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Edges Art Framers – Curriculum Links

Nature of Technology Strand

Characteristics of Technological Outcomes

A key feature of technological products and systems is that they are intimately connected to other entities (including natural objects and people) and systems (including political, social, cultural systems, etc.).  This reflects the socially embedded nature of technology.

Focus Question

  • Find the evidence in this case study which shows how the framing at Edges is connected to social/cultural systems.

Characteristics of Technology

The increasingly interdisciplinary nature of contemporary technology requires that technologists engage in more integrated forms of technological development, where collaborative activity between people and across disciplines is critical for success.

Focus Question

  • Explain how Edges has taken a traditional occupation and moved to a more interdisciplinary method.