the students
Understanding HOW you learn may help you become a better learner. Work with our Student Development Specialist to begin discovering your cognitive processes and personal preferences for thinking and learning. Then develop an individual learning plan to help you reach your academic goals and explore how understanding your processes for thinking and learning can benefit you throughout your lifetime. Read more on the student page.
the faculty
Work with our instructional specialist to investigate, design, and assess innovative teaching strategies. Observe students working together in informal groups and collaborative environments. Be part of a learning community committed to exploring solution-oriented approaches to instruction. Systematically evaluate and integrate new approaches to instruction with the support of an instructional designer and colleagues. Visit the faculty page for more info.
the space
Think Center members have access to a physical space that supports learning. IC 319 is equipped with flexible, collaborative furnishings to provide opportunities for students to work in small groups, interact with others, and experience real-world team and learning environments. Room 318 is our experimental classroom which supports the integration of design thinking approaches with teaching and learning. Find out more on the learning space pagedesign thinking
The Student Think Center will integrate a design thinking approach to the process of learning. Originating from engineering and design disciplines for product development, design thinking embraces the arts, social sciences, business, and other disciplines and has recently begun a rapid expansion to business schools and corporations across the world. There is no single definition for the new concept as yet -- design thinking is a process that is solution-oriented, human-centered, multi-disciplinary, collaborative, and prototype driven. While it is still an emerging field, we seek to encourage these characteristics within the teaching and learning experiences in our university community. If you are interested in learning more about design thinking, we encourage you to begin with our design thinking page.