Fall 2018 | Instructor + Planner
Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Master in Design Management Program
Graduate seminar focused on introducing master students in Design Management to a broad range of design research methods through experiential and hands-on activities. Students explored methods such as journey maps, creative toolkits, affinity diagrams, card sorting, cultural probes, participant observation, and surveys.
Fall 2021 - Fall 2023 | Instructor + Planner + Coordinator
Appalachian State University
A foundational course at the undergraduate level focused on introducing fundamentals of 2D graphic communication through a variety of design projects, investigating the principles and elements of design through problem-solving methods, and exploring elements of composition, layout, line quality, graphic representation, and color theory. This course is taken by students in five programs across three different departments.
Spring 2022 - Spring 2023 | Instructor + Planner + Coordinator
Appalachian State University
A foundational course at the undergraduate level focused on exploring principles of three-dimensional design, addressing issues of form, space, and the design process. The course introduces problem-solving methods through ideation, form studies, and model-making, and, additionally, it presents students with pertinent design vocabulary and concepts involved in the creation and critique of abstract three-dimensional compositions.
Fall 2022 - Fall 2023 | Instructor + Planner + Coordinator
Appalachian State University
A foundational hands-on technology course at the undergraduate level focused on developing skills for digital illustration and design presentation techniques using the Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and Generative AI tools (Adobe Firefly, DALL-E, Midjourney). This course is taken by students in the Interior Design, Industrial Design, and Apparel Design and Merchandising programs.
Fall 2021 | Instructor + Planner
Appalachian State University
A general education course at the undergraduate level focused on surveying the interdisciplinary design professions and their impact on global issues and human behavior. The course focuses on why design matters to both the professional and the consumer and uses a review of case studies across a range of design solutions and discussions about interdisciplinary design methods and terms.
Spring 2019 | Instructor + Planner
Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano
Interdisciplinary course at the undergraduate level focused on exploring issues related to access to justice in Colombia from a design approach. The class, inspired by Stanford’s Legal Design Lab, invited students to learn and adopt design methods, practices, and mindsets to improve the experience of users of legal clinics as a proxy for improving access to justice for vulnerable communities in Colombia. The course was taught in collaboration with the University’s Law School to students from all backgrounds.
Spring 2019 | Instructor + Planner
Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Industrial Design Program
Undergraduate studio focused on exploring the concept of sustainable development by inviting students to create localized design solutions aimed at achieving the targets proposed by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Spring 2018-2019 | Instructor + Planner
Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Master in Design Management Program
Graduate seminar focused on guiding the master students in Design Management through the development of their thesis proposal. Students collaboratively developed their project proposal while they were introduced to research methods and techniques such as literature reviews, interviews, observation, focus groups, and qualitative data analyses.
Spring and Fall 2018 | Instructor + Planner
Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Master in Design Management Program
Graduate seminar focused on introducing master students in Design Management to a broad range of design research methods through experiential and hands-on activities. Students explored methods such as journey maps, creative toolkits, affinity diagrams, card sorting, cultural probes, participant observation, and surveys.
Spring and Fall 2018 | Instructor + Planner
Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Industrial Design Program
Undergraduate studio focused on promoting reflections and proposing solutions to complex social issues from a design approach. The studio addressed current threats to democracy such as polarization, information manipulation, and lack of participation in democratic processes.
Summer 2017 | Instructor + Planner
North Carolina State University, Design Lab for K-12 Education
Design camp focused on exploring issues related to wildlife preservation and on proposing solutions to these issues from a design approach. By addressing this challenge, middle-school age students were introduced to principles, practices, and methods of design thinking and human-centered design.
Summer 2017 | Facilitator + Planner
North Carolina State University, Laboratory for Analytic Sciences
Week-long course focused on introducing members of the intelligence community to concepts of design thinking through an immersive design experience that explored the topic of open source research. Participants engaged in a situated design challenge to learn and apply the design thinking process and a variety of design research methods.
