Your Voice, Your Subject: Three Ways to Shape D&T's Future
From Talking D&T by Dr Alison Hardy
September 8, 2025 · 17 min · Episode 209
About this episode
In this episode, Dr Alison Hardy discusses three opportunities for involvement in research shaping design and technology education.
Send me a message. In this episode, I'm excited to share three brilliant opportunities for you to get involved in research that's shaping the future of design and technology education. First, I'll tell you about the Redesigning Design and Technology project I'm co-leading with Ciaran, Andrew, and Amanda. We've identified 18 contentious questions that divide our community and created a survey where you can share your views on these crucial debates. This research feels particularly timely with ...
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Host: Dr Alison Hardy
Topics covered
- design education
- technology education
- research opportunities
- community engagement
- curriculum development
Keywords
- design and technology
- education research
- community surveys
- curriculum
- contentious questions
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Organizations: Redesigning Design and Technology project
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