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Design is core to my identity, to who I am. Education is the space within which I function but I try to approach everything I do as a designer.<\/p>\n Herb Simon, in his book,\u00a0The Sciences of the Artificial,\u00a0<\/em>famously wrote:<\/p>\n Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n In one fell swoop, Simon situated design as playing a role across a range of human-centered professions, whether it be graphic design, architecture, medicine, or social policy.<\/p>\n And most relevant to us: Education.<\/p>\n Which is why I prefer to call myself\u00a0 an educational designer (rather than educational researcher). I see the world through the lens of design. Everything in the world around me, education, parenting, research, to me are enriched by taking on this perspective: a design lens as it were.<\/p>\n It is no surprise, thus, that one of my favorite courses I teach is called Education by Design.<\/em> The course intro is as follows:<\/p>\n DCI 691 (Education by Design) <\/em>is a course about design. Design as a way of thinking and as a process that values collaboration, context, and diverse perspectives. Design as an approach that generates creative solutions to complex (wicked) problems of practice, particularly in education.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Design is both a noun and a verb, a product and a process. Design is central to the construction of any process or artifact\u2014be it a website or a car; an ATM machine or educational policy. Design touches on many different disciplines\u2014science, technology, engineering, education, psychology, sociology, organizational behavior, and art, to name a few. A multi-dimensional issue like design, particularly in education, requires a multifaceted approach.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” text_line_height=”1.6em” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u00a0 Everything in education is designed (one can argue whether this is intentional or not or whether the outcomes are the ones we want\/like) but the broader point is that there is nothing \u201cnatural\u201d about the systems of education we have around us. They are constructed by us, by humans. Whether the idea of the curriculum or seat-time, learning metrics or the idea of problem-based learning, or the idea of school, these are all human creations, structures adapted for some purpose (to quote Perkins and his definition of design).<\/p>\n That said, there is something fundamentally different about designing a textbook v.s. a chair; or designing a school v.s. designing an instructional plan. The differences have as much to do with the scale and the complexity of the tasks as it has to do with human psychology i.e. people\u2019s desires and needs. That is not all. Everything we do in education works within broader organizational, policy and information structures that constrain and guide what we can do, and the complex feedback loops that can emerge from the inherent complexity (wickedness) of the enterprise. What this means is that designers have to function differently depending on the \u201cspace\u201d they are working within.<\/p>\n In our recent work, Melissa Warr and I, have been developing a framework that we are calling the Five Spaces for Design in Education<\/em><\/a>. In brief, we argue that it may be productive to think of five spaces for the design in education: artifacts, processes, experiences, systems and culture<\/em>. Moreover, working within these spaces requires different tools, elements, practices, knowledge and judgement that we as designers need to bring to the task.<\/p>\n The best introduction to the FIve Spaces Framework is a series of videos made for ASU’s Learning Sparks series. You can find all the videos here: 6 videos (on the 5 spaces for design in education<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n In addition Melissa Warr maintains a page on the talkingaboutdesign.com<\/a> website that lists all the publications\/presentations<\/a> that have emerged from this line of work.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” text_line_height=”1.6em” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n I was invited to give a keynote at the 50th Anniversary of the Industrial Design Center. It was here at IDC that I was introduced to the idea of design\u2014something that I did not know much about before, but something I seemed to fit right into. I took this as an opportunity to look back over my journey through design and education. You can read more about it – and watch the video here<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” text_line_height=”1.6em” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Theories play a critical role in the development of a discipline. Theories allow us to understand, explain and predict phenomena in the world. That said it is often difficult to say just where theories come from. The standard model\u2014that data lead to laws, that in turn lead to theories\u2014has been undermined by philosophers of science for a while now. They argue, and I would suggest rightly, that theories are often under-determined by data, i.e. there is never enough data that will, inevitably, lead us to a particular theory. This situation is particularly problematic given the important role theories play in scholarly lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n In Warr, Scragg & Mishra (2020)<\/a> we argue that it may be productive to see the development of theory as being akin to a process of design \u2014that of creating an artifact (albeit a conceptual one) that has \u201ca structure adapted to a purpose\u201d and demonstrates \u201cgoodness of fit. We argue that, viewing theory development as an act of design might lead to a stronger theoretical and practical scholarship and can help us address some key challenges in the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” text_line_height=”1.6em” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n What does it mean for a teacher to be described as a designer, or for the act of teaching to be considered an act of design?<\/p>\n The paper cited below is a synthesis of 10 years of educational research into the idea that it is productive to see educators as designers\u2014as designers of curriculum, designers of learning experiences. We analyzed citation patterns of key journal articles to (a) identify emergent clusters or strands of work; and (b) the manner in which the roles teachers play as designers varies across time.<\/p>\n Warr, M., Mishra, P. (2021). Integrating the discourse on teachers and design: An analysis of 10 years of scholarship. Teaching and Teacher Education. <\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.tate.2020.103274<\/p>\n Abstract: <\/strong>This article presents a content and network analysis of a decade (2007 \u2013 2017) of highly-cited literature on teachers and design. Constructs and definitions were compared in an interpretive content analysis, resulting in 10 strands, each a cluster of literature that frames teaching and design in a particular way. A citation network analysis provided insight into how the strands are conceptually related. Further analysis highlighted how each strand described what, when, and how teachers design, and the value of considering teachers as designers. The results suggest that teaching not only includes design activities, but could be considered a design profession. This perspective has implications for teacher education, specifically the development of professional knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n More here<\/a>. <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(150,213,255,0.66)” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(150,213,255,0.11)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blog fullwidth=”off” posts_number=”15″ include_categories=”11″ show_thumbnail=”off” show_author=”off” show_categories=”off” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h1″ header_font=”|600|||||||” header_text_align=”left” header_font_size=”14px” header_line_height=”1.1em” body_font_size=”12px” body_line_height=”1.4em” meta_text_color=”#2ea3f2″ meta_font_size=”11px” meta_line_height=”1.5em” pagination_font=”|700|||||||” pagination_font_size=”18px” width=”100%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” child_filter_invert__hover_enabled=”on|hover” child_filter_invert__hover=”100%”][\/et_pb_blog][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#8300E9″ width=”100%” height=”30px” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#000000″ width=”100%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.5em” background_layout=”dark” custom_padding=”|||20px|false|false” border_width_left=”1px” border_color_left=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Punya Mishra<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Associate Dean of Scholarship & Innovation Email<\/strong>: punya[dot]mishra[at]asu.edu <\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.6em” custom_padding=”|||20px|false|false” border_width_left=”1px” border_color_left=”#FFFFFF” inline_fonts=”Alfa Slab One” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n All the content (text, images, photographs, videos) on this site have been created by me, Punya Mishra, (unless specified otherwise). 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<\/p>\nMy journey through design
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Arizona State University<\/p>\n
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