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6 Thinking Hats & Instructional Design

How The 6 Thinking Hats Methodology Can Be Applied To Instructional Design.

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6 Thinking Hats & Instructional Design

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  1. & Instructional Design The 6 Thinking Hats

  2. Six Thinking Hats is a flexible and easy-to-use thinking process

  3. It encourages Parallel Thinking, where everyone explores all sides of an issue at the same time

  4. Each of the Six Thinking Hats represents a different direction or type of thinking, which is identified by a color

  5. WHITE HAT THINKING Data, facts, information known or needed

  6. INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN & THE WHITE HAT Focus on the input content. Identify what information is available, what is needed, and what information is missing

  7. APPLYING THE PROCESS Go through all the content and cross reference it with the course outline given by the client

  8. APPLYING THE PROCESS Go through all the content and cross reference it with the course outline given by the client When in doubt raise a flag right away and ask the client for additional information

  9. BLACK HAT THINKING Difficulties, potential problems. Why something may not work

  10. INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN & THE BLACK HAT Think critically, complete a thorough risk assessment, and identify ‘worst-case scenarios’

  11. APPLYING THE PROCESS Conduct a thorough risk assessment considering project timelines, budgets, scope of development

  12. APPLYING THE PROCESS Conduct a thorough risk assessment considering project timelines, budgets, scope of development Document your observations

  13. RED HAT THINKING Feelings, hunches, gut instinct, and intuition

  14. INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN & THE RED HAT Express your gut feelings about the instructional approach that you believe should be taken

  15. APPLYING THE PROCESS Decide the best approach depending on the type of content (and your instinct)

  16. APPLYING THE PROCESS Decide the best approach depending on the type of content (and your instinct) Don’t try to justify yourself. Just go all out

  17. GREEN HAT THINKING Creativity – possibilities, alternatives, solutions, new ideas

  18. INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN & THE GREEN HAT Move forward; seek new ideas and modify your existing ideas if required

  19. APPLYING THE PROCESS Bounce off new ideas, this will help you find potential flaws in your approach

  20. APPLYING THE PROCESS Bounce off new ideas, this will help you find potntial flaws in your approach

  21. APPLYING THE PROCESS Bounce off new ideas, this will help you find potential flaws in your approach Go back to the drawing board and come back with alternatives

  22. YELLOW HAT THINKING Values and benefits. Why something may work

  23. INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN & THE YELLOW HAT APPLYING THE PROCESS Focus on the input content. Identify what information is available, what is needed, and what information is missing. Justify your approach by listing down its benefits and why you think your approach will work

  24. APPLYING THE PROCESS Have a clear idea of the benefits

  25. APPLYING THE PROCESS Have a clear idea of the benefits Finalize the approach

  26. BLUE HAT THINKING Manage the thinking process, focus, next steps, action plans

  27. INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN & THE BLUE HAT Summarize your thoughts and conclude by formulating a plan of action. List out next steps and assign responsibility centers

  28. APPLYING THE PROCESS Create a project plan, allocate the most suitable resources, set project milestones and clearly assign centers of responsibility Read More

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