1. Design and
Technology
Dr. Ricardo Sosa ricardo_sosa@sutd.edu.sg

3. “Design plays a critical role in the
global paradigm shift from an
industrial economy to an
experience and knowledge based
economy”
designsingapore.org

4. http://educationaljargonschs.wikispaces.com/Bloom's+Taxonomy+(revised)

5. http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/TRANSPORT/motorwhl/motorwhl3.htm

6. segway.com

7. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Edison_and_phonograph_edit1.jpg

8. http://archivesinfo.blogspot.sg/2010/09/archives-and-community.html

9. nintendo.com/wii

10. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/itw-bicilavadora-0219.html

13. fun safe
educational
usable
easy to maintain
engaging feasible
meaningful
participatory
and has to differentiate from 100+ exhibits…

14. http://youtu.be/Kd0ioafQWGw

15. http://youtu.be/mlJJZud1isQ

34. design.sutd.edu.sg

35. design.sutd.edu.sg

37. Mental/Cultural Switch
• You are not told what to do or how to do it
• No textbooks with answers
• No recipes (but there is a structure)
• Integrate and apply what you learn
• High uncertainty, high ambiguity
• High diversity of skills, tools, concepts
• Manage your design/learning process
• No right/wrong answers
• Teachers expect more from you
• Design-driven, not grade-driven
• Fail early, fail fast, fail often (and learn)

38. Mental/Cultural Switch
• “How many drawings/concepts/prototypes?”
• “Is my proposed solution ok?”
• “Checklist: I did x, y, and z”
• “Subject x is not related to design”
• “You must tell me what to do!”
• “You are asking for too much, I need to sleep”
• “What do I do next?”
• “We did what you asked for”
• “I only want good grades, forget the learning”
• “Students must never fail”
• “My design has x, y and z features”