Abstract
Design-based Learning (DBL) and Maker Education (ME) are educational approaches that aim to equip students with 21st century skills. As they are not yet widely adopted in the Netherlands, Dutch teachers often develop their own teaching materials. However, these teachers might be unfamiliar with the intricacies of DBL and ME, and they may have trouble setting learning objectives related to the design process or assessing these objectives. In this paper, we explore how a blueprint for DBL and ME curriculum design, based on several curriculum design models, can support elementary school teachers with creating projects for their classroom. We report on the design and implementation of a workshop with three teachers. Based on observation data, workshop artifacts, and post-workshop interviews, we report insights in teachers' experiences with creating design briefs, setting learning objectives, choosing learning and assessment activities, and further contextual needs related to the implementation of the designed project.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | FabLearn Europe / MakeEd 2022 |
| Subtitle of host publication | 6th FabLearn Europe / MakeEd Conference 2022 |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4503-9633-2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 17 Jun 2022 |
| Event | 2022 International Conference on Computing, Design and Making in Education, FabLearn Europe / MakeEd 2022 - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 30 May 2022 → 31 May 2022 |
Conference
| Conference | 2022 International Conference on Computing, Design and Making in Education, FabLearn Europe / MakeEd 2022 |
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| Country/Territory | Denmark |
| City | Copenhagen |
| Period | 30/05/22 → 31/05/22 |
Funding
This work is part of the DESIGN FUTURES (DF) project and has been partially funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union under the Project ID: 2019-1-NL01-KA201-060353. We thank the partners of the DF project for the co-creation of the DF educational materials and the teachers in the study.
Keywords
- Constructive Alignment
- Design-based learning
- Elementary Education
- Maker Education
- Project Design
- Workshop