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title: "A Few Thoughts About... Redesigning CMPT 363 in the Open (Oh Yes, Once Again)"
date: 08/16/2016
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    'twitter:title' : A Few Thoughts About Redesigning CMPT 363 in the Open
    'twitter:description' : A collection of tweets highlighting key changes to CMPT 363 for the Fall 2016 offering.
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_I recently tweeted some details of my progress with redesigning CMPT 363 for the Fall term, and I thought I would share them here:_

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hard to believe it&#39;s 3 years since I started developing my courses in the open, and I can&#39;t imagine ever stopping. <a href="https://t.co/pvYWEY1V8R">https://t.co/pvYWEY1V8R</a></p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765245237279072256">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">For the Fall 2016 offering of CMPT 363 I&#39;ve been sharing WIP course environments plus using <a href="https://twitter.com/WorkFlowy">@WorkFlowy</a> to share in-progress plans/outlines.</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765245744844386304">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">While it may sound minor, one of the biggest surprises was the subtle change from course topics to course questions: <a href="https://t.co/QCOrLOLKxf">https://t.co/QCOrLOLKxf</a></p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765246141017395200">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here&#39;s the orig topic list for CMPT 363:<br>Design Research<br>User-Centered Design<br>Interaction Design<br>Multi-platform Design<br>Usability Evaluation💤</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765248457229467649">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Any other educators with experiences of shifting from course topics ➜ questions? Changes rolled down to schedule: <a href="https://t.co/aUxwgZsTqx">https://t.co/aUxwgZsTqx</a></p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765249058554257408">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Next rant: the importance of positioning &#39;open&#39; as a gradient versus a binary switch.</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765249231493877760">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(1/6) I myself often fall into the trap of looking at educational resources/activities in terms of &#39;closed&#39; vs. &#39;open&#39;.</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765259832249061376">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(2/6) For example, I love the (pedagogical) approach of students editing Wikipedia articles in the open for a writing assignment...</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765259900175781888">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(3/6) but find this process a daunting one to do properly within 13 weeks of a third year Computer Science UX design course.</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765259947781201921">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(4/6) So, the &#39;partially open&#39; approach I will try this term is having students choose a UX topic of interest, write summary articles...</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765259982161846272">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(5/6) which will be peer-reviewed and then place all students papers in a shared space within <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanvasLMS?src=hash">#CanvasLMS</a> during the term...</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765260018014822400">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(6/6) to be used by all students within the course as additional learning resources for the last phase of their term project work. Comments?</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765260053146324992">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oh, and here is the W.I.P. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UX?src=hash">#UX</a> topics list I&#39;ve created for my CMPT 363 students as a starting point: <a href="https://t.co/7mBhplPWvX">https://t.co/7mBhplPWvX</a></p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765261463229390849">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Next rant: getting 3rd year Computing Science students taking an intro UX course to get involved with open source projects! But first, lunch</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765261999055904769">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(1/5) Next up, contributing to open source projects! I&#39;ve been thinking about having students in my intro UX CMPT 363 course...</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765289943530811392">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(2/5) contribute to open source projects, with the caveat that their UX skill levels would vary greatly. After discussing this with...</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765289996391620608">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(3/5) various past CMPT 363 students who now work in the industry I will be offering students groups to choose an open source project...</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765290039584493568">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(4/5) to contribute concrete UX improvements to. However, students will have the choice to publicly share their project suggestions.</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765327265160843265">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(5/5) Hopefully, this will self-regulate the quality of contrib to projects. Draft project choice form: <a href="https://t.co/K7Yabsfe2j">https://t.co/K7Yabsfe2j</a> Thoughts?</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765290135705391106">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mini-rant: Students are not just taking your course, but others too. Visualize course activities to lessen overload👍 <a href="https://t.co/xiZJOPdknM">pic.twitter.com/xiZJOPdknM</a></p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/765291635659845633">August 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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