Learning Science and Insights | Co-Design

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Co-design with students, instructors, and institutions

We co-design solutions with students, instructors, and other faculty. We begin with empathy research to deeply understand their needs, contexts, goals, and challenges. From there, we collaborate on ideation – brainstorming ideas and solutions to help them to solve their biggest problems and achieve their ambitions in the most practical and efficient ways.

How we co-design
- We conduct rich ethnographic research to understand the diverse needs and contexts of students, instructors, administrators, and education institutions
  
  We use a variety of research methods including interviews, surveys, shadowing, observation, diary studies, and workshops.
  
  We co-create with students, instructors, and other college staff their real-life journeys through an entire course and their college career
  
  This helps us to understand how and when we can best help
  
  Then we ideate new, novel solutions and prototype them with students and instructors
Student Co-Designers
- Myla Anderson
  
  Political Science and Economics, Weber State University
  
  Myla is studying Political Science and Economics at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. After graduation, she will begin a Master of Business Analytics program with the intention to bring a data-driven focus to the Acquisition Career Field at Hill Air Force Base. She joined the Student Codesign Group with the hopes to improve the learning experience of First Year students at Weber through her role as a Peer Mentor to the First Year Experience Program. She enjoys skiing and hiking.
  
  Matthew Cherrey
  
  Computer Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology
  
  Matthew is an honors student majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Math at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is employed there as an Undergrad Android Malware Researcher testing different security and debugging tools for Android. His main interests in the Computer Science field are Linux and security and his dream job is to work on either open source or security projects at a large company such as Google or Microsoft. Matthew joined the Student Co-design Group because he is interested in helping to design the next generation of educational tools.
  
  Yasir Choudhury
  
  Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas
  
  Yasir lives in Austin where he is pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering. Through the Student Co-design Group, he hopes to improve Macmillan Learning’s products by providing his perspective as a student who has taken many courses that utilize digital learning tools. Yasir’s goal is to become a hardware test engineer at a semiconductor fabrication company. His dream job would be to work at Intel or AMD and aims to obtain employment in this field within the next 5 years.
  
  Asja Lanier
  
  Psychology, The College of Saint Elizabeth
  
  Asja is a recent grad who lives in New Jersey and hopes to continue her education in a Master’s or Doctoral program. Asja previously contributed to Macmillan Learning’s VisionTyping work around a new product model in July 2017. Asja was very involved in student life at her institution, having founded and led the Black Student Union. She was also an active member of the Commuter Council, serving initially as a member and moving on to be the elected president of the council.
  
  Anthony Nguyen
  
  Economics & Statistics, CUNY Hunter College
  
  Anthony resides in New York City where he attends CUNY Hunter College. He hopes to work internationally in an effective, data-driven NGO or social entrepreneurial venture that is making a true difference in people's lives. Anthony joined the Student Co-design Group because it offers him a space to collaborate with other students and Macmillan staff and scientists to improve learners' experiences with Macmillan's educational products and technology. Outside of work and school, Anthony enjoys reading, weightlifting, and Chinese food.
  
  Zaynub Siddiqui
  
  Psychology, Prince George's Community College
  
  Zaynub lives in Maryland and is enrolled in two separate, academically related institutions: she is a homeschooled high schooler and is taking college courses. Her interest in the Student Co-design Group stems from her belief that her current student point-of-view will help improve learning products and therefore help other, future students. She is excited that Macmillan Learning is seeking student input and that her suggestions can affect the education of so many others. In addition to her studies, Zaynub paints and has exhibited in Washington, D.C.
  
  Ben Thier
  
  Neuroscience, Duke University
  
  Ben is from New York and currently attends Duke University where he is majoring in neuroscience with a minor in education. He is interested in how teaching and learning experiences can be improved by using data-driven and evidence-based approaches. Ben believes that conducting innovative educational research properly is extremely important if we hope to make a difference in both classrooms and e-learning methods. In his free time, Ben enjoys tennis, scuba diving, tutoring, and video editing.
  
  Starshae Toomer
  
  Liberal Arts, SUNY Broome Community College
  
  Starshae resides in New York. After completing her schooling, she hopes to become a neonatal nurse. Starshae sees the Student Co-design Group as an opportunity to help other students.

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