Learning by Design has been created by researchers in Georgia Tech's EduTech Institute working along with teachers from Atlanta-area school systems. Our intent has been to apply what we know about learning to creating science curriculum that will motivate students to want to learn and give them an opportunity to put what they are learning to work. Design is targeted to success in the real world.
Design sets constraints and experiments with variables to solve authentic problems.
There are measurable criteria for success. Design is interactive through artifacts. Artifacts are paper representations, models, computer simulations and objects. The process of design is based on people interacting with artifacts and with each other through artifacts, to develop the best product possible to meet the criteria. Design is iterative.