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Creative Technologies Education Students as Digital Designers
This book is a groundbreaking exploration of how to empower students as innovative creators in an increasingly technology-driven world.
With rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and other technologies reshaping society, this text champions the critical role of creativity in education, explaining how teachers can equip learners with skills for the future workplace and foster their enjoyment of learning through design. Bridging theory and practice, this collaborative work synthesises global research to provide actionable strategies for teachers. From multimedia and game design to augmented reality, robotics, 3D fabrication and more, it offers practical insights into how students can use cutting-edge technologies to design, invent, and solve problems creatively. The constructively sequenced and interconnected chapters feature evidence-based principles and real-world vignettes across all levels of schooling.
Written by a team of academic experts, this open-access resource is a must-read for educators, researchers, and anyone passionate about unlocking the creative potential of the next generation using technology.
1. The Critical Need for Creative Technologies Education
Matt Bower, Garry Falloon, Jihyun Lee, and Tianchong Wang
2. Philosophy, Theory, and Pedagogy of Technologies Education
Thembi Mason, Lincoln Gill, Belinda von Mengersen, Leanne Cameron, Jon Mason, and Jubilee Smith
3. Creativity and Creative Thinking
Bronwyn Tregenza, Jodie Torrington, Shaun Nykvist, and Sarah Prestridge
4. Systems Thinking, Design Thinking, Computational Thinking and Critical Thinking
Christopher N. Blundell, Leanne Cameron, Michelle Mukherjee, Dung Tran, Ben Zunica, and Bronwyn Tregenza
5. Students as Creative Designers with Technology
Kim Rowston, Peter Murphy, and Belinda von Mengersen
6. Students as Multimodal Designers and Authors
Garry Falloon, Rachael Adlington, Len Unsworth, Jose Hanham, and Karen Woo
7. Students as Designers with Augmented Reality
Stefan Schutt, Walter Barbieri, Antoni Cantone, Damian Maher, and Amber McLeod
8. Students as Designers with Virtual Reality
Jason Zagami, Zi Siang See, Paul Unsworth, Damian Maher, Jo Blannin, and Nana Osei Bonsu
9. Students as Designers of Digital Games
Damian Maher, David A Martin, Natalie McMaster, Stefan Schutt, and Ben Zunica
10. Students as Designers with Robotics and Control Systems
Katie Waters, David A Martin, Natalie McMaster, Ben Zunica, Bronwyn Tregenza, and Martin Levins
11. Students as Designers with 3D Design and Fabrication Technologies
Carol Puddicombe, Rob Rouse, Marco Tolomei, and David Ellis
12. Students as Makers using Technologies
David Ellis, Rob Rouse, Kim Rowston, Carol Puddicombe, Belinda von Mengersen, and Martin Levins
13. Students as Digital Designers in Engineering
Matthew Daniel Christie, Belinda von Mengersen, Martin Levins, and Carol Puddicombe
14. Inclusive Technologies Education
Shaun Nykvist, Damian Maher, Natalie McMaster, and Martin Levins
15. Assessment in Creative Technologies Education
Emily Ashcroft, Lincoln Gill, and Coral Campbell
16. Creative Technologies Education – Lessons Learnt and Future Directions
Matt Bower, Garry Falloon, Peter Murphy, Jon Mason, Thembi Mason, Kim Rowston, Leanne Cameron, Jihuyun Lee, and Tianchong Wang
Biography
Matt Bower is a multi-award winning Professor of Education and Technology who is intensely curious about innovative ways technologies can be used to advance student learning outcomes and experiences.
Belinda von Mengersen is an Associate Professor of Design Technologies who is curious about technology's transformative potential to enrich creative, socio-critical, material, and speculative design practices.
"This book is not only a roadmap but an invitation—to explore, experiment, and reimagine what is possible with technology for creative education. May it inspire you to embrace a future-forward view on learning and technology—with curiosity, purpose, and a commitment to empowering learners as creators."
Danah Henriksen, Associate Professor of Leadership & Innovation , Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University, USA
