Studenten opleiden tot professionals die kunnen leven en werken in de huidige complexe en diverse samenleving. Kunnen acteren met mensen van verschillende achtergronden en de verhoudingen in de wereld kennen. Wereldburgers opleiden die zelfbewust zijn en met een kritische en empathische blik naar de wereld om hen heen kijken. Zodat ze na hun opleiding professionals zijn die begrijpen dat onderwerpen door henzelf en anderen vanuit verschillende invalshoeken kunnen worden aangevlogen. En in staat zijn om oplossingen te vinden voor ingewikkelde vraagstukken. Dat is een leven lang leren! Aan die ontwikkeling draag jij als onderwijsprofessional, op jouw manier, bij. Maar, dat vraagt ook van jou om steeds meer te acteren op het snijvlak van de interne leeromgeving van school en een externe (leer)omgeving, waarbij het cocreëren met verschillende stakeholders steeds belangrijker wordt voor het slim vormgeven van leerprocessen. De afgelopen periode onderschrijft des te meer dat we in een sneltreinvaart toe bewegen naar het ‘nieuwe normaal’, waarbij van ons wordt verwacht om anders te werken én te denken. Ingesleten denk- en werkpatronen volstaan niet meer in onze internationale samenleving die steeds complexer en onvoorspelbaarder wordt. Je ontkomt pas aan die patronen door opnieuw te gaan denken, te leren afstand nemen van vooropgestelde ideeën over wat er zou moeten zijn en ontstane situaties als kansen voor ontwikkeling te zien. Juist in deze tijd is flexibilisering van het onderwijs en cocreatie hard nodig om bij te dragen aan het ‘nieuwe normaal’. Design Thinking is een gedachtegoed, aanpak en onderwijsmethodiek die hierbij kan helpen. Het is een manier om vanuit een mens-perspectief te kunnen vernieuwen. In deze Design Thinking ‘proeverij’ hebben we gepoogd onze ervaringen met Design Thinking in living labs voor business en management studenten te bundelen met ervaringen van anderen en theorie. Daarvoor hebben we ervaringen van andere hogeschooldocenten die Design Thinking reeds toepas sen in hun onderwijsomgevingen en een praktische vertaling van de theorie over Design Thinking & Doing gebruikt. Met als doel dat jij voor jezelf kunt gaan ontdekken of Design Thinking (& Doing) iets is voor jou, en voor jouw studenten. Wie weet, misschien ontdek je zelfs dat je al een onbewust, bekwame Design Thinker bent.
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Background: In the Netherlands, the distinction between Bachelor degree and diploma nursing educational levels remains unclear. The added value of Bachelor degree nurses and how they develop professionally after graduation are subject to debate. Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate whether Bachelor degree nurses have higher critical thinking skills than diploma nurses do and whether there is a positive relationship between higher critical thinking skills and self-efficacy beliefs. Outcomes might provide instruments that are helpful in positioning of nursing levels in education and practice. Participants: Questionnaire data were used of a sample of 95 registered mental health staff nurses (62 diploma nurses and 33 Bachelor degree nurses). Methods: First, ANOVAwas performed to testwhether the two groupswere comparablewith respect to elements of work experience. Second, t-tests were conducted to compare the two groups of nurses on self-efficacy, perceived performance and critical thinking outcomes. Third, relationships between the study variables were investigated. Finally, structural equation modelling using AMOS was applied to test the relationships. Results: The hypothesis that Bachelor degree nurses are better critical thinkers than diploma nurseswas supported (pb0.01). Years in function turned out to be positively related to self-efficacy beliefs (pb0.01). No significant relation was found between the level of education and self-efficacy beliefs. Conclusions: The results of this study support career development and facilitate more efficient positioning of nursing levels.
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Welke concrete veranderingen hebben plaatsgevonden op het werk en welke 21st century skills zijn of worden essentieel om het werk te kunnen blijven uitvoeren? Deze vraag stelden lectoren Petra Biemans (Hogeschool Inholland) en Ellen Sjoer (De Haagse Hogeschool) zichzelf. Het antwoord op deze vraag is te vinden in het boek ‘Werk verandert. 21st century skills in de praktijk'. Spelen onderwijsinstellingen voldoende en tijdig in op de vaardigheden die toekomstbestendige werknemers en ondernemers nodig hebben? Of krijgen studenten zodra ze de arbeidsmarkt betreden een cultuurshock omdat het onderwijs achterblijft? Hoe en welke van de 21st century skills effectief in het onderwijs geïmplementeerd kunnen worden vereist volgens de lectoren nog vervolgonderzoek.
