Making Tamsui Come Alive and Exploring the Local Culture Together
“Tamsui” has a rich natural and cultural heritage. A succession of different ruling nations has bequeathed it with a variety of cultural traces and distinctive buildings. Tamsui supports the development of metropolitan Taipei as both its residential and recreational hinterland. Today, it is home to 35 cultural sites. Tamsui Historical Museum’s experience with the management of the region’s cultural heritage led to it being designated by the Ministry of Culture as a “Potential World Heritage Site” under the town sites category.
Tourism demand generated by excessive urban demand has made an impact on local everyday life. Tamkang University is a longstanding observer and participant of urban development in Tamsui across a range of topics such as space, culture, society and health. “Tamsui Good Life ” is an “A Program for Urban and Rural Construction via Life-long Learning ” that seeks to establish a co-learning mechanism. By working backwards from a vision of life in the future, we try to deduce the cultural initiatives to promote today; we also seek to bring city streets and farming villages closer together through the construction of environmental systems. At the same time, Tamsui is where our students can grow through learning and imagining the future. Through their shared experiences, creative partnerships and conflicts out in the real world, teachers and students accumulate experience on every corner of life.
How can the curriculum and university’s strengths be packaged in ways that are easy for students to comprehend? Ting-ling Lai from the Department of Educational Technology, Yueh-Hhsia Chang from the Graduate Institute of Curriculum and Instruction, and Jui-Mmao Huang from the Department of Architecture assisted local elementary school teachers with exploring the riverside ecology, culture and historic buildings around their schools. An appreciation of the environment through learning about the local history and the importance of the river provides ideas for lesson plans. Teaching models of the local geography made from cardboard can be used as a teaching aid. The teachers’ passion for education was developed into unique curriculums for each school.
The reading of illustrated books reinforces children’s sensitivity to writing. The vivid colors inspire their creative impulses as well. Min-chi Hsieh from the Department of Chinese Literature teaches students how to create illustrated books then use the books to cultivate their story-telling skills. Creative workshops on the topic of “Tamsui” were organized and local volunteers to help the students appreciate the sights and sounds of Tamsui. Their experiences were then expressed through different media. An illustrated book club was organized for more enthusiastic students. Club members shared their life experiences to provide different perspectives.
Recently, local residents were no longer made up mostly of people commuting to the CBD for work. Tamsui has become a lifestyle community. Local issues now include different family types and differences in economic life. Wei-Ttzu Wang from the Department of Mass Communication recorded community activities through the camera lens. The theme chosen for this year was “Good Teacher.” It is a record of how each teacher cares about their students and accompanies their students’ explorations in their own way.
Hsueh-fang Sung from the Department of Information and Library Science used her library knowledge to cultivate community services. For 20 years, she and her students helped under-resourced elementary schools optimize their library operations and reading environment. Her students also built teaching aids and became student teachers at the schools. Themed book exhibitions based around the core concept of “big hand holding small hand” were regularly organized to promote the importance of reading. The events also cultivated an understanding and appreciation of libraries and their information.
“Making everyone understand the fun and importance of economics” is the philosophy of Yen-ling Lin from the Department of Economics. Using real-world experience and games to design the economics curriculum made it accessible to everyone and easy to apply. There is no distance in “service.” Students from the “Economics and Education” program traveled to Cambodia where they hoped to use simple concepts in economics to open the local people’s eyes, support their livelihoods, teach them about the environment and improve their way of life.
Creativity comes from the wellspring of student creativity and is also a good way to make changes to outdated practices. Chia-chi Lin from the Department of History had her students conduct an inventory of merchants they are interested in to learn about the merchant’s history, product concept, and current issues. The merchants were then invited to become testing grounds. Student creativity was incorporated into experimental DIY business models where the teacher harnessed the students’ energy to optimize the merchant’s business process. This also helped build the content that would become the “Street Museum .”
Min-fen Tu from the Department of Business Administration developed a series of projects based on the “Design Thinking” model. Students were asked to explore Tamsui from a gaming perspective. This year, they produced the topical board game “Temple-Building by Energetic Gentry ” The game is based on the process behind the building of the Tamsui Qingshuiyan Zushi Temple. Strong support by the Qingshuiyan Zushi Temple means that the game will be introduced to nearby junior and senior high schools in the near future. Students in Tamsui will be able to learn about the central role played by the temple in the area.
The current pandemic means that the sustainable development of the overall community provides students with an interesting challenge. The goal is the development of strategies and proposals to promote local development. Jui-mao Huang, Yueh-Hhsia Chang and Ting-ling Lai conducted a joint field survey with merchants interested in the issue invited to work with the students on developing their proposals. Each merchant’s product attributes, layout, and the owner’s charisma all provide a good starting point for developing practical proposals that solve their problems. Talks are also being held with merchants on how the proposals can be implemented together.
