This study explores the teaching reform of packaging design courses in higher education institutions. Starting from the problems existing in the traditional teaching model of design skills, we propose a teaching principle oriented by the cultivation of design thinking, and further explore the teaching reform strategy, that is, from design skills to design thinking. Through the restructuring of course content, innovation of teaching methods and reform of evaluation mechanisms, our goal is to cultivate students' innovative ability, critical thinking and comprehensive quality, so that they can better adapt to the needs of the packaging design industry. The results of this study are instructive for the teaching practice of packaging design courses in higher education institutions, and provide a new perspective and reference for the development of the packaging design industry and talent cultivation.

Yani Yang, Huangzhen Wang. Exploration of Teaching Reform in Packaging Design Courses in Higher Education Institutions—From Design Skills to Design Thinking. Frontiers in Educational Research (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 31: 32-37. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2023.063106.

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