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However, technology education must consider not only the general technology design process and quality but also human-technology interactions. Inevitably, designs for people are enmeshed in complex sociocultural contexts, inseparable from human needs, values, and desires. Given this need to comprehensively understand the user experience in design technology, ethnographic techniques are increasingly being used to holistically understand people, with the goal of improving their lives through human-centered design. To train design technology students in ethnography, this paper considers one model for teaching human-centered design, using ethnographic methods. Designing Technology for People, an undergraduate-level course offered at Purdue University, is co-taught by faculty from the Department of Anthropology and the Department of Technology Leadership & Innovation. Throughout the course, students gain experience conducting basic ethnographic research and analysis, in addition to developing a virtual engineer’s notebook and a design mock-up, shaped by their ethnographic findings. This paper turns to one case study,“The Squirrel Squad,” to ethnographically review how the course is taught and the value of co-teaching courses with specialists in both ethnography and design technology.  \nKeywords  \nHuman-centered Design, Ethnography, Anthropology, Convergence Education, Design Technology Education  \nIntroduction  \nIn design technology education, instructors value student outcomes centered on concrete design ideas and a comprehensive understanding of prototyping. However, design technology education must consider not only the general technology design process and quality but also human-technology interactions (Briller et al., 2016; Martinez, 2023; Nguyen et al., 2022; Zoltowski et al., 2012) . Inevitably, designs for people are enmeshed in complex sociocultural contexts, inseparable from human needs, values, and desires (Miller, 2018) .  \nGiven this need to understand the user experience in design technology, ethnographic techniques are often used to holistically understand people, with the goal of improving their lives through human-centered design (Clarke, 2017; Drazin, 2021; Hashizume & Kurosu, 2013) . A growing number of companies are hiring ethnographic researchers to gather data on how consumers use and react to existing services and products, while also informing new product  \ndevelopment (Goffin et al., 2012) . Ethnographic market research draws on qualitative methods, such as participant observation, to gain a deeper understanding of human behavior, considering opportunities and limitations on how people interact with current technologies. This immersive research approach provides insights into how to develop designs that will better satisfy people’s needs and wants.  \nThe aim of this article is to examine how ethnography can be effectively taught to aspiring designers. Through this case study of one undergraduate-level human-centered design course, Designing Technology of People, we focus on enhancing pedagogical strategies in design technology classrooms. Designing Technology for People, an undergraduate-level course offered at Purdue University, is co-taught by faculty from the Department of Anthropology and the Department of Technology Leadership & Innovation. This course employs a convergence educational model which aims for the “deep integration of knowledge, techniques, and expertise from multiple fields,”(Herr et al., 2019, p. 228), allowing learners to apply these skills across disciplines throug","cbCaihMJcedy0sDs","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihMJcedy0sDs","pdf",684681,"English","# Introduction\n# Human-centered design\n## Ethnography as a teaching and research approach\n# Course structure and co-teaching model\n## Student projects and outputs","[{\"question\":\"Why is ethnography used in human-centered design technology education?\",\"answer\":\"Ethnography helps educators holistically understand people by examining user experiences within complex sociocultural contexts, supporting improvements to lives through human-centered design.\"},{\"question\":\"How is human-centered design taught in the described undergraduate course?\",\"answer\":\"The course, co-taught by anthropology and technology leadership faculty, uses a convergence educational model and learner-centered facilitation with project-based, experiential learning.\"},{\"question\":\"What student activities and deliverables result from the ethnography training?\",\"answer\":\"Students conduct basic ethnographic research and analysis, then develop a virtual engineer’s notebook and a design mock-up shaped by their ethnographic findings.\"}]","Engaging ethnography in the human-centered design technology classroom | PDF",1792090679]