Share Paper: Design Thinking & Creative Problem Solving the E-Learning Way

  1. Danah Henriksen, Arizona State University, United States
  2. Punya Mishra, Arizona State University, United States
Wednesday, October 17 3:00-3:20 PM Las Vegas Ballroom 4

Abstract: In this best practices presentation we will describe the design and implementation of a fully online teacher education course about design thinking for creative problem solving in teaching. Teaching design online is challenging because design is an open-ended, hands-on, iterative and creative approach to specific and contextual problems (Cross, 2001). Enacting design practice within the boundaries of the often asynchronous and linear-structure of online learning is difficult. Yet as online courses become more prevalent in teacher education, we must consider ways to translate open-ended and creative content such as design thinking, into online learning settings. We present a case of ...