A partial chronicle of the journey I took to get here.
Happy 2014! Want to learn something new? Try a free online course!
I've participated in several during the past year. What I've noticed is that online courses have different goals and different audiences depending on the source. Thus you'll get different things out of each one. Here's an overview of the courses I took. See what works for you.
Read MoreCalling all current and aspiring Interaction Designers! I just found a spiffy resource for you:
Open educational materials - made by the world's design elite
That tagline is certainly calling my name!
They boast quite a collection of open access textbooks to further your design knowledge. There are also videos, research, courses, conferences, a design library, curated toolbox and an educational initiative.
Most of the content is free outright and a few things are free if you join the organization.
It looks promising! I'm heading that way now...
For anyone interested in learning UX I highly recommend taking Scott Klemmer's Human-Computer Interaction course from Stanford Online. It is one of the massive open (free) online courses available through Coursera. During April & May this year I participated in the third run of this class. I learned an incredible amount through the online videos, quizzes, assignments, peer-review and student interactions. If possible, set aside the 10-12 hours a week to complete the full studio track.
In the next posts I'll be putting into practice some of the things I learned and share some helpful resources. Enjoy!