Not clear if there's anything to this.  I need to read about it.

Classic text for writers freely available online.

For students of ME2110. 2005. J. Donnell.

Publications to help new researchers. Could be useful for grad students everywhere.

The teaching guide for The Designer’s Atlas of Sustainability has lots of ideas–design briefs, essay topics, exercises and other materials–to help you work through sustainability with students of any design discipline. With more than 30 design briefs and exercises, adaptable to a range of levels, you’re sure to find something you can use or adapt.

Links to teaching resources on critical thinking

T.H. Benton. 20 Feb 2011. Like we didn't already know all this is going on.

Reference and educational PDF documents on TRIZ.<br />
Possible courseware.

Science and technology studies (STS) examines the influence of society on science and technology, and the influence of science and technology on society. STS Wiki is an experiment in the public production of free, open-source knowledge concerning STS. Our mission is simple: To make STS knowledge, perspectives, and resources available for free, worldwide.

BKCASE (pronounced "Bookcase") is the acronym for the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering.  The BKCASE project is led by a university partnership between the Stevens Institute of Technology and the Naval Postgraduate School.  The project scope is to define a Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge ( SEBoK) and use the SEBoK to develop an Advanced Graduate Reference Curriculum for Systems Engineering (GRCSE, pronounced "Gracie").  

description with examples of brainstorming

A very simple page with notes for teachers interested in using brainstorming in their classes.

A brief but well-written overview of brainstorming.

A surprisingly complete and well-organized website about brainstorming.  Lots of very usable information.

The OpenLearn website gives free access to learning materials from higher education courses. Edit the materials in the LabSpace. Collaborate with others and publish new versions of the learning materials to share with the world.

CompendiumLD is a software tool for designing learning activities using a flexible visual interface. It is being developed as a tool to support lecturers, teachers and others involved in education to help them articulate their ideas and map out the design or learning sequence. Feedback from users suggests the process of visualising design makes their design ideas more explicit and highlights issues that they may not have noticed otherwise. It also provides a useful means of representing their designs so that they can be shared with others. CompendiumLD provides a set of icons to represent the components of learning activities

A short introduction to the importance of critical and creative thinking.

Good overview of critical thinking for students.  Incorporate into my courseware.

Founded by James Burke, the author, host, and narrator of the acclaimed television series Connections, the Institute exists to encourage innovative uses of educational technology.

D. Norman. 26 Nov 2010. Article suggestion that design education must be changed to teach about more sciences, both hard and soft.  Ya gotta love it.

Invited talk at the 30th anniversary of the Human-Systems Integration Board of the National Research Council (USA).