Last week, ministers said academies could hire staff
who were experts in their field, even if they did not have
qualified teacher status (QTS). The government says the
new rules will help schools to improve faster. Ministers
say it will…

Arriving in Bangkok from Dublin, I did not know quite what
to expect from a city whose name in Thai language, Krung
Thep, translates directly as ‘City of Angels’. Thailand’s
renown for warmth, charm and hospitality is well known,
however…

This paper investigates design collaboration with reference
to convergent and divergent idea generation processes in
architectural design teams entering a design competition.
Study of design teams offer a unique opportunity to
investigate how creativity is fostered through collaborative
work. While…

In the weeks before Christmas, when I was thinking about writing this piece, I received a couple of letters. They were not addressed to me or written by me, but I did have some input to them. They were both…

This book represents a timely contribution to the debate about the value and cultural significance of technology education worldwide and its position in the school curriculum. The articles are taken from the Pupils’ Attitudes Towards Technology (PATT) Conference 2009 where…

The paper describes the importance of graphicacy as a key
communication tool in our everyday lives. The need to
better understand the development of graphicacy and its
use in the school curriculum is emphasised. The need for
a new research…

It was in September 2010 towards the end of my full-time
academic career that I was fortunate to be invited to be a
Visiting Professor at UTM (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia).
This was a fascinating journey at many levels, but, perhaps

During July I spent some time in Ireland; in the beautiful,
south-west corner that is Kerry. Whilst there, I was reading
a bit of the local history and came across some quite
mind-boggling technology. In a gently shelving sandy cove

A wide range of design literature discusses the role of the
studio and its related pedagogy in the development of
design thinking. Scholars in a variety of design disciplines
pose a number of factors that potentially affect this
development process,…

Mobile devices are increasingly being used in classrooms
and corporations as a means to deliver instructional
content. Currently, there is limited research on how to best
design and develop mobile based instruction. As a result,
the purpose of this research…