Author(s)

Qingfeng Song¹, Alaa Nimer Abukhalifeh^2*

¹Deptartment Tourism Management, Jinzhong Univerisity, Jinzhong, China.
²International Hotel Management (IHM), Kyungdong University-Global Campus, Gangwondo, South Korea.

The design thinking approach transforms student’s learning process to connect with real-world experience, making connections between knowledge and improving critical thinking and problem-solving capability. Previous research has focused on what design thinking is taught (content) and how it is taught (learning modes and assessment). However, there needs to be an integrative approach in the context of ecotourism education. Therefore, applying Wrigley and Straker’s Educational Design Ladder mode, this study develops an Ecotourism Design Thinking Curriculum framework to combine the ecotourism content, teaching/learning mode and assessment.

Ecotourism, Design Thinking, Pedagogy, Curriculum Design

Song, Q. and Abukhalifeh, A. (2024) Applying Design Thinking in Ecotourism Curriculum Design: The Educational Design Ladder. Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 14, 1454-1463. doi: 10.4236/ojapps.2024.146096.