Talking D&T

I'm struggling to find blogs by D&T teachers who are sharing how they plan and teach D&T. In this episode I talk about why I want to read D&T teachers' blogs and why we need to hear about teachers' practice. If you want to start a blog I give some tips for how to get going. Episode transcriptMentioned in this episodeDavid and Torben for D&TResearching D&TD&T Teacher educationMy blogposts:Should I stay or should I go (from Twitter)?Research capacity and engagement in Design & Technology educationHow do we do race in D & T?Support the showIf you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me.If you want to ask a question or leave me a message, you can do this on Speakpipe.If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click here. Whilst ongoing support would be fantastic you can make a one-time donation instead, through PayPal (contact me to for details), if that works better for you. If you are not able to support me financially, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing a link to my work on social media. Thank you!

I have a new book out and I'm offering you a chance to win a copy.  In other words, I'm shamelessly plugging it 😉In all seriousness, I'm actually recommending it to read. There are 16 chapters written by different authors, so you get to hear lots of views about D&T.Episode transcriptMentioned in this episodeBuy the book from RoutledgeEnter by 28th February 2023 to win a copy of the new Debates in D&T book by either (or do all 3!):Signing up to my newsletter via my websiteLeaving me a voice memo on SpeakpipeWriting a review on Apple Podcasts (use your real name so I can find you!)The winner will be announced in March on my podcast, in my newsletter and on social media. Support the showIf you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me.If you want to ask a question or leave me a message, you can do this on Speakpipe.If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click here. Whilst ongoing support would be fantastic you can make a one-time donation instead, through PayPal (contact me to for details), if that works better for you. If you are not able to support me financially, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing a link to my work on social media. Thank you!

Dr Matt McLain is back and this time talking about PATT40, one of the best spaces to share your D&T practice. Listen to Matt and me reminisce about previous PATT conferences and explain how you can get involved in 2023. Episode transcriptMentioned in this episodePATT40 websitePreparing to share your researchSupport the showIf you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me.If you want to ask a question or leave me a message, you can do this on Speakpipe.If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click here. Whilst ongoing support would be fantastic you can make a one-time donation instead, through PayPal (contact me to for details), if that works better for you. If you are not able to support me financially, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing a link to my work on social media. Thank you!

When is the right time to teach new knowledge in D&T? Maybe a better question is: is there a right time? In this episode I talk about just-in-time teaching of knowledge. Episode transcriptMentioned in this episodeDesign and technology in a knowledge economy A framework for design decisions Hilda Beaumont (formerly David Barlex)Support the showIf you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me.If you want to ask a question or leave me a message, you can do this on Speakpipe.If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click here. Whilst ongoing support would be fantastic you can make a one-time donation instead, through PayPal (contact me to for details), if that works better for you. If you are not able to support me financially, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing a link to my work on social media. Thank you!

When is the right time to teach pupils new knowledge in D&T? Well, I don't have an answer this week but I do have plenty of thoughts to share. There will be more in the next episode too!Episode transcriptDebates in D&T EducationRedesigning D&T surveyMe on TikTokNewsletterMentioned in this episodeIf you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me.If you want to ask a question or leave me a message, you can do this on Speakpipe.If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only  posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click here. Whilst ongoing support would be fantastic you can make a one-time donation instead, through PayPal (contact me to for details), if that works better for you. If you are not able to support me financially, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing a link to my work on social media. Thank you!Support the showIf you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me.If you want to ask a question or leave me a message, you can do this on Speakpipe.If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click here. Whilst ongoing support would be fantastic you can make a one-time donation instead, through PayPal (contact me to for details), if that works better for you. If you are not able to support me financially, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing a link to my work on social media. Thank you!

This is the third of 3 episodes launching the Redesigning D&T project.Listen to all 3 and fill in the survey: Do you agree with the contentious questions?You might find it helpful to download the discussion notes: Contentious questionsEpisode transcriptRelated episodes:TD&T18: How can design not be considered as central to engaging with the future?TD&T22 What designers know and how they know itTD&T28 Eddie and Alison talking about D&T and epistemologyTD&T31 Are there different ways of knowing?The Kurt Seeman episodes: 33 - 34, 36 & 37TD&T13: Talking design and/or technology 2.0 with David SpendloveTD&T107 Talking about the rise and fall of D&T with Professor David SpendloveIf you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me.If you want to ask a question or leave me a message, you can do this on Speakpipe.If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only  posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click here. Whilst ongoing support would be fantastic you can make a one-time donation instead, through PayPal (contact me to for detailSupport the showIf you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me.If you want to ask a question or leave me a message, you can do this on Speakpipe.If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click here. Whilst ongoing support would be fantastic you can make a one-time donation instead, through PayPal (contact me to for details), if that works better for you. If you are not able to support me financially, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing a link to my work on social media. Thank you!

