Design Thinking for Innovation

Peer-graded Assignment: Reflection

Challenge:

Visualization is the tool selected and is used for demonstrating various  programming and design technique concepts easily to the students. Also, after  using this tool the students were able to learn the concepts in a better manner  but the main difficulty was implementing this for each topic of my course and  this required a lot of time and effort and prior planning.

Selection:

Visualization tool was specifically selected for my course since the course  covered several design techniques for algorithm design. This would make the  students to build more interest towards the course.

Application:

I used this tool to enable activity based learning inside the classroom. Students  were divided into teams of 2-3 and they had to discuss and come up with an  idea and graphically represent the same. Once all the teams complete, the other  teams had to find out what is missing and how to improve and provide  appropriate feedback. This helped students tod develop better solutions since  they received peer suggestions and initiate interaction among them.

Also, the same activity sometimes would be continued in the subsequent classes  as well to build on the final solution. The various ways of representing the same  idea was collected and finally presented to all the students in the class.

Insight and Approach:

I was highly appreciated by my students for introducing them to this tool. The  learning experience was remarkable. I thoroughly enjoyed the classes as well.  Without visualization a good solution cannot be implemented and this was  proven again.

I would love to use this for other courses as well and see the reaction of other  categories of students as well. It would be interesting and exciting for me as  well to learn and explore more!

Organization:

B.M.S. College of Engineering

Additional Feedback:

Very creative and a new learning experience overall!

Samantha Busatta


Design Thinking for Innovation Peer - graded Assignment : Reflection Challenge : Visualization is the tool selected and is used for demonstrating various programming and design technique concepts easily to the students . Also , after using this tool the students were able to learn the concepts in a better manner but the main difficulty was implementing this for each topic of my course and this required a lot of time and effort and prior planning . Selection : Visualization tool was specifically selected for my course since the course covered several design techniques for algorithm design . This would make the students to build more interest towards the course . Application : I used this tool to enable activity based learning inside the classroom . Students were divided into teams of 2 - 3 and they had to discuss and come up with an idea and graphically represent the same . Once all the teams complete , the other teams had to find out what is missing and how to improve and provide appropriate feedback . This helped students tod develop better solutions since they received peer suggestions and initiate interaction among them . Also , the same activity sometimes would be continued in the subsequent classes as well to build on the final solution . The various ways of representing the same idea was collected and finally presented to all the students in the class . Insight and Approach : I was highly appreciated by my students for introducing them to this tool . The learning experience was remarkable . I thoroughly enjoyed the classes as well . Without visualization a good solution can not be implemented and this was proven again . I would love to use this for other courses as well and see the reaction of other categories of students as well . It would be interesting and exciting for me as well to learn and explore more ! Organization : B.M.S. College of Engineering Additional Feedback : Very creative and a new learning experience overall ! Samantha Busatta