Talking D&T

Send me a message. We have a new book out soon published by Loughborough Design Press. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode Loughborough Design Press If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter@hardy_alison or by emailing me. Support the...

Send me a message. This week Matt and I revisit our suggested visions for D&T education - what do you think? Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode FutureMinds magazine from CLEAPS Matt McLain Liverpool John Moores University profile   Blog   ResearchGate   Twitter Linkedin   If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please offer your feedback abo...

Send me a message. Exciting news - I'm in Finland this week! Well not quite. I'm there virtually for the next 4 days at the PATT38 conference. The PATT conference has run since the mid-1980s. Its a conference all about technology eduction with speakers from across the globe. Academics, teachers and researchers  sharing ideas and work together. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode...

Send me a message. Involved in D&T teacher education? Come and write a post for our new blog! This week I talk about our new blog 'D&T Teacher Education' set up by me, Matt McLain, rose Sinclair, Sarah Davies and Torben Steeg. If you're involved in D&T teacher ed, wherever you are and whatever your role, we'd love you to contribute to the blog. Episode transcript Me...

Send me a message. Mike talks about his work in America to develop a framework for engineering education - I ask some difficult questions! Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode Twitter: @GrubbsMG   LinkedIn Website (AE3 and AE3 Colleagues)  Advancing Excellence in P-12 Engineering Education (AE3) Dr. Tanner Huffman Dr. Greg Strimel Dr. Jamie Gurganus Additional Reads Framework for P-12 Engi...

Send me a message. We need your help: fill out our survey about the value of D&T Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode What do you think is the value of D&T? SURVEY If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter@hardy_alison or by ema...

Send me a message. I had fun talking with Daniela about lockdown teaching and research ethics - hope you enjoy it to! Twitter: @dschillaci82   Websites to promote: https://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/DATE If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter@hardy_ali...

Send me a message. This is the fourth and final part of my series about my history of D&T, some personal and some  political. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode Curriculum Matters (1984-89) If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitte...

Send me a message. This is part 3 of my history of D&T.  Some questions for you to think about: In your context, who has the power, urgency and legitimacy to influence or change the value, purpose and nature of D&T education? If you don't have all 3 of these characteristics (power, urgency and legitimacy), who do you need to collaborate with? How are you sharing your D&T practitio...

Send me a message. This week is about some of the events that were happening between 2004 and 2009  in D&T and for me. I end the podcast with a few questions for you: What are the key moments in your D&T timeline that have shaped what you do, what you think and how you value D&T? Do you past experiences in D&T influence and shape what you believe to be the value of D&T? Episode...

Send me a message. Part 1 of 4 where I share my history in D&T alongside key political (big and small P), curriculum changes, internal contradictions as a way of exploring how your experiences in D&T influence and shape your views of the value of D&T. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode Nuffield D&T Project D&T Challenges Professor Carrie Paechter Please offer your fee...

Send me a message. This week's conversation came from recent chats I've been having with school senior leaders about what curriculum looks like in D&T. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode The Curriculum Theory and Practice by A V Kelly Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter@hardy_alison or by emailin...

Send me a message. How did I forget to mention my research project in last week's episode??? Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode: Sign up to participate in my research Previous episodes about this project: TD&T24 Understanding the value of D&T TD&T20: Designing a survey to understand how people value D&T TD&T043 Join our research project If you want to say thanks...

Send me a message. Reflecting back at 2020 at the start of 2021. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode: New website: Dralisonhardy.com Survey - thoughts, comments and suggestions for the podcast Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter@hardy_alison or by emailing me. Support the show If you like the podcast, you can a...

Send me a message. In this week's episode I talk with Liz Allton about her D&T work and leading an ENTHUSE project and how she swiftly moved CPD online. Episode transcript To find out more about Liz and her work: Twitter: @lizsaddler Liz's D&T apartment on Twitter: @DandT_FP2 Follow #DTenthusED to hear about future CPD sessions If are interested in running some online CPD with Li...

Send me a message. Have something to write about D&T but don't know where to start? Listen to this episode for ideas Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode How did the expert panel conclude that D&T should be moved to a basic curriculum? (chapter in Design Epistemology and Curriculum Planning Review of Pedagogy for Technology Education in Secondary Schools Related Talking D&...

Send me a message. Sarah Davies shares insights from her research about why changing the D&T curriculum is a challenge. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode What’s Wrong With DT?  by John Miller Kitronik website ( Kitronik on Twitter ) Find more about Sarah Davies: Twitter - @sdsdavies Blog - https://sdsdavies.com/   TES Resources for teaching Electronic Textiles  Electronic Textiles R...

Send me a message. What makes you twitch when you hear others talking about D&T? Episode transcript Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter@hardy_alison or by emailing me. Support the show If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please offer your feedback about the show or idea...

Send me a message. Ulrika Sultan and I share our thoughts about issues of gender in D&T. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode: Celia Axell https://liu.se/en/employee/cecax27 PATT conference porceedings https://www.iteea.org/39488.aspx OECD report Givord, P. (2020), "Do boys and girls have similar attitudes towards competition and failure?", PISA in Focus , No. 105, OECD Publi...

Send me a message. In this episode I share some of my thoughts about why we need more teachers to write about their practice in D&T. Episode transcript Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter@hardy_alison or by emailing me.  Support the show If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!&ap...

Send me a message. I'm piloting some events called 'Let's talk about D&T', where you can join me to talk about an aspect of D&T education. Transcript Video links: 02 November: Teaching D&T by Alison Hardy 09 November: Planning Lessons in D&T by Sarah Davies 16 November: Key Pedagogies in D&T by Matt McLain 23 November: Planning for Progression in D&T by...

Send me a message. This week I 'm chatting with Dave Parry from CLEAPSS about our future visions of D&T. Episode transcript How to contact/find Dave Parry: Email: dt@cleapss.org.uk or dave.parry@cleapss.org.uk Twitter: @CLEAPSS_DT Website: http://dt.cleapss.org.uk/ Futureminds: http://dt.cleapss.org.uk/Resources/FutureMinds/ CLEAPSS podcasts: http://cleapss.podbean.com/ Please offer your...

Send me a message. If you want to write about D&T but don't know where to start, this week I give you some advice about getting writing. Mentioned in this episode: Advice from Dave Parry at CLEAPS Comments from Willy Adams at D&TA: Articles are typically 900 or 1400 words over two or three pages, with plenty of good quality images to inform and support the text.  We like to feature de...

Send me a message. I love catching up with PGCE alumni, hearing how they are getting on. This week I talk with Sam, who's training year and first year of teaching, were disrupted by a global pandemic. Listen to her frank conversation about how its all gone. Episode transcript Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @ha...

Send me a message. I've been posting about my new book Learning to Teach Design and Technology (have I mentioned it before?), which got me thinking about the types of books I read that relate to D&T education. In this episode I talk about 3 categories of books for D&T teachers: design and technology, design, and education. What are you reading? Episode transcript Please offer your fee...