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  • Changing the emphasis of learning through making in Technology education

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    Loy, Jennifer
    Canning, Sam
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    Canning, Sam
    Loy, Jennifer
    Year published
    2012
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    Abstract
    Planning the teaching of design process inevitably leads to the iterative process of design development broken down into finite steps during discussion, if not during an active design project itself. Design development is often focussed in the sketch development and rough modelling stage, with working drawings produced and final outcomes fixed before the student embarks on making a prototype. Making is valued in Technology studies as a medium for learning about the constraints and characteristics of different materials and processes, however, the additional benefits of learning through making in terms of its impact on ...
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    Planning the teaching of design process inevitably leads to the iterative process of design development broken down into finite steps during discussion, if not during an active design project itself. Design development is often focussed in the sketch development and rough modelling stage, with working drawings produced and final outcomes fixed before the student embarks on making a prototype. Making is valued in Technology studies as a medium for learning about the constraints and characteristics of different materials and processes, however, the additional benefits of learning through making in terms of its impact on design development can be overlooked. This paper considers the challenges and opportunities of expanding further the role of learning through making as a design development tool and broader implications of learning through making in Technology in schools.
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    Conference Title
    7th Biennial International Conference on Technology Education Research 2012: "Best practice in Technology, Design and Engineering Education"
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    http://www.griffith.edu.au/conference/technology-education-research-conference-2012
    Copyright Statement
    © The Author(s) 2012. The attached file is posted here with permission of the copyright owners for your personal use only. No further distribution permitted. For information about this conference please refer to the publisher’s website or contact the authors.
    Subject
    Industrial Design
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/52230
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