Well, the learning process continues and the energy is intensifying in the Design Center. Meanwhile, there is a lot of blog catching up to do.

So, where we left off...Dr. Ken Betsalel, professor at UNC-Asheville visited us so that we could learn about the spoken history project that his students worked on in the Burton Street Community. The project is titled "If There is Ever a Dire Need" The Uses of Story in Building Community, Civic Education in Community Service Learning. Students focused on the community members and regarded them as story holders rather than stakeholders. Dr. Betsalel provided us with a lot of insight into the history of the Burton Street Community and encouraged us (and others) to be aware of history. He warned of gentrification and the deconstruction of social networks. Dr. Betsalel pointed out that we needed to keep people the subject of their environment and in line with the mission of the Asheville Design Center...learn what the community needs and wants. You can check out the work of Dr. Betsalel and his students at http://www.restoryingcommunity.com/

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