Visual Communication Research 2019

"Our world is changing so fast, we all feel it. To prepare today’s learners for tomorrow’s world, our systems need to evolve. Innovation in education requires the courage and creativity to take leaps at some of the most entrenched 'truths' we hold — the very premise of how our institutions are designed. The curriculum, spaces, tools, roles, infrastructure all offer an immense opportunity for design to make a difference." - SANDY SPEICHER PARTNER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, IDEO SAN FRANCISCO Learning Design Principles: What principles guide the design of learning? Learning should be personalised. Learning should be authentic. Learning should be connected. Learning and design of learning should involve collaboration (between teachers and with students). Learning should address dispositional development. http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-resources/NZC-Online-blog/Learning-design-principles Universal Design for Learning (NZ Guide) Introdu...

Is there a problem with creativity in our education systems? EDMON DE HARO (Source)   " Today's young  children  are working more, but they're learning less." "Creative individuals need skills that schools can teach, but it is also characteristic of such individuals to find tightly organised teaching frustrating, and they do not always perform on cue in ways that society currently demands. To be highly creative is to have a tendency to work obsessively towards certain ends, often in the pursuit of perfection. This is an idea with which democracies have difficulty. We worry about the trophies awarded to outstanding performers, about the hyper-parenting that may be going on behind the scenes, and about the emotional costs of both failure and success on fragile, driven individuals. Scratch the surface of the idea of creativity and you expose a host of anxieties about psychology and social justice. We must discuss these openly if we want (as we should) a tru...