As edTech product designers, we have a unique window into empathizing with the teachers and students who use our tools. The design thinking approaches we use to solve problems already appear in classrooms under different names. We can leverage design thinking principles in education to build more effective edTech tools, achieve better learning outcomes in our products, and make our products even more engaging. Below, you'll learn what design thinking is, what the approach looks like in the field of education, and which edTech features and user flows support design thinking in the classroom. Let's dive in! What does design…
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