Sandpits are playgrounds, places of fun, unlimited forms of play, collaborative, non-judgemental creative spaces. The reason for our sandpits is to inspire innovation, provoke creativity and jump-start learning. It is for this reason that ETILAB Sandpits use design thinking approaches to unlock design minds that think solution, are inquisitive and are always questioning (what if we did it another way) to improve whatever works or does not work whereby extending the limitations of thought and purposefully positions self on a learning trajectory (D Ng'ambi).
What a week! So many great guests and working with my colleagues really helped me understand some issues in different territories.
The importance of contextual issues influencing use of emerging technologies in education was key, including an understanding of how technologies have emerged in education, as well as their specific affordances and ways of appropriating them to innovate and transform teaching and learning practices.