Examining the Design History Course
The need to think and act globally, the fact that our world is more interconnected than what we would like to think and the fact makes me want to say that we need to relook at the way we teach … Continued
DESIGN HISTORY: Globalisation and the Critical Thinking Process
John Dewey (1910) introduced the term ‘critical thinking’ as the name of an educational goal, which he identified with a scientific attitude of mind. More commonly, he called the goal ‘reflective thought’, ‘reflective thinking’, ‘reflection’, or just ‘thought’ or ‘thinking’. [https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/critical-thinking/]. … Continued
LATERAL THINKING: Why we need it today
In the past technological development replaced physical strength but off late it is replacing the way humans think. The computer algorithms happily take on the repetitive tasks. See the example of the Nutella labelling [https://www.dezeen.com/2017/06/01/algorithm-seven-million-different-jars-nutella-packaging-design] and this was way back … Continued
Information Vs. Knowledge: Our role as design educators in today’s world
FIG: The classification of educational objectives, known as Bloom’s Taxonomy (Bloom, Engelhart, Furst, & Krathwohl, 1956] is one of the most recognized learning theories in the field of education. It helps educators create learning outcomes that target not only the ‘what’ but also … Continued