John Storm has been involved in integrating design thinking into workshops with postgraduate management students, business entrepreneurs and SMEs in both mainland China and the United Kingdom. Grounded in design thinking’s emphasis on creating empathy, challenging the dominant … Read more
Dr. Lesley-Ann Noel from the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking at Tulane University, delivered an inspiring talk about designing empowering education as part of a series organized by Elon’s Center for Design Thinking. … Read more
Tomorrow is not only election day, but also the first day of the first ever AACE Innovate Learning Summit (former E-Learn Conference). I have been attending E-Learn conferences for the over a decade, and while I am really … Read more
Tinkering, making, participatory design, design thinking – I love creative and haptic approaches to teaching, learning and web development. Over the past two years, I have been traveling back to Germany on several occasions to teach or co-teach … Read more
A new eBook was just released and provides particularly relevant research to the world we find ourselves educating in. This eBook is titled: Teaching, Technology, and Teacher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Stories from the Field. The editors … Read more
What is digital wellbeing and why does it matter more than ever? Higher education has been transformed in recent months in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, as face-to-face teaching on campus has been abruptly moved online. For most … Read more
The EdMedia conference is happening – alas virtually – this week from June 23-26. The program contains four keynotes as part of the conference. Keynotes are a great way to connect with experts in the field and learn … Read more
Design thinking provides unique opportunities for learning in various educational settings, including German vocational schools, as evidenced by a study conducted by Marc Kruger. In the study, Kruger was able to identify and provide recommendations for providing design … Read more
Though most higher education institutions are in recess it is a summer pause unlike in past years. For most, the logistics of the fall have yet to be determined. Will it be entirely online, partially online, socially distanced? … Read more
The CiELL is a KA2 project, innovation in higher education. It focuses on inclusiveness in English language learning. Inclusion is defined in the UN framework as: “a process of systemic reform embodying changes and modifications in content, teaching … Read more