Design Thinking for Learning Designers

About the course

This course is aimed at taking participants through a design thinking process based on design thinking principles and approaches. Tackling a real-life learning and/or teaching problem, participants will explore context-sensitive solutions in multidisciplinary groups and build a prototype in order to gather feedback and suggest improvements.

Course dates

• 2025: 1 September to 12 October 2025 (Mon/Wed)
• 2026: Cohort 1: 30 March to 17 May 2026 (Tue/Thu)
• 2026: Cohort 2: 22 June to 2 August 2026 (Mon/Wed)

Course content

• Week 1: Orientation and Onboarding
• Week 2: Design Thinking Dash
• Week 3: Design Thinking principles and ethics
• Week 4: Challenge definition and ideation
• Week 5: Prototyping and testing
• Week 6: Consolidation and Assessment

Learning objectives

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe a Design Thinking process;
• List different Design Thinking activities;
• Explain Design Thinking principles and reveal Design Thinking mindsets;
• Engage in a learning design process and decision making processes using Design Thinking processes; and
• Reflect on a Design Thinking intervention.

Course cost: 2025

The full cost of the course is R5500 with discounts available as follows:

• When enrolling 5 or more participants, participants are entitled to 10% discount.
• UCT staff are entitled to a 30% discount i.e. R3850. 
• All current full-time postgraduate students from any institution are entitled to a 50% discount i.e. R2750. 
• HELTASA members are entitled to a 10% discount i.e. R4950.

NB: Please request a discount voucher code from: pgbold@uct.ac.za BEFORE you enrol for the course.

Course cost: 2026

The full cost of the course is R6000 with discounts available as follows:

• When enrolling 5 or more participants, participants are entitled to 10% discount.
• UCT staff are entitled to a 30% discount i.e. R4200.
• All current full-time postgraduate students from any institution are entitled to a 50% discount i.e. R3000.
• HELTASA members are entitled to a 10% discount i.e. R5400.

NB: Please request a discount voucher code from: pgbold@uct.ac.za BEFORE you enrol for the course.

More information

Phone: +27 (0)21 650 5500

Email: pgbold@uct.ac.za

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