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6.2.2 Disciplinary Practice (DP)

🌟 For guidance on choosing disciplinary practice, refer to Chapter 2.3 - Disciplinary Practice (DP)

As we have chosen the course-level pattern "Engineer/Inventor (Engineering Design + Self-directed Learning)",  the Learning Design Studio (LDS) will suggest and assign the Engineering Design as the DP. The details of this DP are automatically provided for you, as shown below:

Name: Engineering Design

Description: 

The disciplinary practice of 'Engineering Design' supports our young learners to apply their knowledge and skills in developing effective solutions to real-world problems. Like engineers and inventors, learners will engage in identifying problems, then ideate, design, create, and optimize solutions to address those challenges.

Role of Learner: Engineer, Inventor

Workflow Steps:

  • Identify the problem
  • Generate ideas for solutions
  • Design the solution
  • Construct a prototype
  • Test the prototype's performance and optimize the product

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Figure 6.19 Learning Design Triangle Section - Disciplinary Practice

 

1. Editing or Creating a DP

 

  • By clicking the image.png or image.png button, you can access the DP builder to modify the DP information.

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Figure 6.20: Editing/Creating a DP

 

 

2. Learning Design Facilitator

 

  • In the Learning Design Facilitator, there are DP Patterns that we have designed for you to copy and use in your own design.

  • If you accidentally make changes to or remove the DP Pattern, you can easily add it back using the Learning Design Facilitator.

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Figure 6.21: The DP Patterns in the LDS Facilitator Figure 6.22: Details of the Targeted DP Pattern

 

  • By clicking the image.png button, you can explore the details of the targeted DP pattern. 
  • You can use the targeted DP pattern directly by clicking "COPY" in the new pop-up window, or by clicking the image.png button in the Learning Design Facilitator. The DP pattern details will be automatically appear in the LDS.
 

 

3. Information Window

 

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Figure 6.23: Information Window 
  • The course-level pattern has already provided some information about the Intended Learning Outcomes and Pedagogical Approach. You can review these details in the information window.