Designing Ecosystems for Education, Work, and Community Engagement

Join UC Santa Cruz as we explore the design of ecosystems to support individuals and communities in navigating a whitewater world of change. We will discuss learning environments modeled after the workplace that expand opportunities for students to learn through real-world, experiential, and community-engaged projects. We share the journey of developing Tech4Good, David’s research lab that currently engages more than 200 undergraduate students each year in learning user research, UI/UX design, web development, and machine learning in the context of projects supporting education, work, and community engagement. For most students, this is their first project-based experience, but they accomplish tremendous things. This talk will share our students' work to scale mentorship, support community collaboration, and more.