Talking D&T Podcast
1) Beyond Empathy: What the V&A's Design and Disability Exhibition Taught Me
Send me a message. A museum floor changed underfoot and so did my thinking. After a visit to the V&A’s Design and Disability exhibition, I came home energised and unsettled—in the best way—and unpack ...Show More
2) Bridging Art & Design and D&T: Values, Overlaps, and Why Differences Matter
Send me a message. Ever been told art and design and technology are basically the same because they share the word “design”? Let’s test that claim with real data and grounded classroom experience. In ...Show More
Bridging Art & Design and D&T: Values, Overlaps, and Why Differences Matter
10:25 | Oct 7th, 2025
3) Your Voice, Your Subject: Three Ways to Shape D&T's Future
Send me a message. In this episode, I'm excited to share three brilliant opportunities for you to get involved in research that's shaping the future of design and technology education. First, I'll tel...Show More
4) What Gets You Out of Bed to Teach Design & Technology?
Send me a message. Reconnecting with purpose is essential when facing professional challenges. In this reflective episode, I share my experience of an unsuccessful professorial application and how it...Show More
5) [Archive] Talking Design Studio Pedagogy with Alice Hellard and Derek Jones
Send me a message. Recommended read: Studio Properties: A field guide to design education (edited by Derek Jones , Elizabeth Boling, James Benedict Brown , James Corazzo, Colin M. Gray, Nicole L...Show More
[Archive] Talking Design Studio Pedagogy with Alice Hellard and Derek Jones
55:57 | Aug 25th, 2025
6) [Archive] Subject Integrity: When Art Meets Design & Technology
Send me a message. Michelle Gregson, General Secretary and Chief Executive of NSEAD, discusses the relationship between art and design and design and technology education, exploring their distinctiven...Show More
7) [Archive] Shaping the Future: The Evolution and Advocacy of Design and Technology Education with Tony Ryan
Send me a message. If you are interested in helping the Association evaluate their Inspired by Industry programme, sign up here: https://bit.ly/IBIinterest What happens when we look beyond textbook pr...Show More
8) [Archive] Talking about design education in schools and higher ed with Max Pownall
Send me a message. Max Pownall is a product design lecturer at Nottingham Trent University. Find out more about Max and his work: Instagram (NTU Focussed)LinkedInUni profileFinal Year Degree online ...Show More
9) Holistic Evaluation: The True Measure of Design & Technology Capability
Send me a message. Holistic, summative assessment is essential for properly evaluating design and technology capability, drawing on research by Richard Kimball and Kay Stables that predates the Nation...Show More
10) Beyond the Design Crit: How Students Learn Through Giving and Receiving Feedback
Send me a message. Formative assessment in Design and Technology requires structured peer feedback approaches to be effective. Research shows a significant gap in assessing technological knowledge, wi...Show More
Beyond the Design Crit: How Students Learn Through Giving and Receiving Feedback
09:51 | Jun 2nd, 2025