Teach Your Students to Fail Better with Design Thinking

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5

Feedback (Response); Systems Approach; Design; High School Students; Student Projects; Problem Based Learning; Conferences (Gatherings); Problem Solving; Educational Technology; Computer Mediated Communication; Internet; Computer Uses in Education; Teaching Methods; Educational Resources

Georgia; Indiana; Ohio

1082-5754

Design thinking is about using design to improve the human experience. It combines collaboration, systems thinking, and a balance of creative and analytical habits. It also fuels what the students want for themselves: making an impact on the real world in real time and having adults take their passions seriously. The process essentially comes down to a continuously evolving feedback loop with four elements: empathy, ideation, prototyping, and testing. In this article, the author discusses the concept of design thinking and how it can be used to teach students to fail better.

ERIC

2012

EJ982832