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Keynote Presentation: Contemporary research into Design and Technologies: Insights, implications and future directions
DATTA Queensland State Conference 2025 (Brisbane, Queensland, 19/06/2025–20/06/2025)
19/06/2025
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Abstract
The Australian curriculum formally recognises design as a central element of Technologies education, emphasising its role in fostering critical and creative thinking among students. Despite being central to the Design and Technologies curriculum, there is insufficient research about how design is understood, valued, and implemented within Australian schools and how it is being incorporated into Initial Teacher Education.
Leighann’s PhD research at Queensland University of Technology explores this gap, investigating how the curricular vision of Design and Technologies is interpreted within Initial Teacher Education, and how future teachers perceive and value design as part of the curriculum.
Drawing on her experiences as a designer, teacher, and researcher, Leighann invites us to reflect on the bigger picture: how we talk about Design and Technologies, how we prepare future teachers, and what’s needed to solidify the position of Design and Technologies as a powerful driver of creativity, capability, and student agency. It’s both a celebration of the potential of Design and Technologies, and a call to shape the future of this dynamic learning area…together.
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- Title
- Keynote Presentation: Contemporary research into Design and Technologies: Insights, implications and future directions
- Creators
- Leighann Ness Wilson - Queensland University of Technology
- Conference
- DATTA Queensland State Conference 2025 (Brisbane, Queensland, 19/06/2025–20/06/2025)
- Identifiers
- 991013387151202368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference presentation