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Comment by michael schurr on July 26, 2012 at 15:24

"Free, online professional development around design thinking for educators. http://www.edutopia.org/design-thinking-for-educators"

Comment by michael schurr on January 31, 2012 at 16:12

Hi Johanna,

I wanted to ask if you have made any progress on the guidebook.  Would love to know more!

Michael

Comment by Johanna Hautamäki on November 10, 2011 at 14:12

I just downloaded your material, looks interesting I'm going to take a closer look at it.

Comment by Dominic A.A. Randolph on November 10, 2011 at 13:01

Johanna, 

This sounds like very interesting work. Do keep us updated on how it goes. We are trying to collect stories of good uses of the toolkit. 

Comment by Johanna Hautamäki on November 10, 2011 at 8:40

Hi!

I'm working with http://massidea.org/ project at the moment. We are also working on a guidebook for teachers about how to support innovative thinking in teaching and bring design thinking as part of the work in schools. My employer in this project is a univercity of applied sciences in Finland and they don't have design education but are now interested in applying it in other programs.

Comment by James Ledoux on November 9, 2011 at 17:11

Just ran across this site and digging into the toolkit. I love the idea of enlisting the kids to make the classroom a better place to learn. 

Comment by michael schurr on November 9, 2011 at 16:53

long time since I have been on here....how is everyones experiences with the design thinking for educators website and toolkit?

Comment by michael schurr on April 21, 2011 at 23:46

I could not agree more! It is both challenging and exciting to try to shift ones mindset. I have found this process to be frustrating and difficult at certain times but so rewarding and enlightening in the end. My hope is that educators will view this as an opportunity to grow and experiment with our ever evolving craft, not as an end all be all cure for problems in education.

Network Guide Comment by Arne van Oosterom on April 21, 2011 at 22:09

Hi Michael,

I agree :-)

 

And there never was nor will there ever be such a thing as a miracle cure. We are in a continuously changing world. Our 'cures' will have to keep up. That's not an easy task.

 

And in my humble opinion Design Thinking is a mindset not a method or fixed process.... we'll have to do the real work as well.

 

Comment by michael schurr on April 21, 2011 at 21:52

Interesting article to keep in mind...Design Thinking isn't a Miracle Cure

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663480/design-thinking-isnt-a-miracle-...