Author Archives: Jill Schmidt

My Situation Prompt: Describe or narrate a scenario about a curriculum found a decade into a future in which society as we know it has come apart. Your description should address issues related to entertainment and elicit feelings of amusement.  … Continue reading →

So, it looks like I was a bit too lenient with the drug dealers in my caseload! ????‍♀️  I think that I was trying so hard to not be biased that my decisions may have been impacted. The piece of … Continue reading →

Well, this activity certainly wasn’t subtle, even though the article Dark Patterns: Deception vs. Honesty in UI design (2011) claims that subtlety is your friend when trying to deceive users! It took me a long time to get past that … Continue reading →

This type of assignment is not my cup of tea. It put me way out of my comfort zone! In one of my other courses, there was an app called Threadz that analyzed the MET students’ contributions to discussion posts. … Continue reading →

My task is to curate 10 of the 27 musical selections from the Golden Record. I need to decide ‘what to keep’ or rather ‘what could we afford to lose’. These selections collectively aim to convey the depth and diversity … Continue reading →

Task 7 Mode –  Bending Reflects Redesigned- What’s in your bag? Tactile audio: Challenge: Guess what’s in my bag based on the sound it makes when I interact with it.   So were you able to guess the objects from … Continue reading →

          This was a fun and challenging task. I did start with the title because I’m ‘Type A’ and must start from the top. I relied mostly on words. I deliberately skipped articles, even in my … Continue reading →

Commentary on manual script:  Normally, I type. The only time I write by hand is when I am taking notes for school, writing cards, or maybe making a grocery list (but usually my grocery list is on an app, on … Continue reading →