UX of EdTech

By Alicia Quan

Helping UX professionals who work on products and services that support learning.... more

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The podcast currently has 59 episodes available.

UX of EdTech episodes:

June 05, 2024Upskilling in Game Design
How can UX practitioners upskill in game design for a learning context? And why is this important in EdTech?
⁠Alicia Quan⁠ chats The Sims, cheat codes, and moving past the “Big 5” of gamification (points, badges, leader boards, levels, progress bars) towards something more with:
⁠Chris Bennett, Game designer, Stanford invited lecturer, and EdTech advisor
Worth Noting:⁠
Chris’ Stanford Game Design Thinking Blog

Nine Dimensions of Deep Flow

Browning’s MDAO framework

Core Engagement Loop
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19min
May 23, 2024Inclusive Design in EdTech Products (Kahoot & Backpack Interactive)
What is the current state of inclusive EdTech products and what are some resources to grow in this area?

Alicia Quan chats with:
Louisa Rosenheck, Director Learning Design at Kahoot!

Sean Oakes, Creative Director at Backpack Interactive

Worth Noting:
The Kahoot! For All project, funded by the LEGO Foundation

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27min
July 20, 2023The Design and UX Research of Khanmigo (Khan Academy)
Alicia Quan chats with two members from the Khanmigo team at Khan Academy:
Karen Shapiro, Sr. UX Researcher, former teacher of 16 years

Jonah Goldsaito, Principal Product Designer

They discuss:
The story of how Khanmigo was developed and their early partnership with OpenAI on its GPT4 LLM launch

The most challenging parts of the journey so far

Balancing excitement and optimism with caution and foresight when it comes to AI developments

What’s next for Khanmigo

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🔸 Resources:
UX of EdTech Newsletter
UX Job Openings in EdTech

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🔸 Show Mentions:
Khanmigo

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Music by Sleep Still
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36min
July 11, 2023LX + Product + UX + Eng + AI
Alicia Quan chats with several members from the team at ETS AI Labs:
Lisa Ferrara, Sr. Director, Product Development

Narmeen Makhani, Executive Director of Technology

Erin Scully, Sr. Director of Learning Science and Design

They discuss:

1. Cross-functional approaches to product development
2. The role of LX Design
3. Educational contexts and use cases for AI
4. Designing with explainable AI in mind

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🔸 Resources:
UX of EdTech Newsletter
UX Job Openings in EdTech

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🔸 Show Mentions:
ETS AI Labs

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Music by Sleep Still
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47min
June 22, 2023Choosing Literacy Programs That Work (LXD Research)
Alicia Quan chats with Dr. Rachel Schechter, who founded Learning Experience Design (LXD) Research at Charles River Media Group, acting as Principal Investigator and Chief Research Advisor to companies large and small. Rachel helps guide the use of data and evaluation to support product improvements, build evidence of efficacy, and strengthen customer implementations.

They discuss:
Ensuring educator-leaders choose literacy programs that work

LXD Research

Research certifications of products and why is it important

The relationship between UX research and these certifications

Advice for education/EdTech researchers of all kinds

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🔸 Connect:
Dr. Rachel Schechter
Alicia Quan

🔸 Resources:
UX of EdTech Newsletter
LinkedIn & UX Job Opportunities

🔸 Show Mentions:
LXD Research

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Music by Sleep Still
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24min
May 30, 2023Building Duolingo Max with OpenAI's GPT-4
Alicia Quan chats with two members from Duolingo about their work as an early launch partner with OpenAI’s GPT-4 model:

Edwin Bodge, Principal Product Manager
Megan Bednarczyk, Senior Product Designer

They discuss how they launched Duolingo Max, including:
The story of how Duolingo Max came to be

Biggest challenges of that journey and process

Balancing optimism with caution when it comes to recent developments in AI

Advice for teams currently exploring and building with GPT4 and generative AI

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🔸 Connect:

Edwin Bodge

Megan Bednarczyk

Alicia Quan

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🔸 Resources:
UX of EdTech Newsletter
Job postings and resources in UX and EdTech

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🔸 Show Mentions:
Duolingo Max

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Music by Sleep Still
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49min
May 01, 2023Leading Design at an Education Startup (Maven)
Alicia Quan chats with Yuan Wang, the Head of Design at Maven, aka the university of the future. She is also a leadership coach (CPC) and an adjunct professor at California College of the Arts. She previously led design at Airbnb, Twitter, and Mozilla.

