"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."
"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. Courses that don't just hand us tools, but show us how to use them responsibly."
Short crash courses and quick tutorials teach tools but rarely develop ethical judgment, accessibility awareness, or human-centered thinking needed for real-world creation. Courses should shift from tool-focused wins to cultivate responsibility, inclusive practice, and design thinking. Educators, writers, and designers must build curricula that pose harder questions, require moral courage, and train learners to consider social impacts and trade-offs. Learning should emphasize how to use tools responsibly, document consequences, and prioritize people-first outcomes. A different curriculum would foster deeper competence, long-term judgment, and design practices that shape more humane and equitable systems.
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