‘A space to question the current ways of life’ —fostering creative possibilities through liminal experiences
Keywords:
co-creation, co-curricular, collaboration, learning spaces, liminality, third-space, Interdisciplinary learning, students as partners, belongingAbstract
Abstract
There is an extensive body of work that explores the transformative power
of co-creation of curriculum in learning and teaching with students as partners. This article builds on the existing research but focuses on the
co-curricular activities as a lesser explored aspect of the student experience
in co-creation literature. We employ the concepts of liminality and third space initiated with students between 2020-2023. We argue that the flexibility afforded through non-curricular activities produces an under-utilised space
for participants, stimulating new ways of interdisciplinary thinking, exploration, and creative outputs. In doing so, such projects can be powerful mechanisms to shape/inform staff and student experience of what university learning should be about.
