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Interactive
DVD for Pupils and Teachers when involved
in Design Project Work |
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School:
Ash Manor School, Surrey |
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Fellow: Pan Panayiotou |
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Email: ppanayiotou@ashmanor.surrey.sch.uk,
pandesign@hotmail.com |
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Aim of project |
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The objective of this project
is to produce an interactive guide for pupils
and teachers when undertaking Design Project
work. The idea behind the DVD is to produce
a piece of software that uses real designers
to lead students through the design process.
By having real designers commenting on how
they tackle the problems associated with their
work it is hoped that the mystery of the Design
Process will become ever clearer to the students.
I have chosen to do this project because as
a Design Technology teacher I have become
frustrated at the lack of materials that can
be used in the classroom to help students
understand the design process. |
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The project will: |
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Use the
role of designers to identify at which
stages they have control and input into
a project. |
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Use British designers and manufacturers
to promote the Design Process. |
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Use designers to launch a new project
through the DVD. |
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The DVD will: |
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lead
students through the Design Process
and through examples show them the different
ways in which project work can be presented. |
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have a variety of possible outcomes
and extension tasks on offer to the
pupils. |
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have video clips showing different
stages of the design Process. |
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What I have achieved so far |
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The objective of this project
is to produce an interactive DVD guide for
KS4/KS5 pupils and teachers, when involved
in Design Project work. |
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I initially made contact with
the Design Museum, Design Council, Nick Crosby
of Inflate and James Dyson Foundation.
From initial meetings with the Design Council
and the Design Museum it was evident that
I would have to refine my research considerably.
The Design Council were keen to listen extensively
to my ideas but were very reluctant to become
involved. |
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Nick Crosby from Inflate
was very supportive and encouraging, and took
a great deal of time from his schedule to
listen to my ideas and provide constructive
and focused criticism. His input and suggestion
helpful in allowing me to realise what really
was achievable. |
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James Dyson Foundation were very encouraging
and provided lots of positive and influential
feedback which helped me to really focus in
on what I wanted to achieve in this research
project. Through conversations with Julia
Curry, Education Liaison Officer, and other
members of the Dyson team my project was able
to become more realistic in some of its objectives.
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The James Dyson Foundation
has agreed to support the project and its
filming. The idea behind the DVD is to produce
a piece of software that uses Designers/Manufacturers
to lead students through the design process.
By using Designers commenting on how they
tackle the problems associated with their
work, it will show that the Design Process
pupils go through, is exactly the same. |
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The James Dyson Foundation also has agreed
to help produce and distribute the DVD through
their educational boxes that they send out
to schools. |
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The filming that has been shot
was put together with the Design Team and
has a very professional look to it. One of
the key elements that I wanted The DVD to
have was a very easy to navigate system this
has been achieved by having a simple white
cube that unfolds to reveal the different
areas for analysis. |
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The images that have been shot show the
variety of ways that designers work. A key
area is using simple card prototyping and
before any hard engineering is produced every
element is always made in card. Students have
found this part particularly enlightening. |
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I was also keen to make sure that key role
models featured in the film. Having young
fashion conscious males was easy to do but
I wanted to show that women also feature equally
in Design and this I believe has been portrayed
well. |
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I have used simple interview
techniques to gain the information required.
Many of the interviews were taped using a
video recorder this allowed reflection and
further post analysis of what was actually
said. |
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Dyson have been the most excited
by what I have to offer and filming has already
taken place. James Dyson features on the DVD
and is a fantastic endorsement of what I have
been trying to achieve. |
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Questionnaires have also been used and the
results analysed to guide the direction of
the project. |
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I have also been in contact
with DATA as a way of promoting the project.
DATA have shown some initial interest and
arte prepared to run an article but I am in
negotiation as to the ‘Pitch’
of the story. They have agreed that it could
feature in DATA journal but I am very keen
to get it into Designing which targets the
group of schools and teacher better than DATA
journal |
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Personal Reflections |
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I have found the journey that
the project has leaded me on very rewarding
and exhilarating. I have met fantastic inspirational
individuals who have a real passion and belief
for design. I have found that when I have
come back from a meeting my own teaching has
become more energised and that has to be worthwhile. |
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I have been fortunate to find
a good supporter for my research and by visiting
Dyson’s head office in Malmesbury, Wiltshire
I have been surprised and encouraged to see
that by knocking on doors and sometimes not
taking No for an answer results can be achieved.
The project has taught me to be confident
in my convictions and beliefs in what I am
doing and by having good supporting evidence
and data everything is achievable. |
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The filming of the DVD was
potentially the area where the project would
fail. I was very fortunate to have James Dyson
Foundation interested in the project enough
for them to be able to offer their expertise
in the filming of such a project. My resources
would have produced DVD but not to the level
I think I have got to currently. |
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Next Steps- How Will I evaluate
the outcomes |
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By using the DVD as an open
teaching tool students can use it at any stage
of their coursework to help them identify
what they need to improve upon. What I am
doing now is circulating the DVD to a variety
of schools and colleges along with the questionnaire
to gauge their reactions from the research.
I hope that the findings will prove that a
device such as the DVD will excite and stimulate
student’s interest in the Design Process
and help them to gravitate towards careers
in Design / Engineering. |
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I have had to make some changes but this
has meant that the project will be greatly
improved. |
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DVD to
focus on design Engineering of DC11
vacuum cleaner |
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CD to be included in pack with specialist
terms. |
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Booklet or wallet to have lead article
from James Dyson |
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Results of questionnaire to help
support improvements to 2nd DVD version. |
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