Facilitating Design Thinking Workshops

Lectures • In Person • Virtual

Austin Community College

Advanced innovation through 15+ years of teaching and mentorship, developing future designers in process, systems thinking, and emerging technologies to create lasting individual and generational impact

Lectures • In Person • Virtual

Austin Coding Academy > Dell

Designed and delivered UX training programs in partnership with Dell Technologies leadership, enabling internal employees to transition into UX roles while increasing cross-functional adoption of design processes and organizational design maturity

Applying UX Critical Thinking & Processes

Identify a unique challenge or problem. ...

  1. Investigate the challenge using the inquiry process & apply ideas in the UX.

  2. Explore the ideas and challenge them through collaborative activities. ...

  3. Utilize the inquiry process to refine products.

  • Developed structured UX curriculum defining learning objectives, methodologies, and evaluation criteria, improving student comprehension and application of UX processes and deliverables

  • Developed and delivered UX course syllabi, defining expectations, responsibilities, and learning outcomes to ensure clarity and alignment throughout the learning experience

  • Designed project-based learning experiences where students worked in teams to solve open-ended UX challenges, fostering critical thinking and applied learning

  • Structured and optimized Learning Management Systems (Blackboard, Canvas, Adobe Connect) to improve assignment tracking, grading workflows, and project organization

  • Embedded prototyping and multimedia tools (Adobe Captivate, Creative Suite, Camtasia) into UX curriculum, enabling experiential learning and end-to-end design workflow execution