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UX education that feels like you're at work
One of the biggest changes I made to my UX course last year was asking students to submit their assignments directly in Figma by a set deadline. Over the last seven years of teaching, I’ve become increasingly aware of what impacts students’ engagement and how instructors can pull on different behavioral and cognitive levers to…
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When the Steps Don’t Match the Beat
If you’re designing a learning experience and it seems like the participants are still not getting it, you might be suffering from the curse of knowledge. In a dance class this week, the instructor expressed something that turned on a few lightbulbs among the students: the steps are not the same as the beat. So…
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The Idea DJ method to unblock creativity
As anyone working on research or creative projects knows, there are moments when ideas feel fuzzy, and articulating them becomes a challenge. The process of refining and developing ideas can be daunting when exploring new concepts. I want to share how I use AI tools like ChatGPT to break through those creative blocks and refine…
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Making “think twice” a tangible tool for learning
In a given piece of text, we can find some elements more interesting than others. Once core aspect of developing creativity and critical thinking is developing your sense of taste—or at the very least forming an awareness of what you’re attention naturally gravitates towards. From there, the next step is to analyze why you gravitated…
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The Magic of Students Giving Themselves Advice
Every student faces challenges that feel insurmountable—whether it’s a difficult project, a personal struggle, or a moment of self-doubt. But what if the key to solving these problems wasn’t about looking inward, but outward? What if by asking students to offer advice to ‘someone else,’ we could help them uncover the solutions they were seeking…