Technology enhanced learning of thinking skills (TELoTS)

The development of thinking skills has now been heralded by educators worldwide as an urgent educational need. Thinking skills broadly are abilities and processes that human beings apply for sense-making, reasoning, learning and problem-solving. Many thinking skills in engineering and science are pan-domain in nature, that is, they share common characteristics and have applicability across domains. Examples include systems thinking, computational thinking, design thinking, and so on. This panel aims to bring together researchers to discuss issues such as: How can TELs be designed for teaching and learning of pan-domain thinking skills in K16 classrooms? How can such learning environments restructure traditional domains of knowledge? How have these thinking skills been assessed? How can teachers and practitioners adopt and appropriate new and innovative TEL environments as part of their classroom practices? How transferable are these thinking skills and strategies across topics and domains? In addition, the panel seeks to stimulate a discussion with audience members on both paradigmatic and pragmatic issues pertaining to research and practice in this area. Copyright © 2016 Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education.