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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 72: Datta Podcast: Inspiring Future Educators Through Design Thinking with Leighann Ness Wilson
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 72: Datta Podcast: Inspiring Future Educators Through Design Thinking with Leighann Ness Wilson

Leighann Ness Wilson
DattaQueensland
29/01/2025
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In this episode of the Bridge Building Podcast: From Technology to the Trades, we chat with Leighann Ness Wilson, a designer-turned-educator with a passion for fostering creativity and innovation in education. Leighann shares her journey from growing up in rural Nanango to designing workspaces across the globe and, ultimately, to teaching and researching how design thinking can transform teaching practices. Currently completing her PhD, Leighann focuses on empowering pre-service teachers to embrace design thinking as a core component of their pedagogy. She offers insights into the challenges of teaching design in schools and why it's critical for shaping 21st-century skills like problem-solving, creativity, and collaboration.

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