We have to know our students and who they really are and what they really need. That is the whole mindset around Design thinking we can't design for someone if we don't know their needs. For me these reading all seemed to connect as I reviewed the Stanford Design Thinking model. It is all about making sense and all the steps and needs we all have to make sense and learn. I have a Maker Space at Valley Oak and when I went through the Makers Certificate Program at Sonoma State I was introduce to the design thinking model. I loved it I could see how this model could help our students solve any problem that they encountered in life. The idea of identifying a problem , creating a plan, prototyping, testing, and then possibly going back and trying again. This is a valuable model for everyone to use and keep in our tool box of life.
Now to talk about our readings before I talk about the different authors I just want to say that all 3 are talking about knowing our learners, the needs learners have, and the work that has been done to aid us as teachers to provide the best learning environment as we can for our students. Dervin
Baggio
Clarke Instructional System Design this is so similar to the Design Thinking Model
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JP
3/5/2019 08:54:57 pm
My book for Baggio has not arrived yet but I more curious than ever , especially with everyone noting what was said about up to 85% of us are visual learners. I consider myself as part of that group. I like how you expressed that our students are our customers and we as instructors are providing a product to them. It does make me think about game development in how I'm not going to want to play a poorly designed game or a game whose instructions are not easy to follow.
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3/5/2019 10:32:05 pm
HI Julie - Great blog post. I really admire endless enthusiasm to focus on trying to get the best out of your students. To me, that seems definitely the key, trying to figure out what they need and how we can go about bridging that gap for them, so that they can be successful. I wish we had more time - I find it really challenging with the everyday hustle of trying to teach our curriculum & find I sometimes lose track of what is really important...
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Julie LovieJulie Lovie Is a Math and Science teacher at Valley Oak High School with 25 years experience in teaching at a continuation high school. Julie Also teaches at Napa valley Adult School in the High School Diploma Program. She is passionate about the environment, loves gardening, and learning. Archives
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