Send me a message. Back for a new term and academic year. This week I share my news and outline what's coming up in the next 4 episodes. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode Sign up to my newsletter LinkedIn Group: Redesigning D&T Debates in D&T book Learning to Teach Design and Technology Decolonising D&T Programme for student D&T teachers Free writing workshop D&T Teacher education blog If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please ...
Sep 06, 2021•11 min•Ep. 74
Send me a message. Its time for a podcast break from me. This week I talk about future episodes that are in the pipeline and some of the projects I'll be working on whilst I'm on a break. Whilst I'm away, send me your ideas for future episodes and guests plus take a moment to fill out my feedback survey. See you soon! Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode TD&T4: Talking art, drawing and design and technology with Paul Carney Feedback on the podcast Sign up for my newsletter to be the ...
May 24, 2021•6 min•Ep. 73
Send me a message. Sarah Davies talks about how D&T teachers make changes to their D&T curriculum when a new National Curriculum and exam specifications arrive. Episode transcript If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter@hardy_alison or by emailing me. Support the show If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Pl...
May 17, 2021•42 min•Ep. 72
Send me a message. We have a new book out soon published by Loughborough Design Press. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode Loughborough Design Press If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter@hardy_alison or by emailing me. Support the show If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please offer your feedback about...
May 10, 2021•8 min•Ep. 71
Send me a message. This week Matt and I revisit our suggested visions for D&T education - what do you think? Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode FutureMinds magazine from CLEAPS Matt McLain Liverpool John Moores University profile Blog ResearchGate Twitter Linkedin If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes a Support the show If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to...
May 03, 2021•23 min•Ep. 70
Send me a message. Exciting news - I'm in Finland this week! Well not quite. I'm there virtually for the next 4 days at the PATT38 conference. The PATT conference has run since the mid-1980s. Its a conference all about technology eduction with speakers from across the globe. Academics, teachers and researchers sharing ideas and work together. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode PATT38 conference Programme conference Previous PATT conference papers Interact with the conference: Twitter -...
Apr 26, 2021•12 min•Ep. 69
Send me a message. Involved in D&T teacher education? Come and write a post for our new blog! This week I talk about our new blog 'D&T Teacher Education' set up by me, Matt McLain, rose Sinclair, Sarah Davies and Torben Steeg. If you're involved in D&T teacher ed, wherever you are and whatever your role, we'd love you to contribute to the blog. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode D&T Teacher Education blog In these 3 podcasts I give some advice about writing about D&...
Apr 19, 2021•8 min•Ep. 68
Send me a message. Mike talks about his work in America to develop a framework for engineering education - I ask some difficult questions! Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode Twitter: @GrubbsMG LinkedIn Website (AE3 and AE3 Colleagues) Advancing Excellence in P-12 Engineering Education (AE3) Dr. Tanner Huffman Dr. Greg Strimel Dr. Jamie Gurganus Additional Reads Framework for P-12 Engineering Learning Engineering Performance Matrices Grubbs, M., Strimel, G., & Kim, E. (2018). Examin...
Apr 12, 2021•43 min•Ep. 67
Send me a message. We need your help: fill out our survey about the value of D&T Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode What do you think is the value of D&T? SURVEY If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter@hardy_alison or by emailing me.tes Support the show If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please ...
Apr 05, 2021•10 min•Ep. 66
Send me a message. I had fun talking with Daniela about lockdown teaching and research ethics - hope you enjoy it to! Twitter: @dschillaci82 Websites to promote: https://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/DATE If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter@hardy_alison or by emailing me. Support the show If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'...
Mar 29, 2021•32 min•Ep. 65
Send me a message. This is the fourth and final part of my series about my history of D&T, some personal and some political. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode Curriculum Matters (1984-89) If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter@hardy_alison or by emailing me. Support the show If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to s...
Mar 23, 2021•21 min•Ep. 64
Send me a message. This is part 3 of my history of D&T. Some questions for you to think about: In your context, who has the power, urgency and legitimacy to influence or change the value, purpose and nature of D&T education? If you don't have all 3 of these characteristics (power, urgency and legitimacy), who do you need to collaborate with? How are you sharing your D&T practitioner research with the wider education community? Who do you think has the power, urgency and legitimacy at...
Mar 16, 2021•18 min•Ep. 63
Send me a message. This week is about some of the events that were happening between 2004 and 2009 in D&T and for me. I end the podcast with a few questions for you: What are the key moments in your D&T timeline that have shaped what you do, what you think and how you value D&T? Do you past experiences in D&T influence and shape what you believe to be the value of D&T? Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode Why has the number of teenagers taking design and technology GC...
Feb 16, 2021•17 min•Ep. 62
Send me a message. Part 1 of 4 where I share my history in D&T alongside key political (big and small P), curriculum changes, internal contradictions as a way of exploring how your experiences in D&T influence and shape your views of the value of D&T. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode Nuffield D&T Project D&T Challenges Professor Carrie Paechter Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter@hardy_...
Feb 09, 2021•22 min•Ep. 61
Send me a message. This week's conversation came from recent chats I've been having with school senior leaders about what curriculum looks like in D&T. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode The Curriculum Theory and Practice by A V Kelly Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter@hardy_alison or by emailing me. Support the show If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please offer y...
Feb 02, 2021•16 min•Ep. 60
Send me a message. How did I forget to mention my research project in last week's episode??? Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode: Sign up to participate in my research Previous episodes about this project: TD&T24 Understanding the value of D&T TD&T20: Designing a survey to understand how people value D&T TD&T043 Join our research project If you want to say thanks for the podcast, you can by me a ko-fi . Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future ep...
