Developing ‘Design Minds’ for the 21st Century Through a Public Sector Initiated Online Design Education Platform
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Education in the 21st century demands a model for
understanding a new culture of learning in the face of
rapid change, open access data and geographical diversity.
Teachers no longer need to provide the latest information
because students themselves are taking an active role in
peer collectives to help create it. This paper examines,
through an Australian case study entitled ‘Design Minds’,
the development of an online design education platform
as a key initiative to enact a government priority for statewide
cultural change through design-based curriculum.
Utilising digital technology to create a supportive
community, ‘Design Minds’ recognises that interdisciplinary
learning fostered through engagement will empower
future citizens to think, innovate, and discover. This paper
details the participatory design process undertaken with
multiple stakeholders to create the platform. It also
outlines a proposed research agenda for future
measurement of its value in creating a new learning
culture, supporting regional and remote communities, and
revitalising frontline services. It is anticipated this research
will inform ongoing development of the online platform,
and future design education and research programs in K-
12 schools in Australia.
understanding a new culture of learning in the face of
rapid change, open access data and geographical diversity.
Teachers no longer need to provide the latest information
because students themselves are taking an active role in
peer collectives to help create it. This paper examines,
through an Australian case study entitled ‘Design Minds’,
the development of an online design education platform
as a key initiative to enact a government priority for statewide
cultural change through design-based curriculum.
Utilising digital technology to create a supportive
community, ‘Design Minds’ recognises that interdisciplinary
learning fostered through engagement will empower
future citizens to think, innovate, and discover. This paper
details the participatory design process undertaken with
multiple stakeholders to create the platform. It also
outlines a proposed research agenda for future
measurement of its value in creating a new learning
culture, supporting regional and remote communities, and
revitalising frontline services. It is anticipated this research
will inform ongoing development of the online platform,
and future design education and research programs in K-
12 schools in Australia.
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DUELL, Christian; WRIGHT, Natalie; ROXBURGH, Joanna.
Developing ‘Design Minds’ for the 21st Century Through a Public Sector Initiated Online Design Education Platform.
Design and Technology Education: an International Journal, [S.l.], v. 19, n. 1, jan. 2014.
ISSN 1360-1431.
Available at: <https://www.ariadne.ac.uk/DATE/article/view/1926>. Date accessed: 24 sep. 2022.
Keywords
design thinking, digital technology, K-12 schools, distance education
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Research
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