community. During the teaching process, she witnessed the joy and enthusiasm of older adults. The smiles of the older adults in the community, their effort to keep up with the aerobic movements, and their eagerness to interact with young students made A/P Hsiang and the students from the Department of Sports Management feel a sense of achievement. When interacting with the older adults, the students exhibited care, patience, love, and empathy, where these virtues translated into these students expressing care toward their own family. During the class, the students and the older adults in the community rekindled their passion for life.
Multimedia technology in the food forest
The food forest of the Xinguo community is located at Lane 50, Xinguo Street in Xinguo Village. The food is organically grown, and weeds are removed by hand. The vegetables that are grown are provided to the Bak Gung Care Station and to various care spots in the community. This food forest is a popular destination for field trips by nearby elementary schools. The food forest has an area dedicated to Chinese herbs. Volunteers from the community and students from Minghsin University of Science and Technology have volunteered to remove weeds. However, lacking knowledge of Chinese herbs, they easily mistook herbs as weeds and accidentally removed them. Therefore, this zone is now only maintained by a few volunteers who possess knowledge of Chinese herbs, and this zone is often overrun with weeds due to the limited workforce attending it. In response, Tseng Juin-Ling, dean of the Department of Multimedia and Game Development, utilized augmented reality technology and developed a mobile app to teach users about traditional Chinese herbs. He also used his expertise in multi-media technology to make documentaries. Through these efforts, A/P Tseng aided the maintenance of the Chinese herb area in the food forest and educated the public, which has helped the transmission of the community’s culture to the next generation.
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