This final session was reserved for group presentations. All groups addressed highly relevant problems of practice, and connected many of the themes that we covered in the class – learning through play (Makerspaces, LEGO serious play), design effective learning environments … Read more
Slides: In preparation for the group presentations ins session 6 and 7 I shared a presentation and feedback template: Feedback-Handout-AUW-Session6 Template-Prep-Session6 Guest Speakers: Session 6 started out with a guest speaker: Laurie Underwood shared wonderful, actionable advice on how to … Read more
For this session, main into, exercise and guest speaker are all in one.
Slides Summary Session 5 was all about ideas and creativity. As an instructor, design thinking to me is about creative empowerment. Many participants I’ve worked with said: ‘I’m not a creative person. I can’t do this. I’m an introvert. I … Read more
Introduction Guest Speaker Michael Vaughn Guest Speaker Anat Shabi
Slides AUW Session 4 – email-concise Summary We covered a lot of ground in this session. From learning theories, to pedagogy and lesson planning, to maker culture and serious play, this session was all about changing minds through play and making. … Read more
In our third session I encouraged you to think about how you can encorporate open educational resources into addressing your design problem. I specifically highlighted three environments / tools: PressBooks (for creating open textbooks), massive open online courses https://pressbooks.com/self-publishers/ MOOCs (for … Read more
In our second session, we started your design thinking group projects. You formed groups and picked an educational challenge to tackle. We used the tools personas and customer journeys to better understand the stakeholders of your problem. Slides Design … Read more