Abstract
The shift to online collaboration due to the COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for higher education institutions, particularly around conducting short-term workshops. Workshops are essential to the learning experience as they provide hands-on opportunities for students to practice and apply what they have learned. However, the transition to online workshops has resulted in declining student engagement and participation. This study aims to identify and address the challenges instructors, and students face in conducting online workshops in higher education. This study identifies several critical challenges through a literature review and case studies, including a lack of non-verbal cues, in-person interaction, and technical difficulties. Our findings suggest that a combination of structured agendas, worksheets, and virtual meeting platforms can mitigate these challenges and improve the effectiveness of online workshops in higher education.
Keywords
Online workshops, post-pandemic, design thinking workshop
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.461
Citation
Lee, N., Chen, C., Kato, H., Iida, H.,and Ichikawa, K.(2023) The challenge of facilitating short-term Design Thinking Workshops for Higher Education in the New Normal Era., in De Sainz Molestina, D., Galluzzo, L., Rizzo, F., Spallazzo, D. (eds.), IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design, 9-13 October, Milan, Italy. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.461
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The challenge of facilitating short-term Design Thinking Workshops for Higher Education in the New Normal Era.
The shift to online collaboration due to the COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for higher education institutions, particularly around conducting short-term workshops. Workshops are essential to the learning experience as they provide hands-on opportunities for students to practice and apply what they have learned. However, the transition to online workshops has resulted in declining student engagement and participation. This study aims to identify and address the challenges instructors, and students face in conducting online workshops in higher education. This study identifies several critical challenges through a literature review and case studies, including a lack of non-verbal cues, in-person interaction, and technical difficulties. Our findings suggest that a combination of structured agendas, worksheets, and virtual meeting platforms can mitigate these challenges and improve the effectiveness of online workshops in higher education.