UX of EdTech

How do you create a valuable digital user experience for children? Alicia Quan chats with Rubens Cantuni, designer and author of Designing Digital Products for Kids. We discuss this guide to designing beautiful, usable, and ethical digital experiences for kids. Be sure to follow up on the UX of EdTech publication for his guest article that gives a sneak peek of the book. 👉 Email Series: Exploring EdTech Product Design, UX, and Education HERE --- ⭐ Connect with Rubens Cantuni: - LinkedIn - Medium - Twitter - Book: Designing Digital Products for Kids --- 🔺 Follow the UX of EdTech Network and Alicia Quan: - UX job opportunities in EdTech - Medium Publication of resources on EdTech product design and research - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Instagram - Alicia's Medium Music: Scott Buckley

How do you teach UX design to teens? Alicia Quan chats with Hazel Wyllie, UX Designer at BBC. Hazel is passionate about introducing young people to design thinking and careers in the design and tech industry. This conversation unpacks a 30-minute lesson Hazel gave at a Tech Taster Day for girls. They also discuss how to scale this experience and why it is so important to share design thinking with young people. --- 👉 Email Series: Exploring EdTech Product Design, UX, and Education HERE --- ⭐ Connect with Hazel Wyllie: - LinkedIn - Twitter - Blog Article --- 🔺 Follow UX of EdTech and Alicia Quan: - UX job opportunities in EdTech - Medium Publication of resources on EdTech product design and research - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Instagram - Alicia's Medium Music: Scott Buckley

Let’s dig into the important work of EdTech innovation and how founders, designers, and researchers can team up. Alicia chats with Ash Kaluarachchi, an EdTech startup guru, about several questions including: Do EdTech companies and entrepreneurs have a real grasp on what actual classrooms, teachers, and students need in K12 and higher ed? What edge do former educators have in the EdTech startup space? What advice would you give EdTech startup founders? Do they need designers? What should designers consider when selecting a startup? 👉 Email Series: Exploring EdTech Product Design, UX, and Education HERE --- ⭐ Connect with Ash: - LinkedIn - Twitter - StartEd - EdTech Week 2021 --- 🔺 Follow the UX of EdTech Network and Alicia Quan: - UX job opportunities in EdTech - Medium Publication of resources on EdTech product design and research - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Instagram - Alicia's Medium Music: Scott Buckley

Alicia Quan chats with the product team at Adobe for Education. The team unpacks many aspects of their roles and they answer questions that include the following: • How did you transition from teaching into your current role? What transferable skills do you rely on? • How do you connect Adobe products to what educators and students are already using and experiencing? • How is your design approach improving the UX of teachers sharing content, lesson plans, etc? • Tips and advice for those designing for the education space? • Portfolio and resume insights from a hiring perspective? • How do you infuse creativity into all types of classrooms (beyond the Art room)? Guests: ⭐ Connect with Uriel Zarate, UX Designer: - LinkedIn - Twitter ⭐ Connect with Lexi Hradisky, Design Manager: - LinkedIn ⭐ Connect with Jenna James, Product Manager: - LinkedIn --- 👉 Email Series: Exploring EdTech Product Design, UX, and Education HERE --- 🔺 Follow the UX of EdTech Network and Alicia Quan: - UX job opportunities in EdTech - Medium Publication of resources on EdTech product design and research - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Instagram - Alicia's Medium Music: Scott Buckley

Alicia chats with Dr. John Spencer, education professor and former middle school teacher. When John discovered UX design, it transformed how he approached his classroom. This is a must-listen for educators of all types. 👉 Email Series: Exploring UX, Education, and EdTech HERE ⭐ Connect with John Spencer: - Twitter - Blog article: 7 Ways UX Design Theory Transformed My Approach to Course Design - Video Deep Dive: How to Create Better Classroom Systems with UX Design 🔺 Follow the UX of EdTech Network: - UX Job Opportunities in EdTech - Publication of resources on EdTech product design 👋 Connect with Alicia & the Podcast: - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Instagram - Medium Music: Scott Buckley

