‘What is the difference between the mental gymnastics of thinking up a design and the mental gymnastics of working out a design?’ Continue reading 3.1 Introduction
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3.7 Some tips Chapter 3
2.1 Introduction
A glass jar stands on my desk. It is labelled ‘Think Tank’ and contains a piece of white cotton wool. From time to time it makes an excursion with me to a three-thy workshop for teachers on the subject of design decision-making at activity 4 of the course and lesson design process described in this book (see Fig. 1). This is the step at which the designer looks back at the needs specified during activity 3, and looks ahead to what should be happening when the course or lesson is installed (activity 5) and in action. It is a three-day workshop on the subject of the ‘design of learning experiences’. Continue reading 2.1 Introduction
2.5 Referent 3: An appropriate model (an existing design)
Thinking up a design takes time: before the optimum design is found a lot of mental effort will be demanded.
It can be nice to have something to accelerate the process. This is what referent 3: an appropriate model is for. Continue reading 2.5 Referent 3: An appropriate model (an existing design)