Design Thinking: The why
The Agency by Design framework states a key goal of maker-centered learning is to help young people and adults feel empowered to build and shape their worlds. Acquiring this sense of maker empowerment is strongly supported by learning to notice and engage with the designed dimension of one’s physical and conceptual environment—in other words, by having a sensitivity to design.
Sensitivity to design develops when young people and adults have opportunities to: look closely and reflect on the design of objects and systems, explore the complexity of design, and understand themselves as designers of their worlds.
The framework for maker-centered learning
Developing a designer mindset: Practice ACTIVITIES
These are quick and simple activities that allow students to develop a schematic approach to design thinking:
Parts Purposes Complexities.pdfParts Perspectives Me.pdfParts People Interactions.pdfThink Feel Care.pdfdesignthinkingeducation.pdfWhat is Design thinking?
Design Thinking is a mindset and approach to learning, collaboration, and problem solving. In practice, the design process is a structured framework for identifying challenges, gathering information, generating potential solutions, refining ideas, and testing solutions. Design Thinking can be flexibly implemented; serving equally well as a framework for a course design or a roadmap for an activity or group project.
wHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROJECT BASED LEARNING & PROJECTS?
