Contemporary Design Education in Australia

List of Figures List of Tables Foreword – Dr Brandon Gien Acknowledgements Introduction: Design and the Changing Educational Landscape – Lisa Scharoun, Deanna Meth, Renata Lemos Morais, and Philip Crowther - Exploring transdisciplinarity - Introducing our Australian design education context and collective learnings - Overview of chapters PART 1: DESIGNING EFFECTIVE CURRICULA: TOWARDS TRANSDISCIPLINARITY 1. Curriculum Design and Development to Enhance Transdisciplinary Skills Development – Sheona Thomson, Andrew Scott, and Philip Crowther - The changing role of universities - Building a new faculty framework - Transdisciplinary units - Transdisciplinary elected studies - Discussion - Conclusion 2. Developing Twenty-First-Century Design Professionals through Impactful Curricula – Deanna Meth and Dean Brough - Background and context - The Bachelor of Design Program, 2019 Onwards - Concluding thoughts 3. Making Things Online: Transforming an Interdisciplinary Design Fabrication Unit for Online Delivery – Levi Swann - Introducing Design Fabrication - Shifting online, shifting perspective - Discussion - Conclusion  PART 2: TRANSFORMING PROFESSIONAL IDENTITIES THROUGH TRANSDISCIPLINARY AND AUTHENTIC LEARNING 4. Identifying Opportunities and Barriers for Transdisciplinary Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Experiences for Future Design Professionals – Sarah Briant, Philip Crowther, and Lindy Osborne Burton - What is WIL?  - Study context - Research methods  - Discussion 5. Transforming Engagement through Authentic Collaboration: Transdisciplinary Learning for Design Students and Preservice Teachers – Lindy Osborne Burton and Lyndal O’Gorman - Contextual background - Transdisciplinarity and teamwork - Transformational pedagogy, authentic learning, and WIL - Professional identity and interactions - Method - Findings  - Implications for practice 6. I Am Not the Expert: Indigenous Perspectives and ‘Transdisciplinary Education’ – Alayna Renata, Scott Parlett, Jackie Kauli, Verena Thomas, Owen Cafe, and Melanie Finger - Case Study 1: Design for social good: Aboriginal perspectives in an intensive Impact Lab context – First-year unit - Case Study 2: People and Place: Positionality, constraints, and opportunities in design education - Case Study 3: Transdisciplinarity in social research with Indigenous communities - Discussion and conclusion  PART 3: STRATEGIES FOR INCORPORATING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN DESIGN PROGRAMS 7. The Travelling Professional in New York: A Study of an Experiential Transdisciplinary Study Tour – Dean Brough, Sarah Briant, and Melanie Finger - Benefits and challenges of short-term international study tours  - Australian international short-term study tours  - QUT Creative Industries New York short-term study tour  - Future opportunities  - Conclusion  8. Transforming Perspectives: Fostering Cross-Cultural and Transdisciplinary Competencies through Industry Engagement in a Short-Term Study Tour – Lisa Scharoun, Rafael Gomez, and Tim Williams - Towards an understanding of design and the role of a designer - The importance of cross-cultural experiences in design education - Towards an understanding of differences in workplace cultures in Asia and Australia - Overview of the Immersive Asia Study Tour program - Vision and aims (industry, cultural, institutions)  - Overview of workshops - Reflections and evaluation  - Conclusion 9. Authentic Project-Based Learning: Designing a Pavilion for the Botanica Festival – Kirsty Volz and Sarah Briant - Background: Pavilions in Australia - Transdisciplinary design approaches  - Comprehending an iterative design process through authentic project-based learning - Conclusion PART 4: GLOBAL TRANSDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION 10. Understanding Design Culture from East to West: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Teaching – Lisa Scharoun, Müge Belek Fialho Teixeira, Danny Hills, Frederico Fialho Teixeira, Daphne Flynn, and Raghavendra Gudur - Transdisciplinary mindset  - Context: Experiential learning and transvergence  - Reflection on teaching and learning practices  - Cross-cultural collaboration - Application of teaching and learning practices to a global learning experience - Case studies - Conclusion 11. Approaching Global and Local Issues through Design: Examples of Transdisciplinary Projects in the United States, Indonesia, China, and Australia – Gjoko Muratovski, Lisa Scharoun, Nina Hansopaheluwakan, Mengyu Chen, and Camilo Potocnjak-Oxman - Exploratory learning through a furniture design project in the United States - Understanding the evolution of creative industries in China through project-based learning - Informing sustainable design solutions in Indonesia through PBL  - An approach to designing healthy futures in Australia through problem-oriented project-based learning - Conclusions and reflections  12. Transdisciplinarity in Design Education: A Review of Design Programs with a Focus on Australia and the United Arab Emirates – Carlos Montana, Lisa Scharoun, Hani Asfour, and Renata Lemos Morais - Preparing design students for unknown future challenges and jobs - Comparative review and discussion of DIDI and QUT - School of Design - Comparative review and conclusion CONCLUSION  13. Working towards Transdisciplinary Futures: Complexities and Concepts in Education – Deanna Meth, Lisa Scharoun, Philip Crowther, Müge Belek Fialho Teixeira, Dean Brough, and Lindy Osborne Burton - Complexities in aiming for transdisciplinary education - Conceptual frameworks for transdisciplinary education  - Concluding points Notes on Editors  Notes on Other Contributors  Index