Introduction to the module Design and Technology in Education and Society 2 at Nottingham Trent University. This ppt is based on work by Dr David Barlex.

1. D&T: an important subject in the
curriculum
Based on work by Dr David Barlex:
BARLEX, D., 2011. Dear Minister, This Is Why Design and
Technology Is a Very Important Subject in the School
Curriculum: John Eggleston Memorial Lecture, Delivered at the
Design & Technology Association Education and International
Research Conference, Designing a Better Future, Friday 8th July
2011 at Keele University. Design and Technology Education,
2011, Vol.16(3), p.9-18

2. Design decisions in design & technology
Conceptual
What it does
Marketing
Who it’s for Technical
How it works
Constructional
How it fits together Aesthetic
What it looks like

3. Four teaching strategies
Designing Designing
without and
making making
Making Exploring
without technology
designing and society

4. Developing the ability to make design decisions

5. Making without designing
Would Year 7 like to make a scooter
they could ride out of the workshop?

7. Designing without making
Technology
Society People
Markets

8. Designing without making
Which is more sustainable a towel or an
electric powered hair dryer?
Design a cradle to cradle hair dryer

9. Designing and making
Design decisions
Outcomes … Conceptual
Affordable
Manageable
Technical
High learning value Marketing
Intriguing
Desirable
Non-trivial
Constructional Aesthetic
Exploit phenomena Have utility Embrace Involve life cycle
modern considerations
technology

10. Exploring technology and society
Is technology autonomous and beyond our control or is
technology under human control?
Does technology control us or do we control technology?
Is technology value neutral or does it have implicit values?
Does the availability of technology change human behaviour?
Who decides which Who decides which
technologies are technologies are
developed? adopted?

11. Engaging with exploring D&T
Key themes in DTES2: what are they?
Next steps: agree/ challenge/ summarise
Link to other 3 modules/ Embedding your learning within
strategies: your own studies:
• Mainly designing • Reflect on D&M1: cradle to
• Mainly making cradle
• Designing and Making • E-portfolio
• ….

12. Four modules and a common core
Year 1 & 2
Design & Technology
Mainly
in Education and
Making
Society
Designing
& Making
E-portfolio
Mainly
Designing