The Future of Design Education

This text collates and examines the most pressing issues currently facing design education. In response to the pandemic and other global events, design schools are reimagining their pedagogy, coursework, program offerings, and modes of academic delivery. Featuring essays written by international leaders in the fields of design education and industry, this book uses insights and solutions most prescient to the field to support design educators and scholars in further evolving both their own work and the design industry globally. Chapters offer comprehensive theoretical and research-based overviews alongside pragmatic, hands-on tools for practical use. Topics include strategies to improve students' learning and design school experience; insights into the escalating costs of higher education; ideas for retaining and improving design program enrollment; ethical uses of AI in design education; and flexible techniques for advancing faculty development within the design school community. Ideal for design educators, school leaders, and education scholars, this resource provides comprehensive guidance and solutions for how design schools can advance for sustained academic and operational success.