As our ever changing and complex world becomes increasingly technological, it is imperative
to develop knowledge to respond to design challenges. Knowledge, understanding and skills involved in the
design, development and use of technologies are can play important role transforming
today’s societies and in turn has a huge impact in the education environment (The Australian Curriculum Assessment
and Reporting Authority, ACARA, 2014).
The Australian Curriculum: Design and Technologies
aims to engage students by creating opportunities across a range of
technologies and contexts to create design solutions in a range of contexts.
Design and Technologies facilitate the opportunity for students to investigate
ideas, create and manage projects, design solutions, experiment with ideas and
plan, produce, reflect and evaluate designs individually or in groups.
In addition to the overarching aims for the
Australian Curriculum: Technologies, Design and Technologies more specifically
aims to develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to ensure that, individually
and collaboratively, students:
- · Develop confidence as critical users of technologies and designers and producers of designed solutions
- · Investigate, generate and critique innovative and ethical designed solutions for sustainable futures
- · Use design and systems thinking to generate design ideas and communicate these to a range of audiences
- · Produce designed solutions suitable for a range of technologies contexts by selecting and manipulating a range of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment creatively, competently and safely; and managing processes
- · Evaluate processes and designed solutions and transfer knowledge and skills to new situations
- · Understand the roles and responsibilities of people in design and technologies occupations and how they contribute to society.
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