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Macy 106B
Sumi Limbu, Assistant Professor, East Carolina University
Design educators can adapt a mindful approach to help students respond to the complexities in today's world. The presentation focuses on students’ project designing symbolic icons and broadsides for historical & contemporary movements through research, storytelling, and visual communication utilizing mindfulness principles like curiosity, empathy, and attentiveness in the process.
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Macy 107
Shalom Yabilsu, Assistant Professor, Grand Valley State University
When shaped by privilege, design often neglects marginalized communities, heightening inequities in disaster contexts. This paper explores mindfulness to counter exclusion by centering affected voices. It advocates for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)-informed design, integrating life-centered and participatory methods to create resilient, sustainable MHM solutions, ensuring equity, dignity, and long-term impact.
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Winningham 205
Hang Yuan, Assistant Professor of Art & Design, University of Southern Indiana
As AI becomes embedded in design education, understanding how it shapes collaboration and creative thinking is essential. This study explores strategies to maintain a balanced learning environment where technology enhances, rather than overshadows
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Winningham 214
Ali Ilhan, Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
Artificial intelligence in design education is often treated instrumentally, ignoring ethical concerns. Designers shape AI systems with societal impact, necessitating critical engagement with AI ethics. This paper explores AI bias, AI snake oil, and alignment, proposing a framework to integrate ethical AI principles into design curricula for responsible innovation.
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