Reflections
How doctors handle uncertainty and what UX designers and educators can learn
Realizing the importance of precision in language for navigating ambiguity and improving decision-making
EdTech
Using Figma as a central hub for peer learning, assignments and feedback
Learning
Breaking down the Curse of Knowledge in learning
Tools of Thought
How AI transforms creative research into a process of mashup and discovery
Tools of Thought
Why reflecting with AI can make classroom conversations more meaningful
EdTech
Exploring how generative ai helps students discover their own solutions by reframing challenges as peer advice
Tools of Thought
Can interactive experience show students the power of multi-modal learning?
Education
Reflecting on the role of good learning processes in a world of probabilities
Tools of Thought
Can this tool make class discussions richer?
Reflections
I never understood some of the ways my teachers behaved until I started teaching myself. Why did certain emails get ignored? Why did they grade so carelessly? What made them so angry about questions related to the exams? Teaching over the last seven years has exposed me to a lot
Notes on curiosity, learning, and creating with technology by Charlie.
Preparing design students for AI with critical analysis and innovation
Personalization in learning is good, but it isn't education's biggest failing
Notes from my 2024 class on building better UX portfolios
How creating an supportive work environment for adult learners makes for better school
Unpacking Apple’s language obsession around machine intelligence
Seeing The Great Wave off Kanagawa print from right to left opened my eyes to the power of its message
Learning from conservation biology to inspire learning experience design
The star of the eclipse might have been the sun, but if you didn’t look around you would have missed the show.
Forget the shortcuts and prompting tips and attain real creative satisfaction by focusing on the process
Use product prototypes like tangible questions to quell your doubts
A note on the vibes of my 2024 UX class
Talking is exciting, infuriating, and wonderfully human. As an extrovert and a teacher, I think a lot about communication and how we can make it more enjoyable, intentional, and effective. Here’s a list of 23 observations I made during the tens of thousands of conversations I had in 2023.