Design Thinking and Innovation in Learning

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Acknowledging that empowering today's learner to find innovative and enriching experiences brings about a deeper desire within them to learn and develop skills, this book showcases a combination of innovative educational practices and creative pedagogy techniques to demonstrate how educators can kick-start learning success. Serving up chapters that cross cultural boundaries and present numerous possibilities to assist in constructing new ventures in the classroom, the authors demonstrate how innovation in education and educational policies create new pathways and partnerships for educators. With each author offering a unique perspective on innovative teaching and learning, they chronicle their successes and failures, present new possibilities for enacting practical change in the classroom, and document how the impact of change is experienced and modified as successful techniques are implemented. Collectively, the chapters shine a light on the power of exposure to diverse opportunities, access to multiple techniques, and cross-cultural functionality in providing expansive value to the learner. Appealing to researchers interested in digital storytelling, blended learning, academic integrity, design thinking methods and educational collaboration, this edited collection emphasises the role of innovative educational design in framing and developing global leaders and mobilizing significant change. FM Half Tiltle Title Page Copy Right Page Contents LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Introduction: Considering the Need for Applied Innovation in Education Chapter 1: Little-Known Heritage and Digital Storytelling. School as Protagonist in the Rediscovery of the Locality 1. Introduction 2. Heritage Education and Technologies 3. Project Description 4. Digital Storytelling at School 5. Data Analysis and Results 5.2. Aims, Disciplines and Relation With the School Curriculum 5.3. Tasks and Roles Within the Groups 5.4. Organisation of Working Phases 5.5. Distribution and Dynamics of ‘Knowledge’ 5.6. Evaluation 6. Conclusions and Recommendations Chapter 2: A Multinational Study of Students’ Views on the Use of Technology and Performance of Online Tasks Introduction Literature Review Research Questions Methodology Participants Data Collection Data Analysis Results Discussion Purposes for Using Technological Devices Confidence level Performance of Online Tasks Conclusion Chapter 3: Creating an Ethos of Academic Integrity Using an Automated Online Management System Introduction Underlying Reasons for Plagiarism The Academic Honesty On-line System Adapting the AHOS for K-12 Education Applicability Across the Curriculum Creating an Ethos of Academic Integrity Chapter 4: Analysis of Hong Kong’s Mathematics Curriculum 1. Introduction 2. Conceptualising Curricula 3. International Mathematics Curriculum Changes 4. Major Mathematics Curriculum Reforms in Hong Kong Since the Turn of the Millennium 5. Analysis of the Updated Mathematics Curriculum in Hong Ko 5.1. Rationale 5.2. Aims and Objectives 5.3. Content 5.4. Learning Activities 5.5. Teacher Role 5.6. Materials and Resources 5.7. Grouping 5.8. Location 5.9. Time 5.10. Assessment 6. Discussion and Conclusion Chapter 5: Design Thinking in Management Education: Case Studies from Lessons Introduction Design Thinking in Management Education: Case Studies from Lessons Design Thinking Method in Education Case Descriptions Case 2: IT in Human Resource Management Case 3: IT in Public Administration Discussion Conclusion Chapter 6: Student Engagement through Collaborative Construction of Knowledge in Makerspaces Introduction Background Overview Project Goals and Implications Goals of the Session and this Research Conclusion Chapter 7: The Innovation of Pedagogy: Towards a Systematic Approach for Teaching in Higher Education Introduction Higher Education in a Changing Society Modern Pedagogy in Higher Education: The Need for an Evolution of Existing Educational Models Case Study: Maastricht University Problem-based Learning: A Short Description Evidence About PBL Case Study: Open Universiteit Activating Online Learning: A Short Description YOUlearn Evidence About Learning in a Digital Environment Key Features for Educational Solutions Implementation of Educational Innovation: A Systematic Approach Final Thoughts Afterword: Considerations on Pedagogical Approaches in Education and Design Thinking Conclusion Index