Welcome to the GarageLab course "Design Thinking for Students". With this course we want to bring the Design Thinking methodology closer to your classrooms. This is a tool that will allow you to reinforce the processes of creation in classes and will also allow you to be the real protagonists of your learning.
Contents
Introduction to Design Thinking: Origin, benefits and methodology stages
Introduction and description of each phase: Empathize, Define, Ideas, Prototyping and Evaluate
A MOOC course to learn about searching for content on the Internet, how to access and use the contents found according to the licenses they have. Estimated total time needed: 6 hours.
Digital making is presented as a revolutionary tool in all aspects, but perhaps one of the most interesting things is its usefulness as a tool in the classroom. On the one hand, because we are talking about acquiring skills that directly make it easier to find employment tomorrow, and on the other, because the approach to these technologies brings implicit - in addition to the technical - a strong social component; it brings to the forefront to approach and demonstrate the virtues of the collaborative versus the aggressive individualism in which we are immersed.
This introductory course in digital making is open as it targets teachers, students and anyone with an interest in entering the world of digital design and manufacturing. The course focuses on two specific areas; Vector 2D design and 3D design or modeling, each aimed at technologies such as laser cutting or 3D printing that turn our designs into tangible objects.
The course is structured set of micro video pills to facilitate the assimilation of the contents as efficiently as possible. The videos are accompanied by the teaching material needed for the realization of practical exercises that implement the tools learned during the course.
This course aims to make it easier for entities and schools to adapt their classrooms in line with the process of methodological change being experienced. Through analysis of different best practices in the design of classrooms and learning areas, teachers will be able to have some guidelines in order to improve the quality of their spaces, as well as manuals to design and build pieces of furniture for their classroom with their students.
In this course you will learn new digital skills for both your personal life and employment. First of all, you'll start with the first steps on the use of digital devices and the Internet and thanks to digital tools such as the calendar, learn how to do online paperwork and manage your personal life in general. After that, you will see the keys to being a citizen or digital citizen, learning how to make good use of social networks, protect your data and communicate your passions and develop your creativity through photographs and videos. Finally, you'll learn how to create a CV, a cover letter and look for online employment, and discover tools to be more digital in a job and continue learning in the digital world.