Mrs Georgina Holden
Senior Lecturer In Design & Innovation
School of Engineering & Innovation
Biography
Professional biography
Senior Lecturer in Design and Innovation
I have been involved with design teaching at the OU for nearly four decades in a variety of different roles but have been a central academic since 2002. My scholarship and research focuses on the student experience of learning design at a distance.
Research interests
Online Learning
Participatory design
Assessment of design learning
Teaching interests
Qualification Lead for BA/BSc Design and Innovation
Module Team Member and Author for U101 Design Thinking, T217 Design Essentials, T317 Innovation: designing for change and more recently new modules, T240 Design for Impact and T290 Design Projects.
Publications
Book Chapter
Journal Article
A longitudinal study of Virtual Design Studio (VDS) use in STEM distance design education. (2021)
Design Education in the Open (2020)
Social technologies for online learning: theoretical and contextual issues (2016)
Design Med Omtanke: participation and sustainability in the design of public sector buildings (2011)
Presentation / Conference
OpenDesignStudio: virtual studio development over a decade (2019)
Engaging Qualities: factors affecting learner attention in online design studios (2018)
Lurking and learning: Making learning visible in a Virtual Design Studio (2017)
Social engagement in online design pedagogies (2015)
Design and communication patterns observed in an eLearning design team: A case-study (2010)
Using Web2 for peer support and learning (2010)
Design education, design research (2009)
e-Learning in the Development of Design Skills and Knowledge at the Open University (2005)
