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Teachers, as Designers By danah henriksen and Carmen Richardson


 


The document titled "Teachers, as Designers" by Danah Henriksen and Carmen Richardson teaches me how to explore the utilization of design thinking in the field of education. It emphasizes the importance of teachers adopting a methodical approach to design thinking to tackle complex problems in education. Design thinking involves stages such as understanding students' perspectives defining problems generating ideas creating prototypes and testing solutions.

Viewing Teaching as Design; Teachers should recognize themselves as designers of learning experiences for their students. By applying design thinking principles to address challenges they can make an impact.

One of the important factors that this document discussed is empathy which is striving to understand the needs and emotions of students when approaching problems. This empathetic approach greatly aids in designing solutions. Moreover, embracing uncertainty and failure by opening to taking risks and exploring ideas even if they initially encounter setbacks. This mindset encourages creativity and innovation in teaching.

Furthermore, the document discusses how teachers may initially perceive themselves as implementers rather than designers but can undergo a transformative shift as they apply design thinking methodologies, to real-world educational issues. Ultimately it encourages educators to embrace a design-oriented mindset in order to navigate the intricacies of teaching and learning effectively.


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  1. AngelicaSeptember 27, 2023 at 1:09 PM

    I like how you mentioned how having an empathetic approach greatly aids in designing solutions. It is so important to have empathy when it comes to designing our lessons and practices for students. We must consider who our students are and what their needs are in order to best support their learning. Being designers of learning, we must be flexible and open to uncertainty, risks, and failure. Just as how we will experience those things, we must empathize with students when they experience those things.

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