Startup 101 - Introducing User Experience Design in K-12
9:25-10:25 Auditorium Grade Level: All Content Area: All All Skill Levels
9:25-10:25 Auditorium Grade Level: All Content Area: All All Skill Levels
Reshan Richards
Reshan Richards
What happens when learning at school resembles working at a startup? A starting point and ending point. A space to gather and work. Opportunities to expand networks and gain experiences. Near continuous feedback. Guidance. If this sounds more like the “real world” and less like “school,” then perhaps schools are not following the wisdom of John Dewey who stated that school must reflect life, and life must reflect school. In this session we’ll practice 3 or 4 activities that can be done with any age group to start approaching problem solving and opportunity finding with user experience design.
What happens when learning at school resembles working at a startup? A starting point and ending point. A space to gather and work. Opportunities to expand networks and gain experiences. Near continuous feedback. Guidance. If this sounds more like the “real world” and less like “school,” then perhaps schools are not following the wisdom of John Dewey who stated that school must reflect life, and life must reflect school. In this session we’ll practice 3 or 4 activities that can be done with any age group to start approaching problem solving and opportunity finding with user experience design.
Reshan Richards Bio
Reshan Richards Bio
Dr. Reshan Richards is adjunct assistant professor at Teachers College, Columbia University and associate at Columbia University’s School for Professional Studies. He is also Chief Learning Officer at Explain Everything, which he co-founded and is co-author of Blending Leadership: Six Simple Beliefs for Leading Online and Off. Reshan has an Ed.D. in Instructional Technology and Media from Teachers College, Columbia University, an Ed.M in Learning and Teaching from Harvard University, and a B.A. in Music from Columbia University. He currently serves on the boards for Apple's Apple Distinguished Educators program and Montclair Kimberley Academy, a PK-12 independent school in New Jersey.
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