Ní Shé, Caitríona 
ORCID: 0000-0002-6592-0276, Farrell, Orna ORCID: 0000-0001-9519-2380, Brunton, James ORCID: 0000-0001-7223-0524 and Costello, Eamon ORCID: 0000-0002-2775-6006
(2021)
Integrating design thinking into instructional design: the #OpenTeach case study.
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 38
(1).
pp. 33-52.
ISSN 1449-3098
Abstract
Online education is becoming the norm in higher education. Effective instructional design methods are required to ensure that “ever-connected” students’ needs are being met. One potential method is design thinking: an agile methodology that stresses the importance of empathy with the student. The #OpenTeach fully online course was designed using design thinking principles and delivered in Spring 2020. This article reports on a case study which focused on the use of design thinking to design and develop the #OpenTeach course. The five iterative stages of design thinking (empathy, define, ideate, prototype and test) were integrated into the design and development of the course materials. The findings of this study indicate that the use of the design thinking process may be used by instructional designers to achieve empathy with their learners, which will ensure learners successfully engage and achieve the learning objectives of the course.
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| Item Type: | Article (Published) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | online teaching; instructional design; design thinking; persona; empathy maps |
| Subjects: | Business > Innovation Social Sciences > Distance education Social Sciences > Education Social Sciences > Educational technology |
| DCU Faculties and Centres: | Research Institutes and Centres > NIDL (National Institute for Digital Learning) |
| Publisher: | Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education |
| Official URL: | https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.6667 |
| Copyright Information: | © 2021 The Authors. |
| Funders: | National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning |
| ID Code: | 26286 |
| Deposited On: | 22 Sep 2021 10:49 by Orna Farrell . Last Modified 19 Jan 2024 15:39 |
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