[Design and Technology] destech Digest, Vol 92, Issue 22

[John Doubleday]

To add to the product design debate. Here is a longish video that will make
you want to re-design a lot of products. I have called it:
THE INCONVENIENCE OF CRUEL DESIGN
Cheers
johnD
Digital Teacher- Super
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> Subject: Re: [Design and Technology] Unit 1 & 2 ideas.
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> Hi David and others new to teaching VCE Product Design and Technology****
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> The attached document may provide some ideas for approaches to Units 1 and
> 2. This was a handout provided at the VCE Product Design and Technology
> Implementation Workshops run by VCAA in conjunction with DATTA Vic in May
> and June 2011.****
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> Hope this may be of some help.****
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> Regards, Lorraine.****
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> Lorraine Tran I Curriculum Manager, Technologies ****
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> *From:* destech-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:
> destech-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Pitt, David
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 31 October 2012 12:42 PM
> *To:* destech at edulists.com.au
> *Subject:* [Design and Technology] Unit 1 & 2 ideas.****
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> Greetings all,****
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> I'm a new-ish teacher and new at my current school this year.  I'm
> currently teaching mostly Materials technology 7-10, with a strong focus on
> wood. ****
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> Now, next year I'm about to begin teaching VCE Product Design and
> Technology - starting with a Year 11 group and taking them up to Year 12.
>  I've not taught the study before, and there has not been a class at VCE
> level in the Technology subjects for a while.  There's little course
> material, and what there is is very out of date.****
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> B*asically, I'd like to ask if anyone would mind offering advice or
> suggestions about the product re-design and team project tasks* - what
> you have the students focus on, tasks or topics that are good/engaging and
> so on!  I have too many ideas, and would like some ideas about tasks/topics
> that *work*.  The students and myself have a focus on wood technology, so
> advice down that route much appreciated!****
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> As an idea, the only course document that exists here about Unit 1 and 2
> led the students through redesigning a board game....****
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> Thanks in advance!****
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