For those of us in the Minneapolis area, I’m pleased to share news that the KaosPilots and Knowmads will visit with the University of Minnesota for a free event on redesigning university education.
Here’s the official announcement:
Following on the activities of the College of Design’s Design Intersections symposium (http://intersections.design.umn.edu/), the University of Minnesota community is invited to join in a FREE follow-up workshop, co-sponsored by the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development and the Jandris Center for Innovation in Higher Education:
FULL EVENT DESCRIPTION: http://z.umn.edu/rethinking
Friday, March 30
9 am – noon, lunch follows
Shepherd Room, Weisman Art Museum
- How can we rethink how we learn, share, and apply what we know in this time of accelerating technological and social change?
- How we can apply design thinking principles to transform how we teach, learn, live and work in Minnesota?
- How can students and faculty at the University of Minnesota be engaged in democratic, participatory ways in co-creating new approaches to teaching and learning?
Event co-sponsors: College of Design; Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development; Jandris Center for Innovative Higher Education; Humphrey School of Public Affairs; Carlson School of Management; and the Weisman Art Museum
For more information, visit http://z.umn.edu/rethinking or contact Virajita Singh (singh023@umn.edu) or John Moravec (moravec@umn.edu).