CQUniversity Unit Profile.

During the 3-day intensive Residential School, you will use a wide range of textile skills and techniques to construct samplers and display them in a portfolio. The portfolio must be communicated and organised suitably for use as a classroom learning and teaching resource. In addition to building your confidence to manipulate textile materials and equipment, you will learn strategies to organise, manage and teach in this high-risk environment through an experience in a school-based textiles classroom. All practical tasks and portfolio construction will occur during the 3-day workshop.

You are required to upload a self-management checklist with photographs of your textile products and portfolio pages via Moodle within 3 days after completing the Residential School. 

Practical tasks include, however, are not limited to:

1. Sewing samplers:

• Seams
• Hems
• Zips
• Patch Pocket
• Front Hip Pocket
• Darts
• Gathering – interfaced band
• Set in sleeve
• Neckline facing

2. Pencil case and bag
3. Boxer shorts (block pattern)
4. Dyes and Natural Dyes
5. Embellishments & Artistic Effects
6. Display Portfolio

You will be supported by your facilitator at Residential School to develop all activities. See Moodle for information sheet, sewing kit list, pattern booklet and self-management checklist.

AI Assessment scale tool 

Level 1: You must not use Al at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge. Any misuse or lack of disclosure regarding the use of AI tools will be considered a breach of academic integrity.

This assessment must be submitted by the specified due date and time. Due to the nature of this task, the standard 72-hour grace period does not apply. We recognise that unexpected circumstances may arise, and encourage students to reach out as early as possible if they are experiencing difficulties, so that appropriate support or adjustments can be considered in line with university policy.

• Create: textiles samplers and products using a range of techniques and materials
• Perform: a range of practical skills
• Select: designs, materials and techniques to satisfy task requirements and includes sustainability considerations
• Communicate: information and instructions suitable for secondary school audiences
• Manage: plans and resources
• Comply: Workplace Health and Safety requirements suitable for sewing environments 

In this assessment, you will develop a human-centred textile design resource package that supports the creation of innovative textile solutions for a human, client, or community need. This task positions you as a designer and educator, translating textile knowledge into a structured, applied design framework.

While the resource is aligned to secondary Textiles Technology contexts (Years 7–10), the focus of this assessment is on design thinking, human-centred practice, and the communication of ideas through textile-based solutions—skills that are transferable across education, design, and community settings. This assessment provides the foundation for AT3, where you will enact your own design brief.

Assessment Components

You will submit:

1. A Human-Centred Design Brief
2. A Marking Rubric
3. A Digital Textile Learning Portfolio
4. An AI Use Statement

1. Human-Centred Design Brief (500–800 words)

Develop a scaffolded design brief that supports learners to design and create a textile solution for a defined human, client, or community need.

Your design brief must:

• Clearly communicate the design context, challenge, and expectations
• Structure the design process: investigate → design → produce → evaluate. 
• Be appropriate for a defined learner group (e.g. middle years or equivalent learning context)

Human-centred design must be central, including:

• Identification of a human, client, or community
• Definition of a need, problem, or design opportunity
• Consideration of function, context, and constraints
• Evaluation of design outcomes in relation to human needs

You must include a Human/Client Profile scaffold (e.g., template or guiding prompts) to support investigation of human needs and design considerations.

The design brief should balance clear structure with flexibility, allowing for diverse and creative design outcomes.

The brief must also:

• Incorporate culturally responsive perspectives, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Asian, or Pacific textile practices, in a meaningful and respectful way
• Embed sustainability and ethical design principles
• Integrate a minimum of five textile skills developed during AT1 Residential School, demonstrating your capacity to translate practical textile techniques into pedagogical application:
  • Construction techniques (e.g., seams, hems, pockets, closures, darts, etc)
  • Decorative techniques, embellishments and artistic effects (e.g., natural dyes, felting techniques, appliqué, embroidery, fabric painting, block stencils, etc)

2. Marking Rubric

Develop a rubric aligned to relevant Australian Curriculum achievement standards.

Your rubric must include:

• 3–5 criteria
• Four levels of achievement
• Clear, discriminating descriptors

3. Digital Textile Learning Portfolio (3–5 entries)

Create a curated digital learning portfolio that supports learners to successfully complete your design brief.

