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[Archive] Talking about design education in schools and higher ed with Max Pownall

[Archive] Talking about design education in schools and higher ed with Max Pownall 150 150 Dr. Alison Hardy

Send me a message. Max Pownall is a product design lecturer at Nottingham Trent University. Find out more about Max and his work: Instagram (NTU…

Holistic Evaluation: The True Measure of Design & Technology Capability

Holistic Evaluation: The True Measure of Design & Technology Capability 150 150 Dr. Alison Hardy

Send me a message. Holistic, summative assessment is essential for properly evaluating design and technology capability, drawing on research by Richard Kimball and Kay Stables…

Beyond the Design Crit: How Students Learn Through Giving and Receiving Feedback

Beyond the Design Crit: How Students Learn Through Giving and Receiving Feedback 150 150 Dr. Alison Hardy

Send me a message. Formative assessment in Design and Technology requires structured peer feedback approaches to be effective. Research shows a significant gap in assessing…

The Research Gap: How to Assess Knowledge Components in Design & Technology

The Research Gap: How to Assess Knowledge Components in Design & Technology 150 150 Dr. Alison Hardy

Send me a message. How do we effectively assess knowledge in Design and Technology education? It's a question with surprisingly few research-backed answers, despite its…

Assessment in D&T: An Overview

Assessment in D&T: An Overview 150 150 Dr. Alison Hardy

Send me a message. How do we measure what truly matters in Design and Technology education? The challenge lies in distinguishing between assessing individual knowledge…

Deliberate Teaching: The Art of Pedagogical Decision-Making in D&T

Deliberate Teaching: The Art of Pedagogical Decision-Making in D&T 150 150 Dr. Alison Hardy

Send me a message. What makes for effective teaching in Design & Technology? Returning after a brief hiatus, I delve into the research-backed pedagogical approaches…

Exploring Product Analysis as Signature Pedagogy in D&T

Exploring Product Analysis as Signature Pedagogy in D&T 150 150 Dr. Alison Hardy

Send me a message. In this episode of the Talking D&T podcast, I explore the pedagogical approach of product analysis, often known as IDEAS (Investigation,…

🔒 Explicit Modelling in D&T – Moving Beyond Demonstration

🔒 Explicit Modelling in D&T – Moving Beyond Demonstration 150 150 Dr. Alison Hardy

Subscriber-only episode Send me a message. In this episode, I explore the boundary between pedagogy and curriculum intent in D&T education. I reflect on how…

Beyond Design and Make: Exploring Pedagogical Approaches in D&T

Beyond Design and Make: Exploring Pedagogical Approaches in D&T 150 150 Dr. Alison Hardy

Send me a message. In this episode, I delve into the pedagogical approaches that exist beyond the traditional 'design and make' activities in Design and…

Design and Make: A Critical Look

Design and Make: A Critical Look 150 150 Dr. Alison Hardy

Send me a message. In this episode of Talking D&T, I explore the complex nature of design and make activities in design and technology education.…

Dr. Alison Hardy

I’m an academic, writer and podcaster. I help shape the practise and future of design and technology education through my research, published resources and lots of conversations with lovely people throughout the D&T education community.

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    Dr. Alison Hardy

    I’m an academic, writer and podcaster. I help shape the practise and future of design and technology education through my research, published resources and lots of conversations with lovely people throughout the D&T education community.

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