EdTech UX Resources 👉 (Start Here)
A few places to guide your exploration of UX in the EdTech space.
UX of EdTech offers resources in EdTech product design, research, and direction. This is a glimpse at current offerings to date.
🎧 Podcast: Interviews with Experts
To date, there are over 35 conversations with people who work at the intersection of education, EdTech, UX, and LX (Learning Experience Design). Guests have come from a variety of backgrounds and many were former teachers. They have done work all over the landscape, including the following companies:
- Google Classroom
- Imagine Learning
- BrainPOP
- Kahoot!
- Adobe for Education
- Prodigy Education
- Newsela
- Microsoft Education
- Rosenfeld Media
- Wakelet
- Kahoot!
- Microsoft Flipgrid
- UXKids
- Nearpod
- CAST (UDL)
- SMART Technologies
- Pixar in a Box
- LEGO Education
- Figma for Education
- Backpack Interactive
- Gimkit
The guests unpack many different topics, including:
- How to start or transition into a UX career
- Fostering design education for K12
- Portfolio and resume tips and advice
- Designing for children, students, and educators
- Defining educational UX and LX
And the list goes on and on. Personally, I cannot express how informative and enlightening these conversations have been for myself and listeners who have been following along with us. Enjoy this feast!
Have a quick scroll through the episode titles to get a better sense of what all is covered.
🎧 The podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Here is the pod 👉 homepage for more options. Subscribe now so you don’t miss out on upcoming goodies!
💼 Job Board: UX Roles in EdTech
Special round-ups are posted to give followers tip-offs on new roles that have opened up in the space. Spotlight posts are also shared that give particular insight into one role and describes what the hiring team is looking for in a candidate, including a few tips for their resume and portfolio.
These great leads are shared on 👉 LinkedIn and Twitter. Be sure to follow both so you do not miss weekly and monthly updates.
✍️ Publication
This is a collective of voices in the space of education, EdTech, and UX. Recently, we published:
This is about to take off so don’t miss out. Be sure to 👉 follow the publication and offer some claps for the exceptional work of the authors.
🚀 EdTech Cohort: Google UX Design Certification
A bunch of us are getting together to take or audit these courses for two main reasons:
- Learn the content. Whether newbies or veterans, there are always ways to brush up and grow.
- Examine the course design. We are putting on an LX lens because many of us have backgrounds in education and may currently be teaching UX.
Depending on when you are reading this, there may still be time for you to jump in and join. 👉 Check the details to see if you would be a good fit.
🎉 In Summary
Check out:
- The podcast
- The job opportunities
- The blog publication
- The cohort
If nothing else, loop in with the 👉 email series and you will have something to check back later if needed. I am always looking for collaborative opportunities so feel free to reach out.
🍎 I am a former middle school teacher who loved building relationships with students and using technology to enhance learning. I am now working in the EdTech product design space. UX of EdTech has been my exploration of this industry and a community-building project.
I am so excited about what is on the horizon. Feel free to reach out and stay connected. One easy way to do that is to loop in on this email series above exploring UX and EdTech.
