Jim EllisDesign thinking in education has a massive hole in it: the skills that other designers universally…This is not another article looking to take down a trend in education. No. This is a statement of how much further a great idea is still…3 min read·Apr 2, 2019----
Jim EllisDesign Curb Cuts to Help All of Your StudentsCurb cuts are the gentle sloping edges to sidewalks that are now ubiquitous across the country and all over the world. Yet, there was a…5 min read·Mar 6, 2019----
Jim EllisThe Greatest Consumer of Student Data Are the Students Themselves“Data and pizza are the two ultimate motivators for students. They work every time.” -David Hubalik6 min read·Feb 27, 2019----
Jim EllisStep 6 of the Design Process Improve Your Design (Iterations, Iterations, Iterations)Kaizen is the Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement and the western trend of Design Thinking (Step 6) of Iterating aligns quite…3 min read·Feb 19, 2019----
Jim EllisStep 5 of the Design Process: Solicit Feedback (closed loop systems)Is it dry enough yet? No… Is it dry enough yet? No… Is it dry enough yet? Yes. *End Cycle*4 min read·Feb 10, 2019----
Jim EllisStep 4 of The Design Process: Develop Solutions (Prototyping)In the schools I’ve worked and have been given real agency to make decisions, between one and 5 meetings are usually set aside for the…3 min read·Feb 9, 2019----
Jim EllisinDesign In EducationStep Three of the Design Process: BrainstormAfter a diligent and timely process to understand the problem (Step 1) and to collect information as a self-study (Step 2), you are now…5 min read·Jan 30, 2019----
Jim EllisinDesign In EducationStep 2 of The Design Process: Collecting InformationThe second step in many design processes is to research, collect information, and to more deeply understand the internal product/system to…5 min read·Jan 25, 2019----
Jim EllisStep One of the Design Process: Verification vs. ValidationStep One of the Design Process is to Define the Problem. Understanding and leveraging validation over verification may be a much greater…5 min read·Jan 18, 2019----
Jim EllisA New Universal Design in EducationTo understand what Universal Design is and where it comes from is to realize how limited the scope it has on education, even with Design…5 min read·Jan 11, 2019----