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Why design thinking isn’t just for techies

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I was really intimidated when I first heard about design thinking. I also had a lot of questions: What is design thinking? The epicenter of design thinking is the d.School at Stanford. According to the d.School, “… design thinking is a methodology for creative problem solving. Isn’t it just for techies?

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Why combining assessments and LMS technology is essential

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Testing the use of Canvas quizzes in seven online courses and five hybrid courses, the researchers designed quizzes for each student and for each quiz attempt. Fill-in-the-Blank Questions. Instead of creating simple bubble quizzes, educators can design short-answer quiz questions. Quizzes in Reading Materials.

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5 ways to create spaces that unlock creativity & encourage collaboration

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we’ve designed all our spaces with our mission in mind and with our students at the forefront of every decision. When designing our R+D Center, rather than predicting how our students and teachers would use the space, we asked them. If they could design the perfect classroom, how would it look? What would they change?

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The Best Edtech for Students Is Backed by Research. Here’s What to Look For.

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So naturally, one of the big questions we face is, how can we help ensure effective edtech happens more often? Here are five questions to ask when assessing the strength of the evidence. The key lies in helping educators to look at the available evidence and make careful decisions. In many cases, that’s easier said than done. (If

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8 maker tools to inspire next-gen innovation and design

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is a free game-based learning platform that allows teachers—or students—to create their own learning games using videos, images, and multiple-choice questions. There are six games currently available, such as Energy Lab, which challenges students to design renewable energy systems for major cities based on realistic data models.

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The ever-persistent ROI question: What is my degree worth?

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Blogs The ever-persistent ROI question: What is my degree worth? While many things have changed on our campus, one question remains constant: what is the return on investment for students attending Converse? Not unlike other institutions, Converse University has encountered some major changes over the past several years.

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ChatGPT in the Co-creation Process for Applied Research Projects 

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ChatGPT’s emergence and subsequent evolution as a generative artificial intelligence tool introduces new ways of assisting students with research design. as a tool in research project supervision. It also instructed the tool to revise the question in a way that identified a specific legal issue.

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