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Teaching as a Design Science
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Teaching is changing. It is no longer simply about passing on knowledge to the next generation. Teachers in the twenty-first century, in all educational sectors, have to cope with an ever-changing cultural and technological environment. Teaching is now a design science. Like other design professionals – architects, engineers, programmers – teachers have to work out creative and evidence-based ways of improving what they do. Yet teaching is not treated as a design profession. Every day, teachers design and test new ways of teaching, using learning technology to help their students. Sadly, their discoveries often remain local. By representing and communicating their best ideas as structured pedagogical patterns, teachers could develop this vital professional knowledge collectively. Teacher professional development has not embedded in the teacher’s everyday role the idea that they could discover something worth communicating to other teachers, or build on each others’ ideas. Could the culture change? From this unique perspective on the nature of teaching, Diana Laurillard argues that a twenty-first century education system needs teachers who work collaboratively to design effective and innovative teaching.
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- Laurillard, D.
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- University of London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Laurillard, Diana
- ORCID
- Laurillard, Diana
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- 2013-06-19
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Social Sciences › Education › Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Design Education and Practice
- Keywords
- pedagogical patterns, teacher professional development, collaborative teacher learning, educational technology, teacher professional knowledge, design thinking education, educational innovation, teacher knowledge sharing
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