Generative User Experience Research

Asyn­chro­nous online learning, eClass

In asynchronous online courses, students are expected to move through the course material at the same pace as their peers, but there are no real-time virtual classroom sessions to attend. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. for­mat details

Your Instructor

Justin SchererID: justin-scherer

Justin Scherer has been conducting research and designing software for a decade or so. He has worked for multi-national banks, national marketing campaigns, and small humanitarian not-for-profits; as a design team of one and on big teams; surrounded by whiteboards and ping pong tables at an office and from a home office with asynchronous, distributed teams in a dozen timezones on every inhabited continent. His most recent work has been on tech for crisis response and the humanitarian sector, as well as on developer tools and fintech products. As the Head of Design at Hover, Justin is building an offline-first, trans-institutional personal finance app called Stax.

Class info

• This is an asyn­chro­nous online learn­ing course. To start your online learn­ing expe­ri­ence at the Fac­ul­ty of Exten­sion, vis­it https://​ext​-leo​.ca/​s​t​u​d​e​n​t​s​/​e​c​l​a​s​s​-​e​s​s​e​n​t​ials/
• Cost assistance: may be eli­gi­ble for the Cana­da-Alber­ta Job Grant, the Canada Training Benefit, and the Skilled Immigrant Micro-Loan.
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• Open for registration until January 16, 2023. Register at least one week before the course start date to secure your spot. If space is available you may register until the day the course starts. Refunds, withdrawals & transfers policies