Alicia Quan chats with leaders from the Prodigy Education team. We cover some tough and important questions, including: - How do Product Management and Product Design work together? - How does the team manage business viability with learner efficacy? - How do they balance this learner efficacy with student desirability? In other words, is it just a fun game or are students really learning math? - What does it mean to be a growth designer? - What is on the horizon for Prodigy? Our three guests this week are: Mary Lee, Director of Product Management: - LinkedIn Richelle Rogers, Director of Product Design: - LinkedIn Natasha Tenggoro, (Growth) Product Designer: - Twitter - Blog: How working in growth made me a better designer --- 👉 Email Series: Exploring UX and Education HERE 🔺 Follow the UX of EdTech Network: - Job Board - Publication of resources on EdTech product design 👋 Connect with Alicia & the Podcast: - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Instagram - Medium Music: Scott Buckley

Alicia Quan chats with Asia Hoe, Senior Product Designer at Newsela. Their discussion includes: - Relating the work of design systems with the work against systemic injustice - Unpacking and refreshing your design process - Tips for designers in the EdTech space - Reflections as a woman of color in tech and design - Newsela’s anti-racist curriculum work 👉 Email Series: Exploring EdTech Product Design, UX, and Education HERE ⭐ Star of the Show - Connect with Asia Hoe: - Twitter - LinkedIn - Clarity Conference Talk: The Systems of Design 🔺 Follow the UX of EdTech Network: - Job Board - Publication of resources on EdTech product design coming soon! 👋 Connect with Alicia & the Podcast: - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Instagram - Medium Music: Scott Buckley

How do you thrive in an EdTech role? Alicia Quan chats with Bridget Weis, Senior Design Manager at Microsoft Education. They discuss: How teaching experience influences her design position today Unpacking the decision to pursue building Microsoft Teams for Education vs. Microsoft Classroom Tips for transitioning into the EdTech space Advice for EdTech product designers Stress management and navigating burnout Insight on selecting a role in EdTech (not just design) 👉 Email Series: Exploring UX and Education HERE ⭐ Connect with Bridget: - LinkedIn - Twitter - Website 🔺 Follow the UX of EdTech Network: - Job Board - Publication of resources on EdTech product design coming soon! 👋 Connect with Alicia & the Podcast: - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Instagram - Medium Music: Scott Buckley and Teknoaxe

What should you consider when designing for kids? Alicia chats with Debra Gelman, the author of Design for Kids, a Rosenfeld publication. She is also the SVP of Experience Design at Bottle Rocket. They cover a lot of ground, including: Book’s origin story The difference of designing for a 7-year old versus a 9-year old. Outstanding apps for children Hurdles of writing a book on design Changes she would make to the book for 2021 Some of the major pitfalls people fall into when designing for kids Designing an experience for multiple age groups 👉 Email Series: Exploring UX and Education HERE Connect with Debra Gelman: - LinkedIn - Twitter - Design for Kids Book Follow UX of EdTech: - Job Board - Publication of resources on EdTech product design coming soon! Connect with Alicia & the Podcast: - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Instagram - Medium Music: Scott Buckley

Alicia chats with Sabina Idler, the founder of UXKids. She is passionate about interactive media and designing for a very special and unique target group: children. UXKids is the first research and consulting firm in the Netherlands that is specialized in UX research and Interaction Design for children. At UXKids they believe that the best children products are developed WITH kids. 📧 Interested in collaborating and working together? Let’s connect below. 👉 Email Series: Exploring UX and Education HERE Connect with Sabina: - LinkedIn - UXkids - Blog Connect with Alicia & the Podcast: - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Instagram - Medium Connect with UX of EdTech - LinkedIn - 💼 Job Board: UX Roles in EdTech Music: Scott Buckley