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Laura M. Pickel

Educator / Designer

Reimagining experience.

What makes something an experience? What makes something a meaningful experience? How does, and more importantly can, experience lead to learning? The projects below represent a sample from my search for answers to these questions.

Classes I've Taught

Gamification, behavior change, and design

Gamification, behavior change, and design

Designing for death

Designing for death

Sensory storytelling through chocolate

Sensory storytelling through chocolate

Designing for transitions

Designing for transitions

Organizational Psychology of Design Thinking

Organizational Psychology of Design Thinking

Labor on the Brooklyn Bridge

Labor on the Brooklyn Bridge

Flipped Math Classroom

Flipped Math Classroom

Empowering the quiet interviewer

Empowering the quiet interviewer

Embracing diverse perspectives in the workplace

Embracing diverse perspectives in the workplace

Projects I've Worked On

Masters Project on Group Work

Masters Project on Group Work

D.School Research Project

D.School Research Project

Artomaton

Through Rachel Carson's Eyes

Through Rachel Carson's Eyes

Papers I've Written

Learning by Discovery

Learning by Discovery

What amount of guidance leads to the best preparation for future learning?

Extending Learning

Extending Learning

The Benefits and Drawbacks of High School-FabLab Connections

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