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Stephanie Heidorn is a Ph.D. Graphic Design student with a media art degree from Bethany Lutheran College and an MFA in Graphic Design from the UMN. She is a former Digital Arts educator in Minnesota and worldwide. Stephanie seeks to design better ways to help students generate creative ideas and develop the technical skills needed to construct them. She is interested in researching creativity, education, and design, and how these areas interact with each other.
Keywords: Creativity, education, design, creative problem solving, Kids education, creative thinking
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Meet our
Students
Students
Swetha Anand is a Ph.D. Graphic Design student with a bachelor’s in engineering from India and a master’s in Graphic Design from the UIC School of Design, US. She has six years of experience working as a UI/UX designer in various industries, from games to audio platforms in startups. Swetha has published three papers at conferences. Her research concentrates on how design thinking can be applied in healthcare education using serious game design and other technologies.
Keywords: Serious game design, interdisciplinary education, design education, game education, internal and external motivation.
Our Graduate Tracks
Our Graduate Tracks
Graphic Design
Graphic Design
(M.F.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
(M.F.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
As a student in the graphic design track, you will explore the relationships between humans and their designed environments with internationally recognized faculty and peers from across design disciplines. With a focus on design theory, process, and methods related to design practice and research, graphic design students study everything from multicultural communication and visual representation of information to human interaction with designed objects.
Graphic design at the University of Minnesota will challenge you to set the pace in a field where global definitions of research, creative production, and practice are rapidly evolving. As a graphic design student, you will learn how humans perceive, interpret, and communicate and will be exposed to a wide variety of creative opportunities.
Creative Problem Solving for Kids
Creative Problem Solving for Kids
It is increasingly necessary to actively teach creative thinking skills that emphasize developing, evaluating, and implementing ideas. Strategies that support creativity such as solving problems, exploring multiple ideas, and connecting interdisciplinary concepts also lead to increases in student motivation, engagement, and academic achievement. Developing creativity skills in students promotes deeper learning, personal wellbeing, and better prepares them for future careers.
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