Design and Technology

Dr. Ricardo Sosa ricardo_sosa@sutd.edu.sg

“Design plays a critical role in the global paradigm shift from an industrial economy to an experience and knowledge based economy”

designsingapore.org

http://educationaljargonschs.wikispaces.com/Bloom's+Taxonomy+(revised)

http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/TRANSPORT/motorwhl/motorwhl3.htm

segway.com

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Edison_and_phonograph_edit1.jpg

http://archivesinfo.blogspot.sg/2010/09/archives-and-community.html

nintendo.com/wii

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/itw-bicilavadora-0219.html

and has to differentiate from 100+ exhibits…

fun educational

usableeasy to maintain

feasiblemeaningful

engaging

safe

participatory

http://youtu.be/Kd0ioafQWGw

http://youtu.be/mlJJZud1isQ

design.sutd.edu.sg

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Mental/Cultural Switch

• You are not told what to do or how to do it• No textbooks with answers• No recipes (but there is a structure)• Integrate and apply what you learn• High uncertainty, high ambiguity• High diversity of skills, tools, concepts• Manage your design/learning process• No right/wrong answers• Teachers expect more from you• Design-driven, not grade-driven• Fail early, fail fast, fail often (and learn)

Mental/Cultural Switch

• “How many drawings/concepts/prototypes?”• “Is my proposed solution ok?”• “Checklist: I did x, y, and z”• “Subject x is not related to design”• “You must tell me what to do!”• “You are asking for too much, I need to sleep”• “What do I do next?”• “We did what you asked for”• “I only want good grades, forget the learning”• “Students must never fail”• “My design has x, y and z features”