Effective course design begins with understanding the process of thinking and learning. These processes are commonly termed "metacognition." Metacognition includes a critical awareness of one’s ...

Love it or hate it, many teachers have seen just how much technology has changed the landscape of education. Within this rapidly changing landscape, teachers have taken on a role much different from ...

We had our assignment: Find ways to encourage lifelong learning. But we weren’t going to have a meeting. We weren’t going to form a committee. We weren’t going to write a grant. Instead, about 50 ...

Design thinking is a powerful process that requires a growth mindset to develop inventive solutions. An inquisitive mindset and desire to seek new learning are necessary for design thinking. Design ...

Innovation with design thinking demands critical thinking because we must understand our assumptions that frame our ideas and shape our design. As our world becomes more and more digital, it’s not the ...

Design Thinking continues to be a hot topic (this article is one of many talking about it). Design Thinking has been hyped and even fetishized but there are also voices questioning its value, impact, ...

Today’s organizations face multifaceted problems that are part of increasingly complex business models. Continued expansion of global transactions, supported by partnerships that can span large ...

Design thinking: It started as an academic theory in the 60’s, a notion of starting to look at broader types of challenges with the intention and creativity that designers use to tackle their work. It ...

The recent release of the Gonski 2.0 report has done an excellent job of re-opening the conversation around how our schools could better fulfil their purpose. Much of the commentary has centred on the ...

Design thinking… what is that? I have this image of Allen Samuels permanently emblazoned on my brain. This goes back to college. With his usual amazing energy and unrestrained passion, this deeply ...