Online Course: Intro to Design Challenge Learning

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Learn why we're so passionate about the problem-solving power of design challenges!

This course will introduce you to what design challenges are and why they're so effective in getting learners excited about STEM. We'll walk you through the core methods for facilitating design challenges and prepare you to implement them into your learning setting. Throughout the course there will be opportunities to experience engineering as a learner and an educator.

We offer the course in two modes, self-paced and hybrid. Learn more about both below.

Course Content and Outcomes

Modules

Introduction to Design Challenge Learning is composed of five core modules:

Introduction to The Tech’s Innovation Design Process
Try a sample design challenge
Essential parts of a design challenge
Facilitating a design challenge
Assessment of design challenges

Outcomes

Understand how to facilitate design challenge learning
Experience using the innovation design process
Assess design challenge learning
Integrate design challenges into learning setting

Pre-Requisites
None

Self-Paced Option

Our self-paced online modules will take about seven hours to complete. Once your payment is processed, you will be granted access to the course for one year.

Cost: $99

Hybrid Option: Now open!

Time Commitment
Hybrid cohorts will engage in three pre-scheduled, one-hour sessions with your instructor and other educators. The third session will be focused on planning a lesson or activity.

Schedule
Online Course Access: Monday, Feb. 28
First Live Meeting: Tuesday, March 8 | 4-5 p.m. PST
Second Live Meeting: Tuesday, March 29 | 4-5 p.m. PST
Third Live Meeting: Tuesday, April 27 | 4-5 p.m. PST

Why Design Challenge Learning?

Contact

For more information, please contact us at education@thetech.org.