John Robson PGDiP, B.Ed, CERT.
Senior Lecturer in Design and Technology Education
- Department of Teacher Education
- Department of Art and Design
- Art Design and Media Research Centre
- Culture and Creativity Research Institute
Summary
I joined Sheffield Hallam University as a Senior Lecturer in 2002, having been involved with Teacher Education through mentoring students on placement from a number of HEIs.
About
I have teaching experience in both Art and Design and Design and Technology, having taught these in secondary schools for 24 years. This included substantial periods of working as a Post-16 tutor and as Head of Faculty of Design. This has mainly been in schools in Derbyshire. For a period of 3 years I also worked at the then newly opened Djanogly City Technology College, Nottingham. Here I had the role of Curriculum Co-ordinator for Art & Design, working across the Colleges of Expressive Arts and Maths, Science and Technology.
Pedagogical studies in Design and Technology.
Design communication studies, the role of drawing and visual literacy.
Action-based research through enquiry in the placement school.
Design and manufacturing practice as a supervising tutor for undergraduate design projects. Through this I was interested to encourage and develop an awareness of more sustainable approaches.
Developing and leading on the MA module in Education for Sustainable Design.
Publications
Book chapters
Cowell, T. (2015). Preparing to teach electronics, actuation and control technologies. In Learning to Teach Design and Technology in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience: Third Edition. (pp. 77-98). http://doi.org/10.4324/9781315767956
Lee, J., & Todd, R. (2013). Teaching systems and control. In Learning to Teach Design and Technology in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience, Second Edition. (pp. 10-25). http://doi.org/10.4324/9780203717653
Robson, J. (2008). Teaching graphics. In Owen-Jackson, G. (Ed.) Learning to teach design and technology in the secondary school : a companion to school experience - 2nd edition. (pp. 73-83). Routledge
Other activities
I work closely with departments in secondary schools to establish and maintain partnerships for student placements. I continue to contribute to the training of mentors in schools and to the supervision of students while on teaching placements.
Through the Design & Technology Association (D&TA), I managed and co-ordinated a successful Student Associates Scheme in Design & Technology. My work with D&TA also included a period as a member of the Initial Teacher Education working group. During this period I contributed to the revision of the Minimum Competences for Trainees to Teach Design & Technology in Secondary Schools (2010).
I have also been involved in the development of Key Stage 3 project work through links with the Technology Enhancement Programme.
Other responsibilities
External Examiner at Northumbria University and at the University of Limerick, Ireland.