Bringing Graphic Design to the Classroom: Workshop with Ellen Lupton
January 15, 2009

Summer Design Institute 2007 - When Traditional Approaches Fail
July 18, 2007

Summer Design Institute 2008 – Design Challenge Workshop
July 29, 2008

Summer Design Institute 2008 – Design as a Process of Learning
July 29, 2008

Learning by Design
2007 Summer Design Institute Keynote Lecture July 16, 2007

Richard Campanella at City of Neighborhoods 2008
June 24, 2008

How and Why Things Work
2007 A City of Neighborhoods Keynote Lecture June 25, 2007

Finding Design Solutions
2007 Summer Design Institute Keynote Lecture July 19, 2007

The Future of Design Education
Janet Abrams, University of Minnesota, and David Kelly, IDEO and Stanford’s d.school, debate two perspectives on the future of design education.

High School Invention Projects (Why & How)
July 17, 2007

Design Charrette: Products & Things
Follow a team of educators as they use creative problem solving of design to resolve the issue of "a cluttered workspace," using two different sets of low-tech materials.

Design Charrette: Thinking and Making
Design educators Robert Kirkbride and Anna Slafer discuss activities to use in the classroom to engage students in understanding the built environment.

City of Neighborhoods:
Fulton Street Mall
Finding a way to impact our communities can be rooted in learning how to look differently on order to better assess issues and needs. Designers and educators share first hand experiences of community change informed by observation and research.

Dialogue: Classroom Connections
Presentation and thoughtful critique are an essential part of the design process. Hear commentary from design educators about how to integrate this process into your classroom.

SDI 2006: Keynote Lecture, Discovering your "D Spot": Straight Talk about Design
Anna Slafer, discusses the importance of discovering your "D Spot" and the value of educating students about design

Scrambled or Over Easy?
Teams of educators and students engage in a group problem solving exercise to design a safe mode of transport for an egg using a piece of drawing paper and a rubber band.

SDI 2006: Keynote Lecture, Products & Things
Jill Dumain, Director of Environmental Analysis for the outdoor clothing manufacturer, Patagonia, describes the company misson to create environmentally-friendly products.

SDI 2006: Keynote Lecture, Space & Place
Henry R. Muñoz III shares how cultural and personal values, as well as community engagement, have shaped his architectural practice.