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Keith showing a slide at WIAD Columbus

World IA Day Columbus

I just did my presentation for World Information Architecture Day Columbus. I have been out of the “IA game” for a while, but it was nice to revist something that is core to my professional identity. I gave a little bit of history about information architecture and then shared some academia/industry & research/practice napkins that …

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Jeopardy defines UX

Jeopardy! defines UX

The debate is over! Jeopardy!, the ultimate arbiter of truth, has defined UX. On the December 12th, 2025 episode, the Double Jeopardy round had a category called “Modern 2-letter initials”. The $2000 answer was: Abbreviated UX, it’s the term for the involvement people have when interacting with a product or service Comparing with other, more …

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UX in the AI Age, Spring 2026

I am going to teach CS3240 at BGSU again in the Spring semester, 2026. This time I am updating it for “the AI age”. Having students do some user-centered design activities “by hand”, some with generative AI tools, and lots of critiquing of AI systems. UI design for AI systems, e.g., when we can do …

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