Engaging Design Thinking and Making in Technical and Professional Communication Pedagogy
Jason Tham
Abstract
This study explores the viability of making in technical and professional communication (TPC) pedagogy. This article reports a pedagogical case study of making as a way to enact design thinking in the TPC classroom. By aligning the values in making and design thinking with TPC learning goals, this study discusses the opportunities in maker-based learning and proposes a set of heuristics for integrating making with TPC pedagogy.
Topics & Concepts
HeuristicsTechnical communicationLearning designSet (abstract data type)PedagogyDesign thinkingMathematics educationProfessional communicationComputer sciencePsychologySociologyEngineeringHuman–computer interactionWorld Wide WebOperating systemElectrical engineeringProgramming languageDesign Education and PracticeProblem and Project Based LearningDigital Storytelling and Education