Theoretical Biomimetics: A biological design-driven concept for creative problem-solving as applied to the optimal sequencing of active learning techniques in educational theory

The article introduces the author’s concept of applying principles of biological design to drive creative problem-solving.  It provides a brief background of the field of Biomimetics, which serves as a context for the reader to appreciate how it began with an established field upon which he construc...

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Main Author: La Shun L. Carroll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia 2017-09-01
Series:Multidisciplinary Journal for Education, Social and Technological Sciences
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Online Access:https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/MUSE/article/view/7078
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Summary:The article introduces the author’s concept of applying principles of biological design to drive creative problem-solving.  It provides a brief background of the field of Biomimetics, which serves as a context for the reader to appreciate how it began with an established field upon which he constructed and adapted his concept to apply to human-made intangibles.  A discussion of Theoretical Biomimetics specifies the differences between it and its predecessor.  The final section provides the opportunity to see Theoretical Biomimetics in detail applied to education theory to address a problem related to student learning in higher education and how best to establish optimized sequences to implement evidence-based active-learning techniques to fill a void in the literature demonstrating from nature what has worked.  The originality lies in the author taking a multidisciplinary approach to synergize a sequence of existing active-learning techniques and apply them to a new area in a new way.
ISSN:2341-2593