[Makerspace-keymembers] Co-Sponsor This Speaker Series?

[Emily Knox]

Haha.

No.

Thanks though.

On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 10:00 PM, Gergana Slavova <
gergana.s.slavova at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sounds cool!  I say yes.  Do we have to provide a speaker if we
> "co-sponsor"?
>
> I nominate Emily :)
>
> ~Gergana
>
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 8:37 PM, Emily Knox <emilyknox at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Please let me know if you are willing to have Makerspace Urbana
>> co-sponsor (non-financial) the series discussed below.
>>
>> Anita Chan is doing a lot of the planning for it and the first speaker is
>> Anne Balsamo:
>> https://www.newschool.edu/public-engagement/school-of-media-studies-faculty/?id=4e54-4533-4e54-6735
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Emily
>>
>> *Design*
>>
>> * Dialogues Speakers Series: Methods for Designing more Inclusive Design*
>>
>>
>> Thinking about design, talking about design and doing design should be a
>> central
>>
>>  part of what we do at Illinois. It is in our history. Pioneers designed
>> our University 150 years ago, and ever since, numerous innovators have
>> designed products, concepts, experiences and ways of teaching that have
>>  transformed our world. We have various new
>>
>>  design initiatives being undertaken today. The aim of this speaker
>> series is to contribute to this exciting set of activities by highlighting
>> a number of aspects of the design process that may sometimes be
>> marginalized or overlooked by some. We want to invite
>>
>>  speakers who can help us all think about how to make the design process
>> more inclusive - and then act to design for ever more inclusive design.
>> Inclusive design is not achieved by simply saying “we are inclusive”. It
>> needs explicit design interventions. We
>>
>>  hope that the speakers can help us recognize the already existing
>> diversity of design activities that we have, and inform the design of more
>> effective design settings, design pedagogy and design methods.
>>
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