Katie Koch is a designer and educator in New York
& co-founder of Project: Interaction.
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A few of my very favorite projects
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Information Architecture for a Top Art and Architecture School
Cooper’s new president arrived in 2011 and commissioned a fresh, useful and usable website to match the top-rated institution’s updated brand and international reputation.
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Translating User Needs and Content for MoMA Learning
I worked with Beth Harris and her team at MoMA to discover and develop the concept and information architecture for a new education microsite.
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cultivate
After about a year of immersive discovery in the world of education I spent a semester of focused research in schools. For the design and development of my thesis project I began with the question, “What is the problem?”
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What does a high school design class look like?
Taking a user-centered approach, we successfully designed and taught a high school level design class.
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Passport
Passport is a service that provides passengers with actionable information about their personal itinerary, in context for their location and needs.
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Thesis Research: Encouraging Teachers to be Creative
I wanted to find a way to get design into class rooms. After conducting research I discovered creativity, not design, is the real problem.
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January 24, 2012
Enter, Coursekit
I’m very excited to share some big news on the job front!
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January 9, 2012
Discovering a Model for Learning
I’m headed to Dublin in February to speak at Interaction12, where I’ll be sharing my and Carmen’s observations about learning patterns.
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December 30, 2011
Are you a better designer than a 5th Grader?
In September I had the privilege of working with a terrific group of arts educators to co-create a design session with a group of fifth grade students in Forest Hills, Queens.