By Isabel Bo-Linn
This term I am teaching a special topics course, AI and Design, where we explore topics related to the implementation, impact, ethics, and collaborative opportunities of AI. A common theme throughout the course is “times are a changin”. As a design educator who emphasizes research and academic curiosity, I implore my students to take agency in their own education. Technology has and will continue to transform how we find and interpret information. It’s imperative students not only embrace the tidal wave of transformation AI and other technology will bring about, but also strive to hone and utilize vital literacy skills to pave the way for equitable futures.
Isabel Bo-Linn is a multidisciplinary designer, researcher, and educator with experience in print, product, and UX/UI design. Their current research investigates the origins, influences, and possibilities of visual essays/narratives as pedagogical tools and design artifacts. Other active investigations include the potentials embodied interactive systems, experiments with type and image through emerging technologies, speculative design, as well as theories and methodologies of design pedagogy.
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