Workshop: Sharing ownership of a drawing in science: where can it bring us?

In this workshop, we focus on the process of drawing rather than on drawing as products. The workshop offers participants opportunities to experience drawing in science in new ways. We take a starting point in drawing to deepen individual observation and to construct knowledge about biological objects. From there we proceed to interact with each other’s drawing, by changing places and picking up where another person has left their drawing. Our intention is to challenge the burden of individual prestige, which is often associated with drawing. By immersing participants in these personal and interpersonal experiences of drawing, we seek to spark discussions about ownership, peer-interaction and perspective. We also want to engage participants in discussion about how the design of drawing activities can serve pedagogical purposes of learning in science and beyond.