Earlier this week I purchased two really useful books to study during the Masters program:
- Laurillard, D. (2012). Teaching as a Design Science: Building Pedagogical Patterns for Learning and Technology. New York, NY: Routledge.
- Beetham, H. and Sharpe, R. eds., (2020). Rethinking Pedagogy for a Digital Age: Principles and Practices of Design. New York, NY: Routledge.
Both books address teaching and lecturing alongside technology, relating them together as a ‘design science’. I haven’t considered teaching as an iterative design process before, nor the practical impact that technology is having on the education industry, so I’m excited to see how the content of these books will challenge current understandings.
This week I’ve also made a start on developing my skill set with prototyping software. I watched the ‘Getting Started with the Adobe XD’ tutorial as part of the Adobe Max event. I haven’t used Adobe XD before but I’m aware of its uses for prototyping. This is the first time that I’ve seen the software in action, and I’m really impressed with it.
I was particularly struck by features such as character styles, components, and repeat grids, all of which make the process of designing a prototype incredibly efficient. I can see how this would be beneficial for both low fidelity and high fidelity prototypes.
I plan to watch more of the Adobe Max videos on Adobe XD over the weekend and checking out the LetsXD website for more tips (https://letsxd.com ). I’m also really looking forward to following a tutorial, provided by my lecturer.