This is the second of 3 episodes launching the Redesigning D&T project.Listen to all 3 and fill in the survey: Do you agree with the contentious questions?You might find it helpful to download the discussion notes: Contentious questionsEpisode transcriptMentioned in this episodeTD&T13: Talking design and/or technology 2.0 with David SpendloveOur book: Redesigning D&TRelated episodes:TD&T18: How can design not be considered as central to engaging with the future?TD&T22 What designers know and how they know itTD&T28 Eddie and Alison talking about D&T and epistemologyTD&T31 Are there different ways of knowing?The Kurt Seeman episodes: 33 - 34, 36 & 37TD&T13: Talking design and/or technology 2.0 with David SpendloveTD&T107 Talking about the rise and fall of D&T with Professor David SpendloveIf you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me.If you want to ask a question or leave me a message, you can do this on Speakpipe.If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only  posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a PatSupport the showIf you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me.If you want to ask a question or leave me a message, you can do this on Speakpipe.If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click here. Whilst ongoing support would be fantastic you can make a one-time donation instead, through PayPal (contact me to for details), if that works better for you. If you are not able to support me financially, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing a link to my work on social media. Thank you!

This is the first of 3 episodes launching the Redesigning D&T project.Listen to all 3 and fill in the survey: Do you agree with the contentious questions?You might find it helpful to download the discussion notes: Contentious questionsEpisode transcriptMentioned in this episodeRelated episodes:TD&T18: How can design not be considered as central to engaging with the future?TD&T22 What designers know and how they know itTD&T28 Eddie and Alison talking about D&T and epistemologyTD&T31 Are there different ways of knowing?The Kurt Seeman episodes: 33 - 34, 36 & 37TD&T13: Talking design and/or technology 2.0 with David SpendloveTD&T107 Talking about the rise and fall of D&T with Professor David SpendloveOur book: Redesigning D&TPhil Robert's paper: Aspects of  research concerning design educationDelphi methodIf you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me.If you want to ask a question or leave me a message, you can do this on Speakpipe.If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons Support the showIf you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me.If you want to ask a question or leave me a message, you can do this on Speakpipe.If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click here. Whilst ongoing support would be fantastic you can make a one-time donation instead, through PayPal (contact me to for details), if that works better for you. If you are not able to support me financially, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing a link to my work on social media. Thank you!

Drew Wicken is back, this time talking about a deep dive with Ofsted into his team's D&T curriculum.Episode transcriptMentioned in this episodeSTEM EnthuseCurriculum: keep it simpleIf you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me.If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only  posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click herbuzze. Whilst ongoing support would be fantastic you can make a one-time donation instead, through PayPal (contact me to for details), if that works better for you. If you are not able to support me financially, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing a link to my work on social media. Thank you!Support the showIf you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me.If you want to ask a question or leave me a message, you can do this on Speakpipe.If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click here. Whilst ongoing support would be fantastic you can make a one-time donation instead, through PayPal (contact me to for details), if that works better for you. If you are not able to support me financially, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing a link to my work on social media. Thank you!

Recorded earlier this year, David and I reflect on the EPI report commissioned by the D&T Association and some of the wider issues that influenced D&T's status. Mentioned in this episodeA spotlight on Design and Technology study in EnglandIf you want to read David's chapter in the forthcoming Debates in D&T book, sign up for my newsletter or pre-order on the Routledge website. If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me.If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only  posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click here. Whilst ongoing support would be fantastic you can make a one-time donation instead, through PayPal (contact me to for details), if that works better for you. If you are not able to support me financially, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing a link to my work on social media. Thank you!Support the showIf you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me.If you want to ask a question or leave me a message, you can do this on Speakpipe.If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click here. Whilst ongoing support would be fantastic you can make a one-time donation instead, through PayPal (contact me to for details), if that works better for you. If you are not able to support me financially, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing a link to my work on social media. Thank you!