1. Teaching as a
Design Science
25/01/2024 - IFEN - Walferdange
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Prof. Dr Robert REUTER
Professeur Assistant
Institute for Teaching & Learning
Department of Education & Social Work
University of Luxembourg
2. Teaching as a Design Science
• Teaching has been seen as an ART
• But teaching is more than an ART, there
are formally defined goals to reach
• Educational research has been seen as a
SCIENCE: develop theories and
explanations of how the world works (as it
is)
(Laurilard, 2012)
3. Teaching as a Design Science
• Teaching = a DESIGN SCIENCE: it aims to
build and improve design principles and
heuristics of practice, based on what we
know from theoretical sciences AND it also
feeds back into theoretical sciences
• Design Sciences are Artificial Sciences,
about how the world could/should be
(Laurilard, 2012)
4. Design Research in Education
(Bakker, 2019)
• Develop theories about learning and the means
to support learning
• Interventionist: changing and understanding a
situation
• Prospective and reflective components
• Cyclic: Iterative process of intervention and
revision
• Theory under development hast to do real work
5.
6. Design Research in Initial
Teacher Training
• Teaching & Learning Lab Approach
• Pedagogical Design Projects
• SciTeachCenter
• Educational Technology Design Projects
• Bachelor Thesis
7. Design Research by and with
In-Service Teachers
• Doing design research in your classroom is a
great opportunity for Continuous Professional
Development
• Collaborating in design research projects
together with academic researchers is
mutually beneficial
8. Design Research by and with
In-Service Teachers
• Sharing your designs within the community of
your peers, like other design communities do
• Building up better teaching practices together
by standing on the shoulders of others
9. Design Research with and for
In-Service Teachers
• Teacher-trainers & academic researchers are
looking for real-world issues to do
educational design research on
• Reading research reports about design
research projects can inspire you to try out
new things in your classroom
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Prof. Dr Robert A.P. Reuter
Assistant Professor
Institute for Teaching & Learning
Department of Education and Social Work
University of Luxembourg
Let’s keep in touch
Maison des Sciences Humaines
11 Porte des Sciences
L-4366 Esch-sur-Alzette
robert.reuter@uni.lu
Address
Contact
Web
www.uni.lu/research/fhse/desw/
Thank you for
your attention