Exploring the Impact of Experiencing Design Thinking on Teachers’ Conceptualizations and Practices

This qualitative study draws on Design-Based Research and explores the impact of a Maker Day on teachers’ conceptualizations of design thinking. At the Maker Day, participants experienced design thinking as a problem finding approach prior to making prototypes. Intersection of design thinking and making supports constructionist learning; it can be integrated to the curriculum to re-conceptualise twenty-first century’s education. Data was...