Podcast Episodes

Holistic Evaluation: The True Measure of Design & Technology Capability

Episode 200

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Holistic, summative assessment is essential for properly evaluating design and technology capability, drawing on research by Richard Kimball and Kay Stables that predates the Nation…

Published on 5 months ago

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

Episode 199

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Formative assessment in Design and Technology requires structured peer feedback approaches to be effective. Research shows a significant gap in assessing technological knowledge, wi…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

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

Episode 198

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How do we effectively assess knowledge in Design and Technology education? It's a question with surprisingly few research-backed answers, despite its critical importance to teaching…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Assessment in D&T: An Overview

Episode 197

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How do we measure what truly matters in Design and Technology education? The challenge lies in distinguishing between assessing individual knowledge components and evaluating the ho…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Episode 196

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What makes for effective teaching in Design & Technology? Returning after a brief hiatus, I delve into the research-backed pedagogical approaches that can transform D&T education. T…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Exploring Product Analysis as Signature Pedagogy in D&T

Episode 195

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In this episode of the Talking D&T podcast, I explore the pedagogical approach of product analysis, often known as IDEAS (Investigation, Disassembly, Evaluation, and Analysis). I ex…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

🔒 Explicit Modelling in D&T - Moving Beyond Demonstration

Episode 194

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In this episode, I explore the boundary between pedagogy and curriculum intent in D&T education. I reflect on how we can make our implicit modelling of design…

Published on 7 months ago

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

Episode 193

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In this episode, I delve into the pedagogical approaches that exist beyond the traditional 'design and make' activities in Design and Technology education. Drawing on research liter…

Published on 7 months ago

Design and Make: A Critical Look

Episode 192

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In this episode of Talking D&T, I explore the complex nature of design and make activities in design and technology education. Drawing on research from Richard Kimball, David Perry,…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Pedagogy & Design: Clarifying Teaching Methods in D&T

Episode 191

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Drawing a clear line between how we teach and what we teach seems straightforward—until you step into a Design & Technology classroom. In this thought-provoking exploration of pedag…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago