Research on Innovative Communication Strategies of Zigong Lanterns under the STEAM Education Concept

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jmsd.202412113

Author(s)

Ruibing Zhou, Cancan Pei, Linzi Luo*

Affiliation(s)

Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, Sichuan, China *Corresponding Author.

Abstract

Coloring lanterns are a resounding business card of Zigong City’s culture, and are known as “Look at Zigong with Chinese colored lanterns”. The dynamic inheritance and innovative development of lantern craftsmen are the core strength of Zigong lanterns’ eternal vitality. Based on the interdisciplinary perspective of pedagogy and communication, an innovative communication development model of STEAM education concept+ Zigong lanterns is proposed, in which the emphasis on art can make the lantern craftsmen trained more "traditional+modern+future" "An open way of thinking. This article starts from the process of making lanterns, explores how the "design-based learning" model is integrated into the training process of craftsmen, and combines the "cognition and behavior" model in communication studies to explore the role of art education in cultivating the thinking and practice of craftsmen, and the role in constructing a living communication model under living inheritance. By inheriting the cultural genes of lanterns, strengthening the art education features integrated into STEAM, and cultivating the innovative abilities of craftsmen, we can realize the new physical design of lantern handicrafts and enhance the influence of lantern cultural communication.

Keywords

STEAM; Zigong Lanterns; Cognition and Behaviour

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