"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. Courses that don't just hand us tools, but show us how to use them responsibly."
Many popular crash courses emphasize short-term tool mastery and quick wins rather than deeper practice. Those courses help learners pick up tools but rarely shape how people design, write, or create. Effective learning must integrate ethics, accessibility, and human-centered technology as core competencies. Instructors should design curricula that ask harder questions and require moral courage. Courses should teach responsible tool use, inclusive design methods, and long-term thinking. A reoriented curriculum would prioritize critical thinking, practical ethics, accessibility standards, participatory design, and reflective practice over lists of hacks and tutorials.
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