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Concept Maps, Post-Its, and Whiteboards: A Case for Using Design Thinking in Exploratory Advising
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Concept Maps, Post-Its, and Whiteboards:
A Case for Using Design Thinking in Exploratory
Advising
Welcome!I’m Kody.
Kody Sexton (he/him/his)Associate Director of Academic and Career Planning
School of Informatics, Computing, and EngineeringIndiana University Bloomington
Student Affairs Educator
Academic/Career Advisor
Instructor
Search for an objectthat represents who you are as an advisor
Good design
“A good design has a sense of focus, makes the user want to engage through intrinsic rather than extrinsic motivation, and
explains itself
-Anders Toxboe
“Good design is honest...it does not attempt to manipulate the consumer with promises that
cannot be kept
-Dieter Rams(as cited in Vitsoe, 2017)
The Design of Everyday Things | Donald A. Norman
Feedback Constraints Affordances
The impact of an action
Narrowing options to prevent error
Clues for how an object should work
Current advising models
Developmental Advising(King, 2005; McClellan & Moser, 2011; McWilliams & Beam, 2013)
Appreciative Advising(Bloom & Martin, 2002)
Advising as Teaching(Lowenstein, 2005; Hurt, 2007)
Good designWHY
Word Association
Like exploratory advising...
1. Design is process driven
Like exploratory advising...
2. Design is iterative
Like exploratory advising...
3. Design is user centered
In theory
Theoretical Frameworks
Design ThinkingExploratory Advising
Exploratory Advising
Definitions▪ Unwilling, unable or
unready to make academic/career decisions (Gordon, 1995)
Exploratory Advising
▪ Face choice anxiety and high levels of stress from external pressure (Gordon & Steele, 2015; Workman, 2015)
▪ Move toward a more positive focus on students’ openness to explore (Slowinski & Hammock, 2003)
Common Experiences▪ Operate in a cyclical
process due to fear and doubt (Slowinski & Hammock, 2003)
Exploratory Advising Cont’d
▪ Experience concerns with career identity, self-efficacy, and maturity (Gordon & Steele, 2015)
Additional Considerations▪ Benefit from reflective, engaged learning
activities and decision-making interventions (Kincanon, 2009)
Student “Types”▪ Drifters ▪ Closet-Changers▪ Externals▪ Systematics
Exploratory Advising Cont’d
Needs▪ Informational ▪ Developmental ▪ Personal-Social
(Gordon & Steele, 2015; Workman, 2015)
Theoretical Frameworks
Design ThinkingExploratory Advising Design Thinking
“Human-centered process that emphasizes observation,
collaboration, fast learning, visualization of
ideas...applying a designer’s sensibilities and methods to
problem solving
-Thomas Lockwood
Design Thinking
Design Thinking Cont’d
In practice
Design-oriented activities
▪ Concept maps▪ Affinity diagrams▪ Tactile/vision boards▪ Values sorts▪ Sketches▪ Storyboarding▪ Persona building▪ Design challenges▪ Guided visualization▪ List making
Time to practice
Design-oriented activities
▪ Concept maps▪ Affinity diagrams▪ Tactile/vision boards▪ Values sorts▪ Sketches▪ Storyboarding▪ Persona building▪ Design challenges▪ Guided visualization▪ List making
Design-oriented questions
▪ When you think about your academic/career plans, what objects or images come to mind?
▪ If you could design your ideal [class, career, work space, schedule], what would it look like?
▪ What would your life logo/motto be? How would you design or brand it?
Core Beliefs
▪ Design thinking can increase active and self-directed learning among exploratory students
▪ Design-oriented activities can help promote students’ academic/career satisfaction and self-efficacy
(McIlveen, Beccaria, & Burton, 2013 )
Case Study
Case Study
Lee (first year, exploratory)
Always thought they would pursue the health sciences and become a medical professional, like their parents, but isn’t enjoying the classes whatsoever
Currently experiencing academic difficulty and questioning academic ability and readiness for college
Willing to explore other academic/career options but doesn’t know where to begin
Design-oriented activities
▪ Concept maps▪ Affinity diagrams▪ Tactile/vision boards▪ Values sorts▪ Sketches▪ Storyboarding▪ Persona building▪ Design challenges▪ Guided visualization▪ List making
References
