"We don't need more courses. We need better ones. Everywhere I look, someone is launching a "Learn Figma in 5 Days" crash course or a "Top 10 AI Hacks for Beginners" tutorial. And don't get me wrong - those courses aren't useless. They scratch an itch, they help you pick up a tool, and sometimes they even get you to a quick win."
"But they're not the kind of courses that shape how we design, write, or create. They're not the courses that prepare us for the world we're building right now - a world shaped by accessibility, ethics, and human-centered technology. At 3 AM, when sleep feels impossible, I find myself scribbling down a list. A different kind of curriculum. Not tutorials, not hacks, but courses that ask harder questions. Courses that demand more courage from teachers, writers, and designers."
Crash tutorials deliver rapid tool skills and occasional quick wins but leave designers without training in ethics, accessibility, or human-centered practice. Shallow courses prioritize speed and clicks over reflective decision-making and responsible use of technology. Learning needs curricula that ask harder questions, require courage from teachers, and cultivate judgment about when and how to apply tools. Courses should teach ethical frameworks, accessibility standards, inclusive methods, and design practices that center human needs. A reoriented curriculum emphasizes long-term competence, responsible tool use, and creating products that respect users, communities, and societal impacts.
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