Creating the future we all want to live in. Shaping emerging technology to create a more equitable and ethical world.

Emerging technologies pose great potential for the advancement of society, but they are increasingly replicating real-world structural inequities. There is an urgent need to prioritize equity and ethics as a prerequisite for designing emerging technologies to ensure inclusion. And we know that everyone comes to design with their own unique experiences and identities that ultimately shape what we create in the world. In this course we will explore how identities, biases and experiences show up in our design work by collaborating with a project partner to create K12 tools which support young people and educators create with emerging technologies. Students will work in interdisciplinary teams and leave this course with design abilities and an improved understanding of how to create with emerging technologies.

* Note: We scheduled the spring quarter class time to allow all group work to happen during studio hours (although it may often take you outside the classroom!). Homework outside of class will be minimal, and will only require individual work. This means that being available for all class time is absolutely mandatory.

Learn With

Teaching Team