I teach graduate and undergraduate courses in design, analytics, social innovation, and content strategy at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
College of Media, Communication, and Information
Advertising, Public Relations, and Design Department
I teach undergraduate courses including Design Thinking for Social Innovation and Content Strategy & User Analytics.
CMCI STUDIO
Graduate College, University of Colorado, Boulder
I develop and deliver course curricula to support the Experience Design Studio in CMCI’s Masters program in strategic communication. Our graduates can be found working at AirBnB, Asana, OpenTable, Uber, and top digital agencies around the globe.
My Pedagogical Approach
I build bridges between the classroom and creative industries to help provide clarity to my students about the profession. In return, I bring these hybrid learnings to my clients and partners.
Courses Developed & Taught
APRD 5004: Experience Design Fundamentals
This required course in the CMCI STUDIO Masters program delivers foundational theory and practice in user=centered design. Student will create design personas, user journey maps, and wireframes of all fidelity. Research methods, emerging interfaces, and content strategy are also included in the course curriculum.
APRD 4501: Design Thinking for Social Innovation
Social innovation topics are addressed in this studio course. Methods and practices in design thinking provide the foundation for team-driven project work. Students will learn core methods in social innovation design then deploy them to produce portfolio-ready work.
APRD 3005: Content Strategy & User Engagement
Design and content are inseparable. This upper-level course in the College of Advertising, Public Relations, and Design focuses on delivering an understanding of content at its core and how it can be properly deployed, managed, and measured.
APRD 5005: Experience Design Studio 3
This advanced course in CMCI STUDIO leverages basic skills and introduces challenges in design for platforms, accessibility, service design fundamentals, and designing for native iOS and Android.
APRD 5006: Experience Design Mobile Practicum
Another advanced course in CMCI STUDIO and CU Boulder, this course focuses exclusively on mobile UX design. The course addresses UX challenges for phone, tablet and kiosk in retail, at-home, and in-the-wild environments.
APRD 5010: Industry Partner Design Sprints
I bring industry partners into the classroom to conduct design sprints using the Google Design Sprint methodology. Past partners have included AllState, Uber, Copper Mountain Resort, Starwood, and DEN (Denver’s airport marketing group).