Nathanael Goh

MA Arts Pedagogy and Practice

2024

Using technical skills such as coding and robotics, Nathanael questions and challenges the idea of interactivity between artist, work and audience. He continues to explore how to make learning technical skills fun and engaging so students can explore a myriad of ways to express themselves creatively, allowing teachers to learn with them.

Nathanael currently teaches coding and robotics to children aged 9 to 16 at Nullspace Robotics. He constantly explores ways to engage children in learning creative expression through the use of technology.

nat.2372@gmail.com

Work

Teaching philosophy and research interests

My teaching aims to invite students into a playful space to learn about technology and materials, and question how it can be applied for self-expression. By providing a comfortable space to explore, share and reflect, I hope that students will nurture their curiosity about what is happening around them, and be willing to reach out and collaborate with others.

My research interests lie in the interactivity and expressions between the artist, audience and artworks.

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Thesis abstract

Bringing play to the exploration of crafted objects: A study on how playfulness affects students’ initiative to explore media for interactive art

When approaching something new or unfamiliar such as Arduino – a physical computing and prototyping platform, and materials like acrylic or plywood, students sometimes have the fear of damaging them or they focus on using it for a particular purpose without appreciating them. This study aims to address this by providing the space to explore basic electrical circuitry and diverse materials through a workshop applying aspects of play, such as having the freedom to engage with the materials and collaborating with other people.

Data collected from this study consists of a pre-workshop survey, observations during the workshop, and a post-workshop interview. The findings show that this approach of play did allow the participants to be less inhibited to try new things, and when participants shared insights with one another through verbal or visual means, it encouraged more exploration from the participants.

Throughout the process, the researcher, who was also the facilitator, was able to reflect on the process of the workshop and how the play workshop is a tool to engage different students at the same time.

Work experience

Oct 2018 – present
Nullspace Robotics
Technology instructor and curriculum designer

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