Talking D&T

Send me a message. Diana Choulerton, former Ofsted lead for D&T, is my guest this week. We cover a lot of topics, from creativity to making, curriculum to learning and everything in between.  David Layton Caroline Criado-Perez Ken Robinson - The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (we recorded this episode before Sir Ken Robinson's death last month)  You can find Diana on...

Send me a message. I know, it’s the start of term, and things are busy, but I wanted to share with you some thoughts about why doing a Masters could be good for you. Mentioned in this episode: MA Education: Dare to think differently Transcript.doc 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 . If...

Send me a message. Listen to Matt McLain talk about his research and thinking about D&T pedagogy.  Mentioned in this episode: Signature pedagogies You can find Matt on: THOUGHTS FROM A DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATOR Twitter Liverpool John Moore's website Reserachgate LinkedIn Transcript.doc Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting wit...

Send me a message. Are you a D&T teacher in a secondary school in England? Come and join our research project about the value of D&T Mentioned in this episode: Sign up for your school to take part in our pilot study Do you agree with these statements about the value of D&T? Sign up to take part in my D&T research Chapter 2 in Mentoring Design and Technology Teachers in the Secondar...

Send me a message. Time for a summer break - but I'm talking about D&T! Mentioned in this episode: Podcasts with Eddie Norman: TD&T12 How did we get here? TD&T13: Talking design and/or technology 2.0 with David Spendlove TD&T15: Do designers actually know anything? TD&T18: How can design not be considered as central to engaging with the future? TD&T22 What designers kn...

Send me a message. Defining or categorising D&T knowledge makes my brain hurt. This week Liam Anderson and I take about whether Christine Counsell's categories of substantive and  disciplinary knowledge work for D&T. Mentioned in this episode: Let's talk about knowledge in D&T - event on 12th August Christine Counsell ’s definitions of substantive and disciplinary knowledge:...

Send me a message. Drawing on my research about the value of D&T, I share some reasons why we think how we do about D&T and what this might mean for our relationships with people who don't agree with us. Mentioned in this episode: Register to find out more about ' Your values and Your D&T Teaching ' programme coming in September 2020. Transcript.doc Please offer your fee...

Send me a message. This week I discuss  a question I often  ask student teachers: what's the point of this lesson? Let's talk about D&T events Transcript.doc 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 . If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate an...

Send me a message. In this episode I mention Professor Carrie Paechter 's research about D&T at the start of the National Curriculum in England and Wales. Follow the links below to read the abstracts for Carrie's papers. You will need to request access to the full versions using the link on the webpages (this is clear when you follow the links). Carrie is happy for you to contact her...

Send me a message. This is the final of four episodes with Kurt Seeman as the guest this week talking about technacy and technological knowledge. Further reading about technacy Foundation Papers: 2003: Basic Principles in Holistic Technology Education 1995: Technacy: towards a holistic understanding of technology teaching and learning among aboriginal Australians Recent Papers by PhD teachers: 202...

Send me a message. This is the third of four episodes with Kurt Seeman as the guest this week talking about technacy and technological knowledge. Further reading about technacy Foundation Papers: 2003: Basic Principles in Holistic Technology Education 1995: Technacy: towards a holistic understanding of technology teaching and learning among aboriginal Australians Recent Papers by PhD teachers: 202...

Send me a message. This week its an update on how you can talk with me and contribute to a book I am editing about D&T. Mentioned in this episode: Signing up to my newsletter New edition of Learning to Teach D&T Talking/Thinking about Design and/or Technology 2.0 Loughborough Design Press Let's Talk about D&T - Eventbrite page  Transcript.doc Please offer your feedback about the s...

Send me a message. This is the second of four episodes with Kurt Seeman as the guest this week talking about technacy and technological knowledge. Further reading about technacy Foundation Papers: 2003: Basic Principles in Holistic Technology Education 1995: Technacy: towards a holistic understanding of technology teaching and learning among aboriginal Australians Recent Papers by PhD teachers: 20...

Send me a message. This is the first of four episodes with Kurt Seeman as the guest this week talking about technacy and technological knowledge.  Further reading Foundation Papers:   2003: Basic Principles in Holistic Technology Education 1995: Technacy: towards a holistic understanding of technology teaching and learning among aboriginal Australians Recent Papers by PhD teachers: 2020: Developin...

Send me a message. This week I talk  about some recommended books for D&T teachers. These books are all about D&T education. In this episode I mention: Learning to Teach D&T in the Secondary School Debates in D&T Mentoring in D&T Pedagogy for Technology Education in Secondary Schools Paul Carney Episode 30 Decolonizing the D&T Curriculum Transcript.doc Please offer your fee...

Send me a message. Eddie Norman is the guest this week, talking about ways of knowing in D&T.  Sign up to the newsletter Transcript.doc 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 . If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show. Talking D&...

Send me a message. This week I challenge myself to think about how people of colour and race are represented, included and excluded from D&T. This is something I know I need to think about and need some help to explore. Transcript.doc In this episode I mention: Decolonising the curriculum - curating D&T curriculum resources Dr Rebecca Harris's article Please offer your feedback about...

Send me a message. I'm writing the proposal for the 2nd edition of Debates in D&T Education and asking for your ideas to shape the book. Transcript.doc In this episode I mention: Debates in design and technology education (1st edition) 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 . If you...

Send me a message. Listen to me and Eddie talk about design epistemology and knowledge in D&T. Its a challenging conversation but one that was long overdue. Transcript.doc Mentioned in this episode Curriculum review   Design Epistemology and Curriculum Planning (book) My chapter: How did the expert panel conclude that D&T should be moved to the basic curriculum?   Please offer your feedbac...

Send me a message. This week I share some of my observations during lockdown tat  which subjects are the most important? In this episode I mention: Contribute to our understanding of the value of D&T by completing the survey (closes end of May 2020). If you would like to be involved in my research, sign up via this form . Transcript.doc Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for fu...

Send me a message. What images do you use to represent the value and purpose of D&T? Transcript.doc In this episode I mention: Learning to Teach D&T in the Secondary School - available for pre-order Bill Nicholl 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 . If you listen to the podcast on...

Send me a message. This week I am talking about the power of making and philosophy of technology education with Dr Mike Martin Transcript.doc Show notes: Dr Mike Martin Society for the Philosophy of Technology 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 . If you listen to the podcast on Apple Pod...

Send me a message. Next stage of the research about the value of D&T - we need you to get involved! Transcript.doc In this episode I mention: Understanding the value of D&T survey Sign up to take part in future D&T research 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 . If you listen t...

Send me a message. Its not always easy to find current and relevant research about design and technology education. This week I introduce 4 D&T education journals. Transcript.doc Mentioned in this episode: Design and Technology Education: An International Journal ( https://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/DATE/index ) VAN DOOREN, Elise et al. Making the design process in design education explicit: two explorat...

Send me a message. This is the third of four episodes from Eddie Norman. This week Eddie discusses what designers know and how they know it. Transcript.doc Mentioned in this episode: Expert panel report Design epistemology and Curriculum Planning Professor Eddie Norman on Researchgate Xenia Danos’ work on graphicacy. Danos, X. Curriculum Planning for the Development of Graphicacy. Design and Techn...