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A social media architect is an appealing new profession that entails crossovers between communication and IT & Design. There are no study programmes for this job. Important questions are how to interest secondary school pupils for such a new job, and how to prepare them for these jobs or jobs that do not even exist today? This research aims to set an example by presenting a realistic job profile of a social media architect by linking the ‘21st century skills’ to the context in which he/she operates.
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Paper presented at the 14th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME14), 11-18 July, Shanghai, China.
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The methodology of biomimicry design thinking is based on and builds upon the overarching patterns that all life abides by. “Cultivating cooperative relationships” within an ecosystem is one such pattern we as humans can learn from to nurture our own mutualistic and symbiotic relationships. While form and process translations from biology to design have proven accessible by students learning biomimicry, the realm of translating biological functions in a systematic approach has proven to be more difficult. This study examines how higher education students can approach the gap that many companies in transition are struggling with today; that of thinking within the closed loops of their own ecosystem, to do good without damaging the system itself. Design students should be able to assess and advise on product design choices within such systems after graduation. We know when tackling a design challenge, teams have difficulties sifting through the mass of information they encounter, and many obstacles are encountered by students and their professional clients when trying to implement systems thinking into their design process. While biomimicry offers guidelines and methodology, there is insufficient research on complex, systems-level problem solving that systems thinking biomimicry requires. This study looks at factors found in course exercises, through student surveys and interviews that helped (novice) professionals initiate systems thinking methods as part of their strategy. The steps found in this research show characteristics from student responses and matching educational steps which enabled them to develop their own approach to challenges in a systems thinking manner. Experiences from the 2022 cohort of the semester “Design with Nature” within the Industrial Design Engineering program at The Hague University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands have shown that the mixing and matching of connected biological design strategies to understand integrating functions and relationships within a human system is a promising first step. Stevens LL, Whitehead C, Singhal A. Cultivating Cooperative Relationships: Identifying Learning Gaps When Teaching Students Systems Thinking Biomimicry. Biomimetics. 2022; 7(4):184. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics7040184
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This paper examines how the learning environment in primary education can be enhanced by stimulating the use of innovative ICT applications. In particular, this discussion focuses on mind tools as a means of leveraging ICT for the development of cognitive skills. The stimulating effect of mind tools on the thinking skills and thinking attitudes of students is examined. The various types of mind tools and a number of specific examples are closely examined. We consider how mind tools can contribute to the establishment of an ICT-rich learning environment within the domain of technology education in primary schools. We illustrate two specific applications of such mind tools and discuss how these contribute to the development of thinking skills.
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The purpose of this study was to determine how knowledge sources, ready knowledge, and disposition toward critical thinking and reasoning skills influence the accuracy of student nurses' diagnoses. A randomized controlled trial was conducted to determine the influence of knowledge sources. We used the following questionnaires: (a) knowledge inventory, (b) California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory, and (c) Health Science Reasoning Test (HSRT). The use of knowledge sources had very little influence on the accuracy of nursing diagnoses. Accuracy was significantly related to the analysis domain of the HSRT. Students were unable to operationalize knowledge sources to derive accurate diagnoses and did not effectively use reasoning skills.
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This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the AI-related skills and roles needed to bridge the AI skills gap in Europe. Using a mixed-method research approach, this study investigated the most in-demand AI expertise areas and roles by surveying 409 organizations in Europe, analyzing 2,563 AI-related job advertisements, and conducting 24 focus group sessions with 145 industry and policy experts. The findings underscore the importance of both general technical skills in AI related to big data, machine learning and deep learning, cyber and data security, large language models as well as AI soft skills such as problemsolving and effective communication. This study sets the foundation for future research directions, emphasizing the importance of upskilling initiatives and the evolving nature of AI skills demand, contributing to an EU-wide strategy for future AI skills development.
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