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9/1 9/6 9/8 9/13 9/15 9/20 9/22 9/27 9/29 10/4 10/6 10/11 10/13 Oct 14-15 10/18 10/20 10/25 10/27 11/1 11/3 11/8 11/10 11/15 Nov. 15-16 11/17 11/22 11/24 11/29 12/1 12/6 12/8 12/13 |
Introductions & Course Overview
Design Knowledge & Process DISCOVERY PHASE Portfolios in Higher Ed | Guest Lecture: Daragh Byrne, MakeSchool Alliance Open Portfolios Design Challenge | Stephanie Cheng, MakerEd & Dr. Kylie Peppler, Indiana University Portfolios & Learning | Design Brief Planning Understanding Users: Qualitative Methods Understanding Users: Professional Portfolio Practices | Contextual Inquiry Methods Understanding Users: Informal Educators & Contexts | Guest Speaker: Nina Barbuto, ASSEMBLE User Research Planning | AIU STEAM SHOWCASE 11-2p Understanding Users: Youth Portfolio Practices Understanding Users: Formal Educators & Contexts | Guest Speaker: Megan Cicconi, Fox Chapel School District User Studies Worksession Modeling Users: Profiles to Personas & Contexts of Use Modeling Users: Worksession MAKE FAIRE PITTSBURGH | Guerilla User Research Design Insights & Synthesis Worksession & Review Prep Discovery Phase - Deliverable 1 | Design Insights Presentation & Review GENERATIVE PHASE Modeling the System & Service | Guest Lecturer: Julian Coupland Ideation & Concept Development Ideation & Concept Development Worksession Generative Phase Deliverable 2 — Design Concepts Presentation & Review REALIZATION PHASE Paper Prototypes Interactive Prototypes Fielding Prototypes MAKER ED OPEN PORTFOLIO WORKSHOP@CMU| Stakeholder User Testing Prototype Testing & Refinements Prototype Testing & Refinements (Internal Critiques) —NO CLASS-- Building a Design Case Worksession Building a Design Case (Internal Critiques) Realization Phase - Deliverable 3 | Design Case Presentation & Review Revisions & Final Documentation Worksession Final Process Documentation Due |