Understanding university teachers' approaches to design

Authors

S. J. Bennett, University of WollongongFollow
S. Agostinho, University of WollongongFollow
Lori Lockyer, University of WollongongFollow
Lisa Kosta, University of WollongongFollow
J. Jones, University of Wollongong
Barry Harper, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

23827

Publication Details

This conference paper was originally published as Bennett, SJ, Agostinho, S, Lockyer, L, Kosta, LK, Jones, J & Harper, BM, Understanding university teachers' approaches to design, in Luca, J & Weippl, E (eds), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2008 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Chesapeake, Virginia, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2008, 3631-3637.

Abstract

Although there has been significant research into approaches to teaching in higher education, comparatively little is known about university teachers’ approaches to design. This paper presents preliminary findings from a study that is investigating the design processes of Australian university academics across disciplines in the Arts, the Sciences and the Professions. A summary of the design processes of two Australian university teachers in the Sciences is presented. The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief background to the study and discuss the preliminary insights gained from these two individuals