Leveraging the Fullest Potential of Online Teaching Learning: A Design Thinking Framework Approach

COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the switching of educational organizations into online learning serving platforms. The moment online education moved from an optional to the only form of learning and that too long term, the issues, and challenges become evident. Online learning will be more sustainable while learners become part of the solution framework. This is possible with the adoption of Design Thinking (DT). Learners' inclusion in problem-solving opens up a lot of possibilities. This can transform challenges in online learning into opportunities. The present article portrays the research carried out to improve students' learning effectiveness in online classes. The authors have proposed a Design Thinking framework that is in line with the high-order thinking skills of Bloom's taxonomy. This research has showcased the application of the five phases of the DT framework for attaining the optimum solution to the general issues of the online paradigm for teaching-learning. The study recommends that peer collaboration, timely feedback, and taking the learners along for co-designing the learning content are the essence borrowed from the DT framework and help in increasing learning engagement.