This summer, we will be offering two great, high-impact classes that are going to bring new approaches and inspiration to your school, classroom, or program. Both are online with a few meeting times to supercharge your connections. In Designing Digital Learning for Connection, Curiosity, and Engagement, Julia and her awesome collaborator Tiffany Purn will lead you through an exploration of the best digital methods for encouraging deeper learning. And you will walkaway with a powerful plan and toolkit to build a class, unit, or curriculum with. In Design Thinking in the Classroom, Julia introduces you to design/build methods that can be used to teach any subject matter — turning the class and curriculum into a rapid prototyping lab for defining solutions based on knowledge. Go to our PSU link to learn more and register.
Course: Designing Digital Learning for Connection, Curiosity, and Engagement
Credits: Undergrad 4/Grad 5 or NC
Instructors: Tiffany Purn, MA, Julia Hammond, PhD
Fees: Archetype Learning Fee $775/850, PSU Credit Fee $240/300
Dates: 8 week summer term, June 26-August 19
Everyone is going digital–including our teachers and our schools. Digital learning engages our students and lets us reach across miles, time zones, cultures, and schedules. And yet many of us know that human connection, collaboration, problem-solving, curiosity, and genuine engagement are the soul of great teaching, and we wonder if digital learning can really engage our students in powerful ways. In this course, we will explore digital methods that encourage deeper learning. Participants will walk away with an actionable plan for their class, school, or district, built from a toolkit of unique online models.
Course: Design Thinking in the Classroom, CI 410/810
Credits Undergrad 4/Grad 5 or NC
Instructor: Julia Hammond, PhD
Fees: Archetype Learning Fee $775/850, PSU Credit Fee $240/300
Dates: 8 week summer term, June 26-August 19
Design thinking is one of the most valued processes for innovation in many companies today. And for our schools and students, the design/build process is an incredible addition to the classroom — one that is inherently student-centered, therapeutic, collaborative, creative, and focused on problem solving. It teaches 21st century skills, and can incorporate lessons in research, technology, science, math, art, history, and language. Class participants will gain an overview of the design thinking process as they apply the design thinking framework to their own curriculum in any subject, or to any school- or system-wide challenge – with great results.