We were pleased to present the following paper at the IAACS 6th World Curriculum Studies Conference 2018. Held at The Graduate School of Education, Melbourne University, Melbourne, 9-12 December 2018. You can download a copy of the paper below. Co-creating an Industrial Design Curriculum…
Insights Into Academic Identities
We were pleased to present the following paper at the 6th INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC IDENTITIES CONFERENCE (IAIC) 2018. Held at The Peaceful University: aspirations for academic futures – compassion, generosity, imagination, and creation, Hiroshima University, Japan, 19 September 2018. You can download a copy…
A Cross-Cultural Collaboration
Curriculum Development of the First Women-Only Industrial Design Program in Saudi Arabia The first of our research articles on our curriculum development project has now been published in the International Journal of Design Education. Our team of international researchers and myself as…
Gonski 2.0? Been there. Done that.
I have a confession. I have been in education for a long time now. I started my teaching journey in Western Australia, in 1987 as a career change teacher. Over that time, I have seen several curricula come and go.…
What’s in a name?
Prosopagnosia is a neurological disorder characterized by the inability to recognize faces, often referred to as face blindness. But is there a similar category for those who have an inability to remember students names? Other than just suffering from a…
The ‘rediscovery?’ of Learner Agency
Learner agency: Navigating through a complex and uncertain world So reads one of the subheadings of the recent OECD paper, The future of education and skills (2018). The paper is another in a long list of reports, papers and publications…
Hey You! In The Mirror
The Person in the Mirror Understanding Your Educational Philosophy In my work as a teaching and learning consultant, working with teachers, home educators and university academics, one area that they all share is confusion over educational philosophy. You may well…
ID in Saudi Arabia
Developments in Saudi Arabia It is an exciting time of change in Saudi Arabia. One of the key changes is the launch in 2016 of the Saudi Vision 2030 which is a comprehensive plan to reduce Saudi Arabia’s dependence on…