They discuss:
Maven’s mission

How the Founding Product Designer role influenced the business

Best timing for hiring design support at a startup

What’s next for leading design at Maven

Maven is currently hiring a product designer

Advice for those working in UX and also education

Learning communities

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🔸 Connect:
Yuan Wang

Alicia Quan

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🔸 Resources:
UX of EdTech Newsletter
Support for those hiring and job seeking in UX and EdTech on LinkedIn

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🔸 Show Mentions:
Maven

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Music by Sleep Still
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54min
March 14, 2023ChatGPT & Quizlet's Q-Chat
Alicia Quan chats with a few members of the team who worked on Quizlet’s Q-Chat, the world’s first AI tutor built with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. It is modeled on research demonstrating that the most effective form of learning is one-on-one tutoring.
Eli Kariv, Sr. Product Manager,
Pranavi Javangula, Product Designer,
Ling Cheng, Director of Machine Learning
They discuss:
What problem is Q-Chat solving for? What user outcomes were you working towards?

A common question being asked is whether ChatGPT is a threat to education. What is your take on the topic?

What were some of the concerns you worked through as a team?

What feedback have you received since the release from educators and students? What have you observed?

It’s March, 2023. Will we still be talking about ChatGPT next year? Thoughts on the anticipated release of GPT-4?

Advice for product designers, UX professionals, and product teams currently exploring and building with GPT and other generative large language AI models?
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🔸 Connect:
Eli Kariv
Pranavi Javangula
Ling Cheng
Alicia Quan
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🔸 Resources:
UX of EdTech Newsletter

LinkedIn Page + UX Job Opportunities
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🔸 Show Mentions:
Q-Chat in Beta
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Music by Sleep Still: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wEV3QCeKk62F3w2x3zo5I
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22min
February 13, 2023 Considering an EdTech UX Agency (Backpack Interactive)
Alicia Quan chats with the team at Backpack Interactive. Backpack is a strategy, UX and design company focused on the EdTech space.

On this episode, we hear from:
- Principal and Creative Director, Sean Oakes
- Director of Creative Operations, Milagros Montalvo

They discuss the benefits of when companies design to outsource their UX design work and also the flip side when there would be factors that could make this route challenging.
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🔸 Connect:
Backpack Interactive
Alicia Quan
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🔸 Resources:
UX of EdTech Newsletter
LinkedIn Page + UX Job Opportunities
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🔸 Show Mentions:
Article: Outsourcing your EdTech UX Design: Everything you need to know
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Music by Sleep Still
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35min
January 18, 2023🔸 Founders Who UX
Alicia Quan chats with Nicole Gallardo, Founder and UX/UI Director of the program, Founders Who UX.
They discuss why UX work is important and valuable for EdTech and education companies. They talk about the biggest barriers startups face in hiring UX support, the options they have, and what their next steps should be.
They also touch on what’s next for UX of EdTech this year.
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🔸 Connect:
Nicole Gallardo
Alicia Quan
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🔸 Resources:
UX of EdTech Newsletter

LinkedIn Page + UX Job Opportunities
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🔸 Show Mentions:
Founders Who UX

Nicole on Medium and Twitter
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Music by Sleep Still
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36min

FAQs about UX of EdTech:

How many episodes does UX of EdTech have?

The podcast currently has 59 episodes available.