Design Thinking is a mindset that allows you to empathize with different stakeholders to improve products and services. But what tools can help you apply this approach? How can you recognize this audience? And most importantly, how can you empathize with your core target audience? Top 2 Essential Tools for Design Thinking Phase 1: Empathize de Jefferson Cornejo

1. What is Feedback? 2. Why is it important? 3. How to give effective Feedback? 3.1 Giving Feedback to a large cohort 3.2 Audio Feedback We all receive feedback on a daily basis, from simple observations about our appearance to more complex matters such as formative assessment and different approaches to learning, including Competency-Based and Inquiry-Based Learning. In this article you will look at what feedback is, how it is given and how to give effective feedback. This article is about VLE, but the recommendations below can be used in face-to-face lessons. Credit picture Julian Mesa 1. What is feedback?   According to Wang, Tlili, Lehman, Lu & Huang (2021) feedback is the exchange of information regarding to "improve learning performance, in order to readjust student's cognition, motivation & behaviour"(p. 3; Máñez, 2020). Similarly, Wiggins (as cited in Peroukidou & Kofou, 2019) defines feedback as "actionable information (...) empower(ing) the s...

In this article: 1. Reading and listening at the same time (For students aged 6-13) 2. Digital manipulative objects (All ages) 3. Take a “pause” to virtual activities (All ages) One of the challenges of virtual education is to create meaningful activities that appeal to the different learning styles of our students. How can you do this? Picture Credit Marsha McGuire Before we address this question, let's briefly analyse the importance of integrating a multisensory approach into your teaching. It's so great to see that students now have the freedom to adapt to our teaching style. Obaid (2012) stated, “teaching methods must relate to each child’s own learning preference style” (p. 76). It's not just a nice idea, it's totally possible to reach all the different learning styles if we use multisensorial activities (Volpe & Gori, 2019). The real challenge is how you can achieve this in virtual learning. I've put together a list of three activities that can be used in ...