DFA National Curriculum Project
How might we…
best support students throughout the Design For America Network in equitably applying and teaching the tools of design?
Laying the Groundwork
We want to provide studios with the support they need to succeed.
OVERVIEW
The Design For America (DFA) Network, managed by the staff at DFA National, consists of 35+ student-run studios at universities across the United States. This project aimed to provide DFA National with an overview of how participants currently use it’s curriculum as well as a list of key gaps in the curriculum in order to prepare the incoming Executive Director for carrying out the organization's strategic priority of student learning.
PROJECT OUTPUTS
Final report with curricular recommendations and insights for the interim Executive Director, incoming Executive Director, and DFA Founder
Three organizing frameworks to guide future work
TIMEFRAME
June 2021 - August 2021 (3 months)
PARTNER
Chris Kasabach - Executive Director, Watson Foundation
TEAM
Glory Dang and Katie Shulman -
Program Coordinators, DFA National
Kate Rose and Jane Gormley -
Design Education Summer Associates, DFA National
My Roles
I helped focus the scope of work towards questions that addressed the root causes of challenges DFA National had been experiencing while acknowledging the constraints of our short timeline. I also coordinated both the user interviews and landscape research components of the project.
Design Journey
My team and I developed a comprehensive insight report in three months.
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