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Measuring The Impact Of Integrating Human-Centered Design In Existing Higher Education Courses, Saadeddine Shehab, Carol Guo
Measuring The Impact Of Integrating Human-Centered Design In Existing Higher Education Courses, Saadeddine Shehab, Carol Guo
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The purpose of this research is to describe the development of a survey that can be used to measure the impact of integrating Human-Centered Design (HCD) on students’ knowledge of performing its processes in existing higher education courses. The survey was developed based on a research-based HCD taxonomy that outlines the design spaces, the processes, and practices that define what it means for students to implement HCD within the context of k-12 or higher education settings. The survey consisted of 23 items and was pilot tested with 46 students. Validity and reliability analyses were conducted, and the survey items were …
Multidisciplinary Design For Intercultural Learning. Crafting Digital Services For A Multicultural Society, Irina Suteu, Margherita Pillan
Multidisciplinary Design For Intercultural Learning. Crafting Digital Services For A Multicultural Society, Irina Suteu, Margherita Pillan
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Several literatures acknowledge that design education has been shifting from the mere training of young students to be skilled professionals to a more profound understanding of the social context in which the future designs will emerge (Norman, 2010) (Findeli, 2001)(Frascara, 2007). This comes from the increased understanding that in order to craft sustainable and viable products, being material or virtual, students have to refer in the first place to their living environment and feed their creativity with the challenges experienced in real life. For educators this starts firstly an investigation on how to guide their students in the exploration of …
Examining The Textile Design Creative Practice Research-Teaching Nexus, Helena Britt
Examining The Textile Design Creative Practice Research-Teaching Nexus, Helena Britt
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Due to the nature of higher education (HE) in the United Kingdom (UK) educators often operate under pressure. This can be connected to requirements to undertake research and produce outputs, linked to funding awarded to HE institutions (HEIs). Approaches to research that utilise professional and or creative practice are adopted and formulated, prompting use of terms such as ‘practice-led’ and ‘practicebased’. Variation in opinion exists regarding research and creative practice by academic staff and within HEIs. The positive impact that educator research and or creative practice bring to the educational environment, learning and teaching has been recognised. Textile design exists …