Talk:Engineering Design for All

Development Tryout - Peer Notes -- Elizabeth Wilson (talk) 21:25, 2 December 2016 (EST)

Eric,

Really great work so far! Here are my initial thoughts after reading through the introduction and first module:

What works well

I really like the familiar tone of the writing. Not only do you make the content sound approachable and highly interesting, but the text of the first module is broken up with images, lists, etc. I never felt overwhelmed by a wall of text, and the inclusion of video content is a great way of presenting the idea of EDP in a realistic context.
Overall, the content of the first module aligns with the instructional goal of selecting a design process, and the content seems perfectly suited to your audience.

Have you considered this?

After I reviewed the examples of EDP, I found myself thinking about the possibilities for a high-level analysis and comparison of each. Each example has a lot in common, but based on the slight differences, are there any examples that align more closely with what the practices discussed in the Next Generation Science Standards? Are there any that stress testing more than the others? Which example most closely resembles the scientific method? Learners might not have a deep enough understanding of EDP to conduct this type of compare and contrast analysis in module one, but some kind of chart would be really useful.
I loved the video, and I was thinking that another way to connect the story to the content would be to ask learners to select the EDP example they think best represents Ideo’s process.
Finally, I would recommend linking text rather than including the full URLs (the exception being reference lists of course). For example, link “Learning to Do Technology” instead of pasting the full linked URL.

Question: What is the essential question of module 1?