[IxDA Discuss] Bringing your attention to something that impacts all of design (education)! Opinions, thoughts?

2009-08-10 Thread Vicki Haberman
Georgia Tech is currently planning to eliminate the undergraduate degrees in industrial design, building construction architecture in favor of a generic BS in Design. If implemented, the change will likely impact all design education as schools, looking for ways to cut costs, follow suit.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Bringing your attention to something that impacts all of design (education)! Opinions, thoughts?

2009-08-10 Thread Rayala, Martin
We have been struggling with how to position design education in K-12 schools. Is it an art class? A technology education class? Does it include graphic design, product design, environment design, and experience design? I'll be interested to hear people's comments about the Georgia Tech