The next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) session will feature a workshop led by Fehmida Kapadia, a lecturer at the Case School of Engineering.
This workshop, titled “Incorporating Design Thinking in the Classroom to Facilitate Learning Experiences,” will be based on Kapadia’s 2017 Nord Grant.
The Nord Grant program is a UCITE initiative designed to fund innovative faculty projects that directly benefit student learning or indirectly benefit students through faculty development.
Kapadia’s Nord Grant was used to attend Stanford University’s d.school Teaching and Learning Studio workshop on Design Thinking.
Design thinking is a methodology that uses logic, imagination and systemic reasoning to find the most efficient solutions to complex problems. Faculty can use this methodology with their students to increase engagement, improve critical and collaborative thinking, and foster an understanding of the real-world implications of their education.
In her interactive workshop, Kapadia will provide strategies for faculty to apply design thinking in their course development. Participants will walk away with tips for using creative practices to meet course outcomes and designing a curriculum that fits the needs of both students and faculty.
This UCITE session will be held Thursday, Sept. 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the Allen Memorial Medical Library’s Herrick Room.
Pizza and sodas will be provided. RSVP to ucite@case.edu.
A list of the semester’s sessions can be found at case.edu/ucite/events/.