Brad Hokanson

This writing examines early aspects of the design process and shows how reconceptualization and reframing can lead to innovative thinking and design. Choices instructional designers make at the dawn of a problem can lead to diverse and more effective solutions for learning, a design that goes beyond a mechanical routinized solution. Examples from art history and from the author’s own class illustrate the application of the concept of reframing. Essential to a creative design process is a conscious use of framing as part of a design methodology.

For education worldwide, the global pandemic was a major shock. The Internet did not stop, but for a while, going to school did. It caused a worldwide leap to online education. For educational technology, it might have been a step forward, with some hesitancy: some will soon be forgotten, but much will be retained. This writing outlines a number of ideas and directions, posed in the form of questions, seeking to continue to move educational efforts forward, for in a post-pandemic world, education is still challenged by technology.