REIMAGINING CAMPUS LIFE

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new normal. In-person exchanges at work, school and social gatherings were quickly replaced with virtual interactions. Even as we cautiously emerge from lockdown, some of the fragmented, unequal, and occasionally awkward virtual interactions are here to stay... unless designed differently. The good news is that the pandemic fading to our rearview mirror gives us a great opportunity to design hybrid learning and interactions to be more inclusive, connected, adaptive, and resilient - with intention. In this class, you will design hybrid spaces, practices, and experiences at the d.school and in your home environment that optimize our blended new reality, holistically combining in-person and virtual interactions. You'll design practices that promote inclusion, connectedness, and mutual accountability. And you'll design a learning experience of tomorrow, inspired by the Open Loop Learning concept of lifetime learning for Stanford. Develop your creative abilities and solve critical challenges of our new hybrid reality. Reimagining Campus Life course immerses students in the challenge of creating the university experience of the present future.