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Designing functional medical products for children with cancer (2017)
Journal Article
Power, E., Leaper, D., & Harris, J. (2017). Designing functional medical products for children with cancer. International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, 10(3), 381-386. https://doi.org/10.1080/17543266.2016.1278466

This paper details how Quality Function Deployment (QFD) has been used to develop a tactile advanced product for a medical application. Innovative experimental and industrial research was undertaken, leading to the design of a child-focused ‘Wiggle B... Read More about Designing functional medical products for children with cancer.

24 hour interdisciplinary Challenge (2016)
Journal Article
Power, E. (2016). 24 hour interdisciplinary Challenge. Experiential entrepreneurship exercises journal, 1(SI-ETC), 70-75

Best-practice model for technology enhanced learning in the creative arts (2016)
Journal Article
Power, E., & Kannara, V. (2016). Best-practice model for technology enhanced learning in the creative arts. Research in Learning Technology, 24(1), 30231. https://doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v24.30231

This paper presents a best-practice model for the redesign of virtual learning environments (VLEs) within creative arts to augment blended learning. In considering a blended learning best-practice model, three factors should be considered: the consci... Read More about Best-practice model for technology enhanced learning in the creative arts.

A creative exchange? for enterprise and employability (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Power, E. (2016, September). A creative exchange? for enterprise and employability. Presented at Pecha Kucha. International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference IEE, Liverpool, UK

Liminal Hospital Spaces; Corridors to Well-Being? (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Pigott, J., Hargreaves, J., & Power, E. (2016, September). Liminal Hospital Spaces; Corridors to Well-Being?. Presented at WELL-BEING 2016: Co-Creating Pathways to Well-Being, The Third International Conference Exploring the Multi-Dimensions of Well-Being, Birmingham, UK

Hospital design has progressed from the favoured pavilion ward layout of Florence Nightingale?s 1856 recommendations, to observation of the similarities between office buildings and single block hospitals and more recently the recognition of the tran... Read More about Liminal Hospital Spaces; Corridors to Well-Being?.

The progress of creative pattern cutting (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Almond, K., & Power, E. (2016, February). The progress of creative pattern cutting. Presented at The Second International Conference for Creative Pattern Cutting, University of Huddersfield, UK

This paper documents the journey of several research initiatives, which focused upon creative pattern cutting. Instigated by a peer-reviewed, journal paper entitled, "Insufficient Allure: The Luxurious Art and Cost of Creative Pattern Cutting" (Almon... Read More about The progress of creative pattern cutting.

The Plenary - 2016 Creative Cut (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., & Almond, K. (2016, February). The Plenary - 2016 Creative Cut. Presented at The Second International Conference for Creative Pattern Cutting, University of Huddersfield

Building an aesthetic VLE for creative visual learners (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., & Kannara, V. (2015, September). Building an aesthetic VLE for creative visual learners. Presented at ALT Annual Conference 2015: Shaping the future of learning together, Manchester, UK

This research will present a best practice model for integrating the VLE in creative arts disciplines to augment blended learning through a participatory approach. It is acknowledged that having a VLE alone is not sufficient; its effective implementa... Read More about Building an aesthetic VLE for creative visual learners.

Digital 3D reconstruction of historical textile fragment (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Calvert, S., Power, E., Ryall, H., & Bills, P. (2014, November). Digital 3D reconstruction of historical textile fragment. Presented at Transition: Re-thinking Textiles and Surfaces, University of Huddersfield, UK

This paper presents and explores 3D techniques for analyzing historic textile fragment. The textile fragment piece examined throughout this paper originates from the English National Trust archive held in the collection at Claydon House. The aim is t... Read More about Digital 3D reconstruction of historical textile fragment.

Yarn to fabric : knitting (2014)
Book Chapter
Power, E. (2015). Yarn to fabric : knitting. In R. Sinclair (Ed.), Textiles and fashion : materials, design and technology (289-305). Woodhead Publishing/Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-84569-931-4.00012-X

Knitwear in recent years has gained a significant share of the global fashion market. This is accredited to the acceptability of casual dress and the versatility of the structure range that can be produced on modern knitting machinery. This chapter b... Read More about Yarn to fabric : knitting.

A honeypot of rich ideas? Building online communities to promote knowledge exchange and collaboration between creative arts and engineering (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Power, E. (2014, September). A honeypot of rich ideas? Building online communities to promote knowledge exchange and collaboration between creative arts and engineering. Presented at The 21st annual conference of the Association for Learning Technology: altc2014 Riding Giants: How to innovate and educate ahead of the wave, Warwick, UK

A project case-study is presented which uses an innovative platform to promote the development of entrepreneurial activity between engineering and design students at the University of Huddersfield. The principle of the networking-platform is formed o... Read More about A honeypot of rich ideas? Building online communities to promote knowledge exchange and collaboration between creative arts and engineering.

That which is not yet there (2014)
Journal Article
Mills, A., Power, E., Bailey, R., & Walker, M. (2014). That which is not yet there. Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 7(3), 517-531. https://doi.org/10.1386/jwcp.7.3.517_1

In 1949 Bretton Hall College was founded as a Teacher Training College designed for the promotion of art education in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It opened with 56 students and by 1964 the college had expanded significantly resulting in an extensiv... Read More about That which is not yet there.

Reconstructing textile heritage (2014)
Journal Article
Calvert, S., Power, E., Ryall, H., & Bills, P. (2014). Reconstructing textile heritage. Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 7(3), 415-425. https://doi.org/10.1386/jwcp.7.3.415_1

This article recreates a deteriorating archive, bringing life, opportunity and growth to a collection that is in reality dying. It explores a collection owned by the National Trust at Claydon House in Buckinghamshire. Modern techniques of Infinate Fo... Read More about Reconstructing textile heritage.

Using the VLE in creative arts and humanities (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., & Kannara, V. (2014, July). Using the VLE in creative arts and humanities. Presented at Teaching and learning and assessment Day, Notre Dame Catholic Sixth form College, Leeds

The UK Higher Education landscape has been transformed in response to a variety of factors, not-least the rapidly evolving technologies. Students begin University awash with a variety of technology-skills and expectations that their learning will mir... Read More about Using the VLE in creative arts and humanities.

Do we use the VLE effectively to innovate/transform learning in creative arts? (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., & Kannara, V. (2014, June). Do we use the VLE effectively to innovate/transform learning in creative arts?. Presented at 9th Teaching and Learning Conference 2014, Huddersfield, UK

The UK Higher Education landscape has been transformed in response to a variety of factors, not-least the rapidly evolving technologies. Students begin University awash with a variety of technology-skills and expectations that their learning will mir... Read More about Do we use the VLE effectively to innovate/transform learning in creative arts?.