News School of Education Research Seminar Series - Design Thinking and Blended Learning Design

The School of Education, NUI Galway hosted a Research Seminar Series event on Design Thinking and Blended Learning Design.

Dr Leigh Graves Wolf presented on principles underpinning design thinking and the increasing popularity of design-based methods in educational research and blended learning design. Dr Graves Wolf exemplified blended learning design through a number of innovative programmes she has worked on and is currently leading in the US.

Speaker Biography:
Leigh Graves Wolf is teacher-scholar and a clinical associate professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University.  Leigh teaches with the educational leadership and innovation eddprogram and is a faculty fellow with the office of scholarship & innovation.  Her work centers around online education, k12 teacher professional development and relationships mediated by and with technology.  She has worked across the educational spectrum from k12 to higher to further and lifelong.  She believes passionately in collaboration and community.  Leigh shares all of her work and ideas publicly on her Blog, Twitter & flickr.