Creative Learning Design
Designing Technologies & Experiences for Music Course – Spring 2019
Location: New York
Credits: 3
Instructors: S. Alex Ruthmann & Diana Castro
Creative Learning Design – Summer 2019
Location: Shanghai, China
Credits: 4
Instructor: S. Alex Ruthmann
This hands-on course explores the design of engaging creative learning experiences using music, technology, and user-centered design. Students prototype digital learning tools for Chinese youth in collaboration with schools and cultural partners in Shanghai.
Course Structure
- Class discussions & presentations
- Group projects and readings
- Field trips and lab activities
- User testing with Shanghai partners
- Partnered design with local schools and organizations
- Showcase of projects with educators, technologists, and musicians
Video: MusEDLab @ NYU Shanghai
MusEDLab NYU Shanghai workshop from NYU MusEDLab on Vimeo
Bilingual Workshop Highlights / 工作坊亮点
Play With Your Music – MusEDLab Apps & Projects / 玩转你的音乐 – MusEDLab 的应用与项目
- aQWERTYon – 一秒学会即兴弹奏
- GroovePizza – 节奏可视化的律动比萨
- Explore Mahler – 像交响乐团乐手那样感受马勒交响曲
- In Your Eyes – 一首歌背后的多音轨
- Variation Playground – 玩转古典音乐
- Play With Your Music – 免费线上课程
设计者思考的问题 / Design Questions
- 你想要在这些apps里听到什么样的音乐？ / What music would you like to see in these apps?
- 这些apps可以怎样更好地适用于中国的音乐教育环境？ / How might these be adapted for a Chinese context?
- 使用这些apps的过程中遇到了哪些障碍？ / What are some barriers to using these apps?
- 这些apps为老师、学生、家长创造了哪些新机会？ / What are some opportunities these apps enable?
SmartBomb Labs Showcase
SmartBomb Labs was a collaboration with Urban Arts Partnership where students and teachers co-designed solutions at the intersection of arts and technology.