Abstract
Educational innovation through conference attendance is the main theme of this paper. It starts by describing and contrasting product and education innovation, highlighting the importance of the step of influencing and determining the future direction of the market or community of practice. It goes on to describe the important learning processes associated with copying, affirming its importance in the way that educational innovations spread and develop. The paper includes several personal examples where ideas have been copied and developed following E&PDE papers. The paper poses a further question regarding the place that subconscious innovation takes place, treating it as a topic for further research.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 3 Sept 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 15th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education - Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland Duration: 5 Sept 2013 → 6 Sept 2013 https://www.designsociety.org/publication/33331/DS+76%3A+Proceedings+of+E%26PDE+2013%2C+the+15th+International+Conference+on+Engineering+and+Product+Design+Education%2C+Dublin%2C+Ireland%2C+05-06.09.2013 |
Conference
| Conference | 15th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education |
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| Country/Territory | Ireland |
| City | Dublin |
| Period | 5/09/13 → 6/09/13 |
| Other | The 15th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education Conference was organised by the School of Manufacturing & Design Engineering, Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), in participation with the Design Education Special Interest Group (DESIG) of the Design Society and the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED). The conference brought together representatives from education, design practice, industry and government agencies that have an interest in developing new approaches and directions in design education. The conference provided a forum for participants to discuss current educational issues and to identify new approaches, address new challenges and new directions for design education. This was reflected in the conference theme, ‘Growing our Future”. The conference aim was intended to reflect the increasing emphasis on design education as a driver for economic growth and in particular the importance of design in addressing such issues as sustainability, creativity and innovation. This was reflected within the submissions that provided varied interpretations of the phrase ‘Growing our Future’ in line with the stated conference topics. |
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Keywords
- conference attendance
- Educational innovation
- Product innovation
- copying
