On January 24th, I had the privilege of moderating a panel to discuss what inspires a really exceptional edTech product. Megan Artin and Adam Young joined me to discuss everything from the broad conceptual purposes of educational technology (The Spark) to the nuts and bolts of how to manage large, enterprise product development (The Sprints). […]

EdTech Round Up, the industry’s premier source for educational technology news & reviews, honored the audio reading app we designed for Learning Ally with their top grade: 5 apples, “Outstanding”. Reviewer Michael Karlin made special mention of our design for the app’s interface and highlighted key UX features, writing: The overall design of Learning Ally’s mobile reading app is centered […]

“I’m missing basketball,” a student called out, interrupting our demonstration. I was with my design team at the Boys & Girls Club of Hudson County in Jersey City, N.J., piloting a web-based learning program called My.Future. Designed to bolster the beloved national organization’s after-school offerings in STEM and career-readiness, My.Future helps Boys & Girls Club […]

Because today’s young learners have grown up with devices ingrained in their lives, they are naturally sophisticated consumers of digital product design. Many of them have been immersed in apps and digital games featuring engaging user experience, or UX, since before they could read. To captivate these students, educational technology has to be more than […]

SOS Brooklyn, an award-winning creative design and strategy agency that creates interactive and personalized user experiences (UX), today announced the launch of their next chapter, Backpack Interactive. Driven by 18 years of experience in the edTech world and a passion to serve as champions of the end user, the new division will create high-impact learning […]