Ideation discussion activities in Design Thinking course¶

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Description¶

An instructional component patterned from the Singapore Polytechnic Design Thinking toolkit in which EFL learners brainstorm ideas on post-it paper (with sketching allowed), select 3-5 ideas using a 2×2 matrix and weighing scale rubrics, and discuss them in English to reach one final concept. The article states the activities "consist of three parts: idea brainstorming, 2×2 matrix, and weighing scale rubrics for practicing and testing the learners' speaking and critical thinking abilities." It was delivered as 12 seven-hour sessions totaling 84 hours within the YMAC 2020 program.

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Requirements¶

• Learners need English communication skill, especially speaking, to express and negotiate ideas, and critical thinking to create suitable ideas and answers to questions raised in the phase

Constraints¶

• The article notes the eight participants were purposively selected and this small number "might not reflect the whole perceptions of the majority"; the study had no control group

Target Learners¶

• Thai EFL undergraduate and vocational diploma students in tertiary education

Target Learning Goals¶

• English speaking ability
• critical thinking ability
• teamwork and collaboration

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Key Sources¶

• Buphate, T. & Esteban, R. H. (2022). Using ideation discussion activities in Design Thinking to develop EFL students' speaking and critical thinking abilities. LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 15(1), 682-708. https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/LEARN/index