Jan 26, 2021•12 min•Ep. 59
Send me a message. Reflecting back at 2020 at the start of 2021. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode: New website: Dralisonhardy.com Survey - thoughts, comments and suggestions for the podcast Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter@hardy_alison or by emailing me. Support the show If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future...
Jan 19, 2021•12 min•Ep. 58
Send me a message. In this week's episode I talk with Liz Allton about her D&T work and leading an ENTHUSE project and how she swiftly moved CPD online. Episode transcript To find out more about Liz and her work: Twitter: @lizsaddler Liz's D&T apartment on Twitter: @DandT_FP2 Follow #DTenthusED to hear about future CPD sessions If are interested in running some online CPD with Liz in the future can contact her via Twitter or email: l.allton@finhampark2.co.uk If you want more information ...
Dec 08, 2020•28 min•Ep. 57
Send me a message. Have something to write about D&T but don't know where to start? Listen to this episode for ideas Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode How did the expert panel conclude that D&T should be moved to a basic curriculum? (chapter in Design Epistemology and Curriculum Planning Review of Pedagogy for Technology Education in Secondary Schools Related Talking D&T episodes TD&T049 Getting started with writing about D&T TD&T52 What & why we need to wr...
Dec 01, 2020•13 min•Ep. 56
Send me a message. Sarah Davies shares insights from her research about why changing the D&T curriculum is a challenge. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode What’s Wrong With DT? by John Miller Kitronik website ( Kitronik on Twitter ) Find more about Sarah Davies: Twitter - @sdsdavies Blog - https://sdsdavies.com/ TES Resources for teaching Electronic Textiles Electronic Textiles Research Paper Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by conne...
Nov 24, 2020•31 min•Ep. 55
Send me a message. What makes you twitch when you hear others talking about D&T? Episode transcript Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter@hardy_alison or by emailing me. Support the show If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Threads @hardy_alison or by emailing me. If you list...
Nov 17, 2020•10 min•Ep. 54
Send me a message. Ulrika Sultan and I share our thoughts about issues of gender in D&T. Episode transcript Mentioned in this episode: Celia Axell https://liu.se/en/employee/cecax27 PATT conference porceedings https://www.iteea.org/39488.aspx OECD report Givord, P. (2020), "Do boys and girls have similar attitudes towards competition and failure?", PISA in Focus , No. 105, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/a8898906-en . Where you can find Ulrika: Twitter @teknikpedagog LinkedIn...
Nov 10, 2020•40 min•Ep. 53
Send me a message. In this episode I share some of my thoughts about why we need more teachers to write about their practice in D&T. Episode transcript Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter@hardy_alison or by emailing me. Support the show If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!' Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on ...
Nov 03, 2020•11 min•Ep. 52
Send me a message. I'm piloting some events called 'Let's talk about D&T', where you can join me to talk about an aspect of D&T education. Transcript Video links: 02 November: Teaching D&T by Alison Hardy 09 November: Planning Lessons in D&T by Sarah Davies 16 November: Key Pedagogies in D&T by Matt McLain 23 November: Planning for Progression in D&T by Alison Hardy Webinar on Tuesday 1st December 2020 @ 19.30 (GMT) The event is aimed at beginning teachers (student teache...
Oct 27, 2020•14 min•Ep. 51
Send me a message. This week I 'm chatting with Dave Parry from CLEAPSS about our future visions of D&T. Episode transcript How to contact/find Dave Parry: Email: dt@cleapss.org.uk or dave.parry@cleapss.org.uk Twitter: @CLEAPSS_DT Website: http://dt.cleapss.org.uk/ Futureminds: http://dt.cleapss.org.uk/Resources/FutureMinds/ CLEAPSS podcasts: http://cleapss.podbean.com/ Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_a...
Oct 19, 2020•37 min•Ep. 50
Send me a message. If you want to write about D&T but don't know where to start, this week I give you some advice about getting writing. Mentioned in this episode: Advice from Dave Parry at CLEAPS Comments from Willy Adams at D&TA: Articles are typically 900 or 1400 words over two or three pages, with plenty of good quality images to inform and support the text. We like to feature department profiles, showing readers what is taking place in different schools across the country; as well a...
Oct 12, 2020•14 min•Ep. 49
Send me a message. I love catching up with PGCE alumni, hearing how they are getting on. This week I talk with Sam, who's training year and first year of teaching, were disrupted by a global pandemic. Listen to her frank conversation about how its all gone. Episode transcript Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me . If you listen to the podcast on iTunes, please take a moment to rate and/o...
Oct 05, 2020•28 min•Ep. 48
Send me a message. I've been posting about my new book Learning to Teach Design and Technology (have I mentioned it before?), which got me thinking about the types of books I read that relate to D&T education. In this episode I talk about 3 categories of books for D&T teachers: design and technology, design, and education. What are you reading? Episode transcript Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alis...
Sep 28, 2020•9 min•Ep. 47
Send me a message. Diana Choulerton, former Ofsted lead for D&T, is my guest this week. We cover a lot of topics, from creativity to making, curriculum to learning and everything in between. David Layton Caroline Criado-Perez Ken Robinson - The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (we recorded this episode before Sir Ken Robinson's death last month) You can find Diana on LinkedIn Her website Transcript.doc Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes...
Sep 21, 2020•37 min•Ep. 46
Send me a message. I know, it’s the start of term, and things are busy, but I wanted to share with you some thoughts about why doing a Masters could be good for you. Mentioned in this episode: MA Education: Dare to think differently Transcript.doc Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me . If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show. Su...
Sep 14, 2020•13 min•Ep. 45