In the future, we hope that all the experiences gained through small town initiatives can gradually come together to form a complete picture. Changing society takes time, and our labors will continue.
Tourism demand generated by excessive urban demand has made an impact on local everyday life. Tamkang University is a longstanding observer and participant of urban development in Tamsui across a range of topics such as space, culture, society and health. “Tamsui Good Life ” is an “A Program for Urban and Rural Construction via Life-long Learning ” that seeks to establish a co-learning mechanism. By working backwards from a vision of life in the future, we try to deduce the cultural initiatives to promote today; we also seek to bring city streets and farming villages closer together through the construction of environmental systems. At the same time, Tamsui is where our students can grow through learning and imagining the future. Through their shared experiences, creative partnerships and conflicts out in the real world, teachers and students accumulate experience on every corner of life.
Activating the contribution of each role through “Enthusiasm”
How can the curriculum and university’s strengths be packaged in ways that are easy for students to comprehend? Ting-ling Lai from the Department of Educational Technology, Yueh-Hhsia Chang from the Graduate Institute of Curriculum and Instruction, and Jui-Mmao Huang from the Department of Architecture assisted local elementary school teachers with exploring the riverside ecology, culture and historic buildings around their schools. An appreciation of the environment through learning about the local history and the importance of the river provides ideas for lesson plans. Teaching models of the local geography made from cardboard can be used as a teaching aid. The teachers’ passion for education was developed into unique curriculums for each school.
The reading of illustrated books reinforces children’s sensitivity to writing. The vivid colors inspire their creative impulses as well. Min-chi Hsieh from the Department of Chinese Literature teaches students how to create illustrated books then use the books to cultivate their story-telling skills. Creative workshops on the topic of “Tamsui” were organized and local volunteers to help the students appreciate the sights and sounds of Tamsui. Their experiences were then expressed through different media. An illustrated book club was organized for more enthusiastic students. Club members shared their life experiences to provide different perspectives.
Listening to Different Groups through “Sharing”
Recently, local residents were no longer made up mostly of people commuting to the CBD for work. Tamsui has become a lifestyle community. Local issues now include different family types and differences in economic life. Wei-Ttzu Wang from the Department of Mass Communication recorded community activities through the camera lens. The theme chosen for this year was “Good Teacher.” It is a record of how each teacher cares about their students and accompanies their students’ explorations in their own way.
Hsueh-fang Sung from the Department of Information and Library Science used her library knowledge to cultivate community services. For 20 years, she and her students helped under-resourced elementary schools optimize their library operations and reading environment. Her students also built teaching aids and became student teachers at the schools. Themed book exhibitions based around the core concept of “big hand holding small hand” were regularly organized to promote the importance of reading. The events also cultivated an understanding and appreciation of libraries and their information.
Communication of Resolve through “Energetic” Action
“Making everyone understand the fun and importance of economics” is the philosophy of Yen-ling Lin from the Department of Economics. Using real-world experience and games to design the economics curriculum made it accessible to everyone and easy to apply. There is no distance in “service.” Students from the “Economics and Education” program traveled to Cambodia where they hoped to use simple concepts in economics to open the local people’s eyes, support their livelihoods, teach them about the environment and improve their way of life.
Creativity comes from the wellspring of student creativity and is also a good way to make changes to outdated practices. Chia-chi Lin from the Department of History had her students conduct an inventory of merchants they are interested in to learn about the merchant’s history, product concept, and current issues. The merchants were then invited to become testing grounds. Student creativity was incorporated into experimental DIY business models where the teacher harnessed the students’ energy to optimize the merchant’s business process. This also helped build the content that would become the “Street Museum .”
Uncovering New Experiences through “Exploration”
Min-fen Tu from the Department of Business Administration developed a series of projects based on the “Design Thinking” model. Students were asked to explore Tamsui from a gaming perspective. This year, they produced the topical board game “Temple-Building by Energetic Gentry ” The game is based on the process behind the building of the Tamsui Qingshuiyan Zushi Temple. Strong support by the Qingshuiyan Zushi Temple means that the game will be introduced to nearby junior and senior high schools in the near future. Students in Tamsui will be able to learn about the central role played by the temple in the area.
The current pandemic means that the sustainable development of the overall community provides students with an interesting challenge. The goal is the development of strategies and proposals to promote local development. Jui-mao Huang, Yueh-Hhsia Chang and Ting-ling Lai conducted a joint field survey with merchants interested in the issue invited to work with the students on developing their proposals. Each merchant’s product attributes, layout, and the owner’s charisma all provide a good starting point for developing practical proposals that solve their problems. Talks are also being held with merchants on how the proposals can be implemented together.
In the future, we hope that all the experiences gained through small town initiatives can gradually come together to form a complete picture. Changing society takes time, and our labors will continue.
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