THE CHALLENGE OF TEACHING DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN A PANDEMIC CONTEXT: A DIDACTICAL-PEDAGOGICAL EXPERIENCE

Abstract

This paper aims to report and discuss a didactic-pedagogical experience in teaching design for sustainability (DfS) in which two subjects - Packaging Design and Design for Sustainability - of an undergraduate course in Graphic Design in a Brazilian public university were worked together. The activity was carried out entirely remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The methodology used is the experience report, complemented with literature review, graphic-visual records of the work process and testimonies of participating students. This report describes and discusses the teaching-learning strategies used, the results obtained, and points out some paths that have shown to be promising from that experience, in particular the use of online platforms for planning and project management combined with the use of videoconferencing applications and textbooks produced in an open and collaborative way by the LeNS Brazil research network.