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Design Thinking: Towards the Construction of Knowledge

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Viewed as a third way of thinking, design thinking differs from the sciences and the humanities because it involves extensive experimentation and exploration resulting from an iterative process (Cross 1982 Design studies, 3(4), 221–227). This writing presents an explanation of design thinking for instructional designers and describes a variety of skills and traits illustrating how design thinking supports the construction of knowledge. The value of design thinking can be seen from the viewpoint of the instructional or course designer and as a model for student learning processes.

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  1. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Brad Hokanson

  2. Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA

    Jody Nyboer

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  1. College of Info, Ste G150, Univ of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA

    Michael J Spector

  2. School of Education, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

    Barbara B Lockee

  3. School of Education, Baker University, Overland Park, Kansas, USA

    Marcus D. Childress

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  1. Department of Learning Technologies, College of Information, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

    Lin Lin

  2. Learning and Teaching Division, Education Development Center, Waltham, MA, USA

    Bernadette Sibuma Ed.D.

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Hokanson, B., Nyboer, J. (2018). Design Thinking: Towards the Construction of Knowledge. In: Spector, M., Lockee, B., Childress, M. (eds) Learning, Design, and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17727-4_81-1

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