Redesigning Teacher Training on the Fly: The Case of Sun Devil Learning Lab
May 13, 2020 | Melissa Warr | Design, News |
May 13, 2020 | Melissa Warr | Design, News |
Redesigning Teacher Training on the Fly: The Case of Sun Devil Learning Lab
Join us Friday, 5/15, 1 PM MST at bit.ly/TADLiveStream to chat about how Sun Devil Learning Lab redesigned teacher training during the COVID19 Pandemic.
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February 5, 2020 | Punya Mishra | Design |
From Artifacts to Culture, My Journey through Design: Keynote at IDC, School of Design
Design is core to my identity, to who I am. Education is the space within which I function but I try to approach everything I do as a designer. This was not always the case. READ MORE »
February 4, 2020 | Melissa Warr | Artifacts, Design |
Fixing Clocks, Negotiating Systems: Yes, And…
In which Melissa summons the courage to critique her doctoral advisor’s post, asserting that over-simplification of artifacts leads to many of the design problems in education that we are trying to avoid. READ MORE »
January 24, 2020 | Punya Mishra | Design |
Design: Fixing Clocks | Negotiating Systems
Artifacts and systems have different levels of complexity and designing them require a different set of skills. READ MORE »
January 17, 2020 | Steven Weiner | Design |
The Flea Circus Fallacy: Jurassic Park and the Perils of Ecological Design
What’s the difference between designing living systems and designing technical artifacts? “Life finds a way” to complexify things… READ MORE »
January 8, 2020 | Luis Perez Cortes and Kevin Close | Case Studies, Experiences |
Designing experience: A Case Study of Disneyland’s Lines
Some things we design are intangible. Disney’s Imagineers took a universal experience–standing in line–and re-mixed it to fit in the happiest (?) place on Earth. READ MORE »
December 21, 2019 | Kevin Close | Design, Q&A |
Why Is It So Hard To Define Design? Holiday Edition
It’s the holiday season, so get ready to justify your interest in ‘design’ to grandma. “Listen, grandma, design is hard to define…” READ MORE »
December 17, 2019 | Punya Mishra and Melissa Warr | News, The Model |
A Blog Crossover: Our Framework v. 2.0
Our 5 Spaces framework is constantly evolving. Here’s the most recent version, originally published on Punya’s website. READ MORE »
December 4, 2019 | Melissa Warr | News, Representations, The Model |
Five Perspectives for the Five Spaces for Design in Education
Design is about action, and we are exploring some ways to make our framework more actionable. Check out five embodied representations for understanding our core framework, now The Five SPACES FOR Design in Education. READ MORE »
November 22, 2019 | Kevin Close | Experiences, Interviews |
Escaping Design Stereotypes: An Interview with Escape Room Designer Andy Parr
Once in a while, our team of writers step back from our conceptual musings to get into what design looks like on the ground. As part of this move, we will be presenting a series of interviews with real designers from many walks of life. First up, Andrew Parr, an Escape Room Designer. READ MORE »
November 12, 2019 | Luis Perez Cortes | Design, Representations, The Model |
Here, There, and (Potentially) Everywhere
A continuum is one continuous sequence in which adjacent (or closely located) elements are not perceptibly different from each other, but the extremes are quite distinct. In other words, if someone were to move from point A to point B of a conti … READ MORE »
