The DEC offers virtual events for design educators, including workshops, roundtable discussions, panels and mixers. All DEC virtual events are free and open to all. If you have suggestions for future programming, let us know!


Upcoming Virtual Event

Keep an eye on our Social Channels and newsletter for upcoming events with the DEC.


Recent Virtual Event Recordings

May 2025

How We Got Here and Why We Must Change, a Look into the State of Design Education, with Meredith Davis


February 2025

Real Talk About Publishing for Design Educators: Expanding Your Work Beyond the Classroom, with Liese Zahabi, Christopher Sleboda, Kathleen Sloboda, and Jarrett Fuller


September 2024

So You Want to Be a Professor? A Conversation about Applying for Academic Jobs, with Heather Snyder-Quinn and Jimmy Henderson


June 2024

Practical Uses of A.I. in the Classroom, with Lee-Sean Huang, Sana Khan Hussaini, Tony Jones, and Leslie Moore Parker


April 2024

Expanse: Design in New Spaces, with Ashley Taylor and Dori Griffin


November 2023

Social Media for Educators, with Ellen Lupton


October 2023 Event

CENTERED: Book Launch and Panel Discussion, with Kaleena Sales, Dina Benbrahim, YuJune Park, Caspar Lam, Ellen Lupton, Steve Child, Sadie Red Wing, and Shantanu Suman


September 2023

Teaching Ecological Sustainable Design, with Eric Benson, Rebeca Méndez and Holly Robins


August 2023

Alternative Grading: Virtual Panel, with Christian Dunn, Ryan Kough and Terresa Moses


Virtual Event Archive