The Future Education: Applying Cognitive Science, Learning and the Brain: Design Thinking, and Games to Bring Purpose, Passion, and Curiosity to the Classroom
This talk unleashes the power of cognitive science to help you cultivate curiosity and create more purposeful, passionate, and human centered approaches to learning each day.
Together we’ll unpack key tenets of learning science and map them onto the empowered learning set free through design thinking and gameful learning experiences. We’ll discuss how and when to apply the 5 elements of design thinking and utilize Dr. Portnoy’s “Paper to Plan” protocol to find opportunities to innovate in any space alongside authentic assessments to demonstrate deeper learning.
Throughout this experience we will:
Explore key tenets of cognitive science foundational for more purposeful, passionate, and curiosity-driven learning.
Discover the 5 elements of an educationally focused design thinking framework and how to apply each in any learning space.
Consider multiple approaches for authentically assessing design thinking and games as tools for learning to provide formative feedback towards a more human-centered approach to learning.