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A Theoretical Framework for the Studio as a Learning Environment
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Brandt, Carol B.; Cennamo, Katherine; Douglas, Sarah; Vernon, Mitzi; McGrath, Margarita; Reimer, Yolanda – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2013
In this article we describe a holistic, ecological framework that takes into account the surface structures and pedagogical approaches in the studio and how these elements are connected to the construction of design knowledge: epistemology. In our development of this framework, we came to understand how disciplinary underpinnings and academic…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Holistic Approach, Educational Principles, Educational Environment
The Origins and Underpinning Principles of E-Scape
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Kimbell, Richard – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2012
In this article I describe the context within which we developed project e-scape and the early work that laid the foundations of the project. E-scape (e-solutions for creative assessment in portfolio environments) is centred on two innovations. The first concerns a web-based approach to portfolio building; allowing learners to build their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Portfolios (Background Materials), Portfolio Assessment, Active Learning
A Conceptual Framework for Developing the Curriculum and Delivery of Technology Education in Early Childhood
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Turja, Leena; Endepohls-Ulpe, Martina; Chatoney, Marjolaine – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2009
The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the analysis of the Early Childhood Education (ECE) curriculum in six countries involved in the UPDATE-project, and on that basis, propose a conceptual foundation for technology education in ECE that aims to enhance gender sensitive technology education in the continuum from early years to…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Technology Education, Curriculum Development
Planning a Master's Level Curriculum According to Career Space Recommendations Using Concept Mapping Techniques
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Toral Marin, Sergio L.; Martineztorres, Rocio; Barrero Garcia, Federico J.; Vazquez, Sergio Gallardo; Vargas, Enrique; Ayala, Vicente Gonzalez – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2006
Nowadays the European Universities are worried about how to adapt higher education to the new European Higher Education Area, as proposed in the Bologna Magna Charta Universitatum of 1998, and signed by 32 European Education Ministers. One of the key points in this higher education reform was the introduction of new Master's level curricula. These…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Educational Environment, Curriculum Development, Electronics