Design Thinking in the Classroom

Description

Be introduced to the theory behind Design Thinking and how it fits into an educational settings. Participate in a challenge and create an action plan for how design thinking can be immediately put into use in your own educational context.

Topics include:

     –  Discovery: What is Design Thinking?

     –  Empathy: Who Needs Design Thinking?

     –  Ideation: What Can I Create and What Problems Can I Solve?

     –  Prototype: Experimenting with Design Thinking

     –  Reflecting: Evolution of Design Thinking

     –  Design Thinking Final Project

Learning Outcomes:

After completing this course, you will be able to:

     –  Evaluate the need for, and use of, design thinking for your school;

     –  Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness;

     –  Understand the emotional obligation of the design thinking process;

     –  Identify ways in which design thinking pedagogies can be utilized in classroom/school settings;

     –  Design and experience ways of integrating the design thinking process;

     –  Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the design thinking process;

     –  Evaluate the use of design thinking embedded into your curriculum;

     –  Create a design thinking implementation plan for your school; and

     –  Regularly reflect and share learning through course communication tools.

Time commitment:

3-5 hours (approx.) per topic.  18-30 hours (approx) for the complete course.

Who is this course for?

This course is applicable for any K-12 teacher, administrator, or anyone looking to increase their design thinking skills and processes.

All references and materials are located online.