Design Connect

Explore your creativity

Design Connect is an immersive outreach and engagement program run by the Design team at Griffith University’s Queensland College of Art and Design (QCAD) . The program is available to high school teachers and students in South-East Queensland and Northern NSW.

Teacher professional development

Enhance your design teaching

Held at our Gold Coast campus, we offer design-focused professional development days for teachers, covering design thinking, digital tools, and innovative teaching strategies. Our workshops are designed to help you earn PD points while gaining practical skills that you can bring back to your classroom.

2025 planned dates are: 1 March, 24 May, 16 August and 1 November (Saturdays).

Interactive learning

Participate in immersive hands-on workshops that deepen your understanding of design principles.

Earn PD points

Fulfil your professional development requirements while adding to your teaching toolkit.

Innovative teaching methods

Explore the latest trends in design education and technologies and learn strategies to apply them in your classroom.

High school student workshops (Years 10 – 12)

Explore your creativity in Design at Griffith University

We offer interactive workshops for high school students to experience the dynamic world of design through hands-on activities. Held at our state-of-the-art Gold Coast campus, these workshops provide a glimpse into university life, allowing students to meet our industry-informed design teachers and explore our studio spaces. Students engage in mini-design briefs, collaborate on projects, explore various design disciplines, and build their portfolio towards university entry.

Hands-on experience

Dive into design thinking and creative problem-solving.

University taster

Experience a day in the life of a design student at Griffith.

Interactive Workshops

Work on real design briefs, experiment with materials, and develop your technical skills.

Find out more

qcadadminteam@griffith.edu.au

For further information about Design Connect, please contact the QCAD administration team.

Expanding my knowledge and abilities

"The full day PD was designed to improve teacher's abilities in photography, focusing on portraiture. I found the PD an educational day, which allowed me to expand upon my knowledge of photography. It had indoor and outdoor sessions to work with different lighting and show what teachers could work with, using different tools."

Danielle Del Prado

Teacher, Queensland Department of Education and Training