While last week's chat was about defining terms and establishing common groups, the topic of tonight's chat was how to get *started* in design thinking. I was completely overwhelmed immediately, so this isn't going to even come close to a summary of tweets, but rather a simpler organization of ideas. (The chat started out with rounds of virtual hugs and welcomes, since this group is so enthusiastic about working together to bang on these ideas!)
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Q1: Start with Questions: Where do you start with design thinking? #dtk12chat
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A1: Helpful for me to "jump in" and experience design thinking with others. Hard to understand until you see in action #dtk12chat
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A1 A piece I wrote that describes my process, "Developing the Design Mind" http://davidjakes.me/?p=467 #dtk12chat
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@scitechyEDU A1 movement supports creation of ideas, post-its all over classroom walls helps w/ brainstorming, sets up sharing #dtk12chat
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A1 We start at the elementary level, and emphasize DT at a way of approaching problems. #dtk12chat
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A1) We have a back-to-school intro-to-dt plan, & want to start w tchrs sharing needs, and small groups picking 1 to deeply probe #dtk12chat
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Q1: At this point, Im digging deeper in my framing of questions (thx @jennzia @jscottsanchez) & looking towards more impact #dtk12chat
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A1 This year my plan will be to start day one w/DT allow students to assist with the design of the course. implement Ss ideas #dtk12chat
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A1: Maybe start with building questions that are What if... Why is that.. How might we... Keep a running a log? #dtk12chat
It seems that questions are a BIG piece of starting with design thinking. #dtk12chat
@am_gallagher @scitechyedu Photos of a walking brainstorm I did w/ ELLs @ writing (scroll down). http://workshop99.tumblr.com/ #dtk12chat
@TheRealJamCam I do this with my Digital Media course: HMW design a digital media course for middle schoolers. Whole DEEP process #dtk12chat
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@treyboden my thought HMW create W History class that allows student interest/voice to develop the topics of conversation #dtk12chat
@_Ms_J reminds me of our use of visible thinking routines to get started See Think Wonder 4 example #dtk12chat
@danielscib @scitechyEDU when ideas and generating are visual, it makes it easier to build together and to share ownership #dtk12chat
Q1 Where do you start? Taking a cue from @boadams1 Take a walk have students and yourself do observational journals to Discover #dtk12chat
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@am_gallagher @boadams1 here is a blog post inspited our future nature walk http://itsaboutlearning.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/fsbl-yesand-dtk12-mvpschool/ … #dtk12chat
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(Several tweets summarizing Jim Tiffin's awesome DT/MakerEd combo project with tiny makers!)
@am_gallagher @treyboden ...for instance, the Kindergarteners had to create a throwing game for Nursery students.... #dtk12chat
@am_gallagher @treyboden ...the K's had to imagine what would work best for the N's, not for K's. This was the empathy element. #dtk12chat
@scitechyEDU @am_gallagher @treyboden DT was integrated into #makered project. The K's were making LED throwies for a PE class. #dtk12chat
@scitechyEDU @am_gallagher @treyboden Ks knew the game was for the Ns, so they kept asking themselves ?s from a N point-of-view #dtk12chat
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(Everyone leading me through a deeper level of understanding the "empathy" bit... The idea is to get *outside* yourself and probe another person's needs.)
In DesignThinking, can "client" be yourself? I have X problem, probe myself (maybe w peer help), then to prototyping & iteration? #dtk12chat
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@LindseyOwn For sure! #dtk12chat
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@LindseyOwn I think that seems difficult, but still possible. Having an external perspective is important. #dtk12chat
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@LindseyOwn Absolutely!! We practice the methodology on each other in the office all the time. Eg: I want to eat healthier lunches regularly
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@LindseyOwn I think looking 2wards others who might B having the problem will make it a better setup Outside perspective #dtk12chat
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@am_gallagher @scitechyEDU So kids cld use dt to help design sol'ns to each others' probs? I redesign YOUR at-home homework spot? #dtk12chat
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@LindseyOwn @am_gallagher @scitechyEDU Great idea. Or redesign another grade's classroom :-) #dtk12chat
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@LindseyOwn @am_gallagher #dtk12chat exactly go2 each other & interview learn abt their user, discover a problem and focus needfinding
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Flash Round: Best HMW statements you have used/seen/experienced/hope to use... GO! #dtk12chat
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HMW design environments to facilitate inclusive learning? #dtk12chat
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HMW design the places where learning happens? #dtk12chat@treyboden @WickedDecent here's some eye candy http://beautifullearningspaces.tumblr.com/ #EdDesign @_EdDesign #dtk12chat)
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HMW build more inclusive empathetic communities? from @_Ms_J & HMW design a digital media course? from @treyboden #dtk12chat
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@LindseyOwn HMW… design a living mural that personifies our grade (who we are right now? Or HMW… (who will we become)? #dtk12chat #art
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@treyboden HMW create spaces for high/low energy? HMW create personal spaces, small group spaces, and community spaces? #dtk12chat
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A4 HMW create a learning environment that allows for student interest/voice and covers the necessary curriculum? #dtk12chat
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@chrisandres003 @treyboden HMW design ongoing way throughout the year to share ourselves & establish/maintain strong community? #dtk12chat
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@LindseyOwn @treyboden Yes and serve others #dtk12chat
So start teachers:"HMW solve some snag in tching routine?" Start kids:"HMW org for a great school yr?" then progress from there?
Hard to keep track of different scales of DT... content classes for kids, school level for kids, teachers, community... Range! #dtk12chat
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@LindseyOwn & that's important for folks to know. DT isn't a stdnt thing or an IDEO thing. It's applicable in nearly any setting #dtk12chat
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@Matt_Arguello @WickedDecent @treyboden How about y'all three do a here's-what-dt-looks-like-in-my-classroom session together??? #dtk12chat #sxswedu)
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Of course, "topics for future conversations" came up! Really just the one though... but it's a big'un!
1.) HMW embrace the ambiguity of the DT process? (As well as teach and support that ambiguity for our learning colleagues.)
@am_gallagher @danielscib @scitechyEDU the "messiness" is embracing the complexity & ambiguity, both physically & mentally #dtk12chat
@jennzia @danielscib @scitechyEDU super hard for some to embrace. Could prob have an entire chat on strategies to help #dtk12chat
@am_gallagher @danielscib @scitechyEDU I like as a session for future discussion. HMW we embrace ambiguity of the DT process? #dtk12chat
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If you made it all the way to the end, I'd love for you to let me know... What can I do to make this chunking more useful to others? Going through the process of blogging is useful to *me,* but I can't tell whether it's even parse-able to anyone else. Can you see the conversation chunking? Would it help to have headers or some kind of other organizational structure? (I'm trying to get my school colleagues into twitter, so would like to create a few resources to show them my own learning.)
Hi Lindsey,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compilation. BTW, I like how you use Twitter and blogging for dtk12 networking. As a prospective student for teacher training, I keep looking around for models of social media networking around education and technology. I like yours. I just started following you on Twitter, if you don't mind!
@CarolineChumo