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Multi-Disciplinary Interaction in Learning Led Design
Get PDFThe purpose of the study reported here was to investigate the iterative design development of an Academy for 11-18 year olds focusing on the following research question: What are the features of the multi-disciplinary interactions and associated modelling techniques,
which lead to the development of an Academy proposal which meets its Education Brief?
A case study approach bounded by time and focus group was adopted (Cresswell, 1998). This approach was adopted in order to create a rich picture of the social setting and to illustrate the complexity of the process referred to as ‘learning led design’ from in depth analysis
of the education brief, through iterative development in consultation with key stakeholders to the presentation of final proposals.
Findings illustrate that collaborative interactions are an important feature of effective design development with cross disciplinary creative collaboration being the key to the development of successful outcomes
Book review of Healey, M. and Jenkins, A. 2009. Developing undergraduate research and inquiry. York: The Higher Education Academy
Get PDFCrossing the Rubricon: evaluating the Information Literacy instructor
Get PDFSound information literacy programs at a university library depend on effective librarian instructors. A robust, systematic evaluation procedure can both assist the development of librarian instructors as well as provide data for summative decisions regarding retention, promotion or tenure. This case study explores issues in IL instructor evaluation and proposes a rubric instrument for peer review observation. Rubrics are a fast, powerful, standardised mechanism for evaluating performance, and while studied in depth for the purposes of assessing student work, are relatively understudied and underemployed for the purposes of evaluating librarians. The different types of rubrics (analytic vs. holistic, simple vs. complex) are discussed and how they allow for customisable but standardized application. The process of developing a rubric can help clarify instructional values and desired outcomes. Rubrics show promise as a streamlined, equitable means for furthering information literacy goals by focusing on the growth of the librarian instructor
Market Research for Student Designers
Get PDFThis article examines the role of market research in design and technology as part of the design process. Moreover, a sample structure is given to help shape the content of what is required when one is conducting market research. The intention is to help staff and students to develop a better understanding on the role of market research when designing new products
Reviews
Get PDFThe following publications have been reviewed by the mentioned authors;Textile Innovation - reviewed by Helen WilsonTransferring Designs to Textiles - reviewed by Helen WilsonFood Solutions - reviewed by Jonty KinsellaICT Activities for Food Technology - reviewed by Jenny JupeGCSE Food Technology for OCR - reviewed by Karen O'MahonyFocus on Wood Joints - reviewed by Alison HardyDesigning for the future - reviewed by Ian CapewellLearning to Teach Design and Technology in the Secondary School - reviewed by Jenny JupeUnlocking Potential - reviewed by Rowland DyeThe E-learning Revolution - reviewed by Les Porte
An Activity Using a Theme in Curriculum Planning
No full textThis paper is seen principally as a discussion document for students who are training to be specialist art teachers and for young teachers in their first year or two of teaching. The writer's intention is to raise some basic issues related to the planning of creative art activities within the art curriculum and he uses pragmatically-oritentated charts as a means of generating thought processes which are not stifled by philosophical discourse. His experience of working with Postgraduate Certificate in Education students as well as with experienced teachers on advanced level courses, has led him to conclude that in considering the use of themes and the sequential development of ideas which will make theme-work both meaningful and educationally valid, it is imperative to spell-out basic aims, objectives and procedures clearly and simply so that confusion and unstructured teaching are avoided
Craft Design and Technology - The uncertain future
Get PDFOne hundred years ago, the teaching of craft design and technology (then manual training) began in the playground shed of a Paddington School. The instructor was the school caretaker, John Chenoweth, who happened to be a carpenter. The case for including practical subjects in the school curriculum had already been supported by a Royal Commission, but even so the Government refused grants and the City and Guilds of London Institute provided initial funding. Now in its anniversary year CDT seems to have everything going for it. After its years in the outer reaches of the curriculum - and often the school buildings - it has painfully fought its way out of the cold. CDT teachers, advisers, inspectors and teacher trainers have devoted decades of committed work to the struggle. With the assistance of the national projects of the 1960's and 1970's (which probably had more effect on CDT than on any other subject) they have achieved a new identity - from woodwork and metalwork to design and technology
The Multi-Purpose Nest Box
No full textThe need for this project arose from a shared problem. Each one of us keeps hens and found that from time to time, chickens would eat their own eggs
Art and Handicrafts in School and Society
Get PDFMrs. Engholm and Mr. Clifford Ellis, Principal of the Bath School of Art, illustrated the importance of art and handicrafts as media for the synthesis of school and society. Mrs. Engholm based her remarks on examples of work done by pupils in Rhodesia. She referred to the intellectual and emotional starvation suffered by many pupils because of the absence of appropriate stimuli and the opportunity for response to them, and stressed the value of the pupils' own attempts at creative work in design and imaginative composition. The work exhibited abundantly illustrated the possibilities of using the pupils' homes, their neighbourhood, and their environment as the source of the desired stimuli