Design thinking: an educational approach in the second language classroom in the post-COVID era

Authors

  • Manuela Mena Octavio Directora académica de The Language House/ Fundadora de feelthelanguage.com/ Profesora en la Universidad Nebrija (España) y en SDI Múnich (Alemania) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6937-2959

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51302/tce.2021.569

Keywords:

design thinking (DT), empathy, digital competence, online teaching, e-learning, second language learning, COVID

Abstract

The new scenario that is opening up in the classrooms of our country with the arrival of the post-COVID era could be the definitive lever for change to modify the archaic structures on which our current educational system is based. In this new context there are two elements that will play a crucial role: empathy and technology.

This research work aims to justify the need to implement an approach like design thinking (DT) within the remote teaching-learning model. It also presents an innovative educational experience for the online foreign language classroom with high school students with the purpose of promoting empathy, digital competence and collaborative learning by carrying out meaningful online tasks.

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Published

2021-01-27

How to Cite

Mena Octavio, M. (2021). Design thinking: an educational approach in the second language classroom in the post-COVID era. Technology, Science and Education Journal, (18), 45–75. https://doi.org/10.51302/tce.2021.569