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Key Information

  • What You Get

    Access to a 5 week course that will walk you through a Design Thinking process created for those working in education: educators, administrators, system and thought leaders. This is a guided process for those looking to create and implement an innovative idea in their class, school or system. You get access to all resources upon purchase prior to course start.

  • Start & End Dates

    Course officially starts Mon. May 1st, 2023 and finishes Sun. June 3rd, 2023. You can start the Intro Module upon registration and access the all resources prior to the start date. It can be done individually or collaboratively with a team. The course is asynchronous, with an optional live virtual synchronous session each week. You can optionally complete it before the end date.

  • Cost

    This 5 week course requires approximately 2-4 hours/week to complete and costs $299 CAD. It includes full access to asynchronous text and video based materials, a downloadable workbook, and access to optional weekly live sessions. Use our time sensitive introductory coupon to get a $100 discount and register for just $199 - Coupon Code: SAVE100.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Course Introduction

    • Welcome!

    • Intro to Course & Meet Your Facilitators

    • Course Description + Calendar

    • Course Workbook - Module Overviews

    • Course Framework

    • Transformational Trends

    • Transformational Trends

    • Participant Survey

    • Community Agreements

    • Discussion

  • 2

    Module 1. Introduction to Human Centered Design

    • Introduction

    • Getting Started With Design Thinking

    • What is Design Thinking?

    • Why Design Thinking?

    • Going Deeper With Design Thinking

    • Designers Mindset

    • The Design Process

    • Phases of the Design Process

    • Check Your Knowledge

    • Dreams and Gripes Session

    • Assignment 1: Choose your Challenge

    • How a Dreams and Gripes Session can Lead to HMW Statements

    • Extend your Learning!

  • 3

    Module 2. Empathize

    • Introduction

    • Introduction to Empathy Research

    • Empathy as a Process

    • Empathy Research Methods Tips

    • My Everyday Carry

    • Interviewing Example

    • Planning your Empathy Research

    • Conducting an Empathy Mapping Activity

    • Assignment 2: Conduct Empathy Research

  • 4

    Module 3. Define

    • Introduction

    • Gathering Insights + Identifying Opportunities

    • Analyzing + Summarizing Insights

    • Summarizing and Analyzing Insights

    • Identifying Opportunities

    • Identifying Opportunities Assignment Video

    • Assignment 3: Identifying Opportunities

  • 5

    Module 4. Iterate + Prototype

    • Introduction

    • Convergent vs. Divergent Thinking

    • Tips for Brainstorming

    • Brainstorming Mashup Activity

    • Brainstorming Mashup

    • Prototyping Steps (NEEDS AUDIO)

    • Assignment 4: Brainstorming

    • Tips For Prototyping

    • Project Canvas

  • 6

    Module 5. Test + Pitch

    • Test + Pitch Intro

    • ASSIGNMENT 5: FINAL PITCH

    • Design Thinking for Educators-Exit Survey

Course Facilitators