This portfolio should:

• Use an appropriate digital platform for educational contexts
• Include 3-5 entries (100-150 words each with images or videos)
• Align with key stages of the design process (e.g. human profile, materials, cultural influences, skill development) 

4. AI Assessment Scale: Level 2

You must include an AI Use Statement with your submission. You may use AI for planning, idea development, research, and creating the user profile template. Your final submission should show how you have developed and refined these ideas. Any misuse or lack of disclosure regarding AI tools will be considered a breach of academic integrity. 

5. 72-Hour Grace Period

The 72-hour grace period applies to this assessment. If you need longer than 72 hours, you must apply through the Assessment Extension System.

• Apply: curriculum-aligned textile knowledge and teaching techniques
• Construct: an effective design brief and associated rubric
• Create: a digital learning platform that scaffolds learning and inspires engagement
• Communicate: clearly and professionally in writing and digital presentation
• Reflect: critical and ethical engagement with cultural and sustainability issues

In this assessment, you will bring your human-centred design brief (Assessment 2) to life through the creation of a small-scale textile product and an accompanying creative portfolio. You will apply your Human/Client Profile to guide decision-making, ensuring your design responds meaningfully to a defined human, client, or community need.

This task positions you as both a designer and reflective practitioner, applying human-centred design processes through material practice and critical reflection. While aligned to secondary Textiles Technology contexts, the focus of this assessment is on design thinking, textile production, and the communication of ideas through making, supporting transferable capabilities across education, design, and community settings.

Part 1: Textile Product

You will design and construct a small textile artefact informed by your human-centred design brief.

Your final product must:

• Align with your defined human-centred design context and intended outcome
• Incorporate a minimum of five technical or decorative techniques (e.g., seams, closures, appliqué, interfacing, embroidery)
• Demonstrate informed material selection and application
• Reflect sustainability and ethical design principles (e.g., repurposed materials, natural processes, responsible resource use)
• Include at least one culturally responsive design element informed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and/or Asia and Pacific textile practices
• Be achievable within the given timeframe and scope

Part 2: Creative Portfolio

You will develop a curated portfolio that documents and communicates your design thinking, process, and outcomes.

Submit your portfolio as either:

• An extension of your Digital Textile Learning Portfolio (Assessment 2), or
• A single compiled PDF (A3 format recommended), incorporating visual and written elements

Portfolio Requirements

1. Design Thinking and Planning

• Refined summary of your design brief, including key constraints and considerations
• Completed Human/Client Profile, demonstrating application of your human-centred design framework
• Annotated concept sketches demonstrating idea development
• Justification of material and technique selections in relation to human needs

2. Production and Process

• A project plan outlining time, cost, materials, equipment, and risk considerations
• Visual documentation of key stages of production
• A clear, sequenced representation of your making process

3.  Evaluation

• Critical evaluation of your final textile outcome, including functionality, quality, and responsiveness to human needs
• Reflection on your application of the design process (investigate, generate, produce, evaluate)
• Application of your Assessment 2 rubric to assess your outcome, supported by brief justification

4. Self-Reflection (approx. 300 words)

• Insights into your learning throughout the unit
• Reflection on your development of design thinking, textile practice, and professional capabilities

Submission Format

Submit either:

1. An extended digital portfolio with clearly identified AT3 components, or
2. A PDF portfolio submission

AI Assessment scale tool

Level 3: You may use AI to assist with specific tasks such as drafting text, refining and evaluating your work. You must critically evaluate and modify any AI-generated content you use. Any misuse or lack of disclosure regarding the use of AI tools will be considered a breach of academic integrity.

GenAI must not be used to create final visual, product, or portfolio elements. A transparency statement is encouraged if you use GenAI.

72-Hour Grace Period

The 72-hour grace period applies to this assessment. If you need longer than 72 hours, you must apply through the Assessment Extension System.

• Design and construct: a textile product that demonstrates a range of practical skills and techniques
• Communicate and justify: design thinking
• Plan and manage: a small-scale textile design project
• Apply: curriculum knowledge and teaching strategies
• Evaluate and reflect: designed solution and professional learning.