Design thinking teaching and learning in higher education: Experiences across four universities.

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McLaughlin, Jacqueline E

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Chen, Elizabeth

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Lake, Danielle

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Guo, Wen

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Skywark, Emily Rose

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Chernik, Aria

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Liu, Tsailu

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Margherita, Alessandro

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2023-05-17T12:23:41Z

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2023-05-17T12:23:41Z

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2022-01

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2023-05-17T12:23:39Z

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A growing body of literature highlights the increasing demand on college graduates to possess the problem finding, problem framing, and problem-solving skills necessary to address complex real-world challenges. Design thinking (DT) is an iterative, human-centered approach to problem solving that synthesizes what is desirable, equitable, technologically feasible, and sustainable. As universities expand efforts to train students with DT mindsets and skills, we must assess faculty and student DT practices and outcomes to better understand DT course experiences. Understanding how DT is taught and experienced within higher education can help schools promote student learning and align their training programs with professional, personal, and civic needs. In this study, surveys were completed by 19 faculty and 196 students from 23 courses at four universities. DT teaching and learning was characterized by three DT practices and five outcomes. Statistically significant differences were found by discipline of study and student type (i.e., graduate vs undergraduate), but not by gender or race/ethnicity. These results can be used to inform the development of classroom-based DT teaching and learning strategies across higher education institutions and disciplines.

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PONE-D-21-32075

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1932-6203

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1932-6203

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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/27393

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eng

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Public Library of Science (PLoS)

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PloS one

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10.1371/journal.pone.0265902

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Humans

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Learning

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Curriculum

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Schools

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Students

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Universities

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Teaching

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Design thinking teaching and learning in higher education: Experiences across four universities.

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Journal article

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Chernik, Aria|0000-0002-5516-5211

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e0265902

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3

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Duke

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Institutes and Provost's Academic Units

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University Institutes and Centers

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Social Science Research Institute

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Initiatives

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Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship

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Published

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17

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