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Design, Designers, and Reflection-in-Action

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The role of the designer is ever changing and we are constantly looking to improve our designer preparation methods. Reflection-in-action, an interdisciplinary design principle, is emerging as an important component in instructional design. This chapter explores reflection-in-action in design by defining reflection-in-action and by discussing theoretical foundations, perspectives of reflection within design, and its implications on design and designers. It also illustrates each of these principles through examples in a case study.

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  1. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA

    Monica W. Tracey & John Baaki

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    Andrew Gibbons

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Tracey, M.W., Baaki, J. (2014). Design, Designers, and Reflection-in-Action. In: Hokanson, B., Gibbons, A. (eds) Design in Educational Technology. Educational Communications and Technology: Issues and Innovations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00927-8_1

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