This paper discusses the impact of a specially developed
assessment and feedback system implemented within
a second year industrial design module at Coventry
University, UK.
The ‘Assessment Buddy’ system was developed in
response to the need for a successful assessment…

Nowadays universities are required not only to impart
knowledge of specific disciplines but also generic graduate
attributes such as communication, problem-solving,
teamwork, creative thinking, research and inquiry skills. For
students to attain these generic skills, educators are
encouraged to use…

For those studying for the Post Graduate Certificate in
Education (PGCE), the teaching practice placement can
be a daunting experience. Trainee teachers have to adjust
into a new workplace and a complicated professional
role which can be stressful; this can…

Higher Education is experiencing an increasingly diverse
student population. Students bring a range of skills
and experiences to their courses; they have different
backgrounds and different needs. This fluidity requires
an approach to teaching that encompasses the social
aspects of…

The present article examines how practices of computersupported
collaborative designing may be implemented in
an elementary classroom. We present a case study in
which 12-year-old students engaged in architectural design
under the guidance of their teacher and a professional
designer.…

Junior Certificate Technical Graphics was introduced
in Ireland in 1991 and aimed to develop innovative
problem solving aptitudes and knowledge of plane
and descriptive geometry (NCCA 1991). Despite the
philosophy of breadth and balance (NCCA 2004)
associated with educational outcomes…

It is difficult to ignore the impact that Web 2.0 and the
subsequent social software revolution has had on society
in general, and young people in particular. Information
is exchanged and interpreted extremely quickly and in
ways that were not…