Fall 2016 | Instructor + Planner
North Carolina State University, Laboratory for Analytic Sciences
Week-long course intended to introduce members of the intelligence community to concepts of design thinking by addressing challenges related to intentional food contamination in multiple contexts. Participants conducted design research to inspire their projects and developed creative solutions through an iterative process of prototyping and testing.
Summer 2016 | Instructor + Planner
North Carolina State University, Design Lab for K-12 Education
Design camp focused on introducing middle-school age students to concepts and methods of human-centered design by exploring how people at different stages in life understand fun.
Spring 2016 | Visiting Scholar
UC San Diego, Design Lab
Workshop focused on creating opportunities for participants to explore and propose situated design solutions to the pressing issue of food deserts by applying principles of design thinking and methods of human-centered design in specific scenarios.
Summer 2015 | Instructor + Planner
North Carolina State University, Design Lab for K-12 Education
Design camp focused on introducing middle-school age students to design thinking by addressing a pressing problem of North Carolina (food deserts) through a series of hands-on design challenges that explore a range of design disciplines.
Fall 2014 | Graduate Teaching Assistant
North Carolina State University, Industrial Design Program
Industrial design studio focused on understanding context and stakeholders, framing insights, and exploring concepts as an iterative process in solution development.
Summer 2014 | Design Instructor
YouthDigital Studio (Durham, NC)
Camp focused on introducing middle and high-school age students to concepts and techniques of 3D animation. In my role as a design teacher, I co-taught seven iterations of the camp to 150+ students (ages 8–16).
Spring 2014 | Graduate Teaching Assistant
North Carolina State University, Graphic Design Program
Graphic design lecture class focused on exploring the theoretical underpinnings of graphic design in historical and contemporary contexts, theories from the social sciences and humanities that hold relevance for design, and key concepts related to the issues of visual representation, audience, and contexts.
Fall 2013 | Graduate Teaching Assistant
North Carolina State University, Graphic Design Program
Capstone experience focused on guiding the students in the transition from school to work by developing an individual capstone project, promoting collaborative work, and fostering professional practice discussions. In my role as a graduate teaching assistant, I provided feedback to students in critiques and desk critiques, and searched and provided references to inform students’ projects.
Fall 2013 | Graduate Teaching Assistant
North Carolina State University, Graphic Design Program
Graphic design studio focused on addressing advanced visual communication problems from a topical and interdisciplinary perspective. In my role as a graduate teaching assistant, I provided feedback to students in critiques and desk critiques and created visual and three-dimensional materials to support students’ projects.
Fall 2011 | Instructor + Planner + Researcher
Universidad de los Andes (Bogota, Colombia)
After-school activity conducted at La Giralda School (Bogota, Colombia). This design studio focused on introducing 4th grade children to the design thinking process by identifying and addressing a problem of their immediate community.
Spring 2011 | Volunteer Instructor
Universidad de los Andes (Bogota, Colombia)
After-school activity conducted at La Giralda School (Bogota, Colombia). This thematic club focused on introducing elementary school children to basic ideas of architecture and design through a series of hands-on challenges exploring the topic of the city and its evolution in time.
Spring 2010 | Volunteer Teaching Assistant
Universidad de los Andes, Design Program (Bogota, Colombia)
Industrial design studio focused on studying and understanding the community surrounding the design problem using Bordieu’s theory of fields. In my role as a volunteer teaching assistant, I provided feedback to students in critiques and desk critiques, collaborated with the teacher in planning activities and lesson plans, and prepared and delivered presentations on different design methods.
Spring and Fall 2004 | Volunteer Instructor
Universidad de los Andes (Bogota, Colombia)
Extra-curricular activity conducted at El Tintal Public Library as part of a volunteering program. This club focused on introducing children of all ages (5-15) to a variety of techniques and materials used by artists and designers in their creative practice.
