In 10 years’ time… A seminar for the Edge Foundation by

Alison Hardy, Nottingham Trent University, and Matt McLain, Liverpool John Moores University.

Dystopian futures… for design and technology

education in 2025

Utopian?

What if…

…there weren't enough design and

technology teachers?

What if…

…design and technology didn’t

exist on the curriculum?

What if…

…design and technology was the

foundation of a sustainable education

system?

What if… …design and

technology teachers kept pace with

sociological and technological

developments?

What if…

…the assessment of process was more

important than product?

What if…

…learners didn’t always have make

something in design and technology?

Possible scenarios… …for excellent design and

technology teaching in every school in 2025

Menders

Fab-Labers Fixers & Developers

Crafters & Hackers

Available to some Available to all

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technology…

…society

problem solving

problem finding