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UIE Virtual Seminar with Tamara Adlin: Ad-Hoc Personas

February 22nd, 2010 · Comments · Education

User Interface Engineering (UIE) hosts wonderful virtual seminars every month on a variety of UX-related topics. This month was no exception. Tamara Adlin, a user experience consultant based in Seattle, WA, put together a smart and practical presentation titled, The Power of Ad Hoc Personas: Truly Practical Methods to Get Your Organization On the Same [...]


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The first Whit Hour was a success

August 3rd, 2009 · Comments · Education

Last night from 9-10pm Eastern Time I hosted my first Whit Hour — a new weekly video chat in which I answer people’s questions about user experience, consulting, and anything else they ask.
I had an absolute blast and surprisingly talked non-stop — not something I’m particularly comfortable with, but there were just so many great [...]


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If I could tell designers one thing

July 30th, 2009 · Comments · Design, Education

A few days ago I got an email from the lovely Liz Danzico asking if I’d participate in a video project she was putting together for the Galapagos Art Space’s Career Camp, “a low-cost, high-value, five-part lecture and networking series for professionals (employed or otherwise!) living in New York City.”
On Tuesday Liz participated in Career [...]


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Whit Hour starts August 2 at 9pm ET

July 28th, 2009 · Comments · Education

The results are in. Receiving 27% of the 116 total votes, the most preferred time for Whit Hour, my new weekly “office hour” via video chat, is Sundays from 9-10pm Eastern Time.
I’ll be using TinyChat, at least for now. You can join the video conference at http://tinychat.com/whitney with the password whithour.
Come one, come all. Bring [...]


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Class Schedule for MFA in Interaction Design at SVA

December 17th, 2008 · Comments · Design, Education

A couple weeks ago I told you about the super awesome new MFA in Interaction Design program launching at the School of Visual Arts in New York City next fall.
The first-year schedule is now public!
Take a look…
SEMESTER ONE, FALL 2009
Monday
2:00-4:50PM
Strategic Innovation in Product/Service Design
Monday
6:00-8:50PM
Interaction Design Fundamentals
Tuesday
6:00-8:50PM
Seminars and Workshops- 5 week courses
Wednesday
2:00-4:50PM
Fundamentals of Physical Computing
Wednesday
6:00-8:00PM
Lecture Series [...]


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