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Inguna Karlsone

   Inguna Karlsone
   Dr.paed., mg.prof. arch.­­­ ­ ­

   Positions: Assistant Professor, Project Coordinator (Renewal of Academic Staff
   and Improvement of Competences at the University of Latvia)
   Department: Department of Art and Technology
   E-mail: inguna.karlsone@lu.lv

Academic activity

Since 2008 Inguna has been working at the Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art (FEPA) of the University of Latvia (UL) in the professional bachelor study program “Art”, (elected as an assistant professor in 2018); since 2020 also in the professional bachelor's study program "Teacher" and in the master's study program "Technology Innovation and Design for Education". Inguna Karlsone is the secretary of the study council of the study field "Art", a member of the FEPA Research Ethics Commission.

8 study courses have been developed for programs related to the training of professional designers and teachers. Teaches courses: Basics of Architecture (I-IV), Universal Design, Research Practice II, Professional Practice in Design (I-III) - in the professional bachelor's study program "Art"; Environmental design design I, Environmental design design II - in the professional bachelor study program “Teacher”; Universal design in the educational environment - in the master's study program "Technological innovations and design for education".

Creative activity

Participated in the exhibitions of creative works of the lecturers of UL FEPA, Daugavpils University and Rēzekne Academy of Technology "Butterfly Effect" 12/02 / 2020-12 / 03/2020 and "Near" 12/02 / 2019-18 / 03/2019 in Riga.
Within the framework of the architect's practice, more than 30 new construction and reconstruction projects of residential houses in Latvia have been developed.

Outside the academic room

Since 1992 - a member of the Latvian Architects' Union and a certified architect.
Since 2018 - in the association "Institute of Lifelong Learning and Culture" Vitae "

2020-2021 University of Latvia innovative, research-based study programs "Education, Pedagogy and Sports", European Structural Funds, Leading Expert, Faculty of Pedagogy, Psychology and Art.

2020-2020 “Assessment of Competences of Higher Education Students and Dynamics of Their Development in the Study Period” European Structural Funds Project No. 8.3.6.2. Within the framework of “Development and implementation of education quality monitoring system”, expert.

2020-2020 Implementation of national and international measures for the development of learners' talents (conferences)
European Regional Development Fund, expert.

2019-2019 Implementation of national and international measures for the development of learners' talents (conferences)
European Regional Development Fund, expert.

2018-2022 Renewal of academic staff and improvement of competencies at the University of Latvia ESF, project coordinator

2018-2018 OECD Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), test administrator.

2018-2018 Implementation of national and international measures for the development of learners' talents (conferences)
European Regional Development Fund, expert.

2017-2020 Within the framework of the Interregional Cooperation Program INTERREG EUROPE 2014-2020, project No. PGI02083 “Innovation for design”, member of the working group (from the Latvian side).

  1. Karlsone, I.(2019). Vizuālizpratne kā redzējums = Visual Literacy as a Vision. Avotiņa, A. Vizuālizpratne kā 21.gadsimta kompetence = Visual Literacy as 21st-century Competence. Riga: University of Latvia, 2019, 63.-72.lpp. ISBN 9789934527555.
  2. Karlsone, I. (2015). Pedagogic Principles to Develop Design Students' Spatial Abilities in the Study Process. Proceedings of INTCESS15- 2nd International Conference on Education and Social Sciences, 2-4 February 2015, Istanbul, Turkey lpp.717-723, URL: www.ocerint.org/intcess15_e-publication/papers/230.pdf ISBN 9786056445323.
  3. Karlsone, I. (2015). The Principles of Universal Design for Learning Implementation in Design Study Process. Proceedings of 3rd Annual International Conference on Cognitive - Social, and Behavioural Sciences (icCSBs); Kyrenia, 2015 Volume 2, p.106-113,
    URL:http://healthspace.asia/events/3rd-annual-international-conference-on-cognitive-social-and-behav ISSN 2357-1330 
  4. Karlsone, (2014). Dizaina studentu telpas uztveres veicināšana studiju procesā = The Facilitation of Design Students’ Spatial Perception in Study Process. Society. Integration. Education. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference. Volume II, May 23th-24th, 2014, Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija, 2014, 434.–444. lpp.,
    URL.: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5b6f/9b53adc19fcf6698df756a5d56b2024b9760.pdf 
  5. Karlsone, I. (2013). Implementation of Universal Design for Learning principles for Development of Spatial Visualization Skills of Students. Universal Learning Design. Collection of abstracts of the 3rd International conference, February 11th-15th, 2013, Brno: Masaryk University, 2013, 30.-32. lpp.
    URL.:http://www.uld-conference.org/past-events/brno-2013/paper-details?paper=294