Educational Probe for Developing Online Education: A Case of Online Problem-Based Learning in Design Education in India

DS 116: Proceedings of the DESIGN2022 17th International Design Conference

Year: 2022
Editor: Mario Štorga, Stanko Škec, Tomislav Martinec, Dorian Marjanović
Author: Yasuyuki Hayama (1), Harshit Desai (2)
Series: DESIGN
Institution: 1: Politecnico di Milano, Italy; 2: MIT Art, Design and Technology University, India
Section: Design Education
Page(s): 2283-2292
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2022.231
ISSN: 2732-527X (Online)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic brought challenges and opportunities for higher education and one of the important areas was online education. Especially in design field, Online Problem-Based Learning has emerged as a promising method. This paper explores the potential of online-PBL and how it can be developed through a prototype approach. An action research in Indian HEI shows insights regarding the potentiality of online-PBL and application of a prototype approach to educational development activities. A concept of “educational probes” was proposed as a method to design educational program.

Keywords: design education, digital learning, design management, educational probes, online problem-based learning