👤 About This Project

Learn about the educator behind AI DesignLab and how this resource came to be.

Andrews Tawiah

Andrews Tawiah

Assistant Professor, School of Physical Therapy

Faculty of Health Sciences — Western University

Andrews is an educational researcher and teaching scholar whose research focuses on the application of AI in health professions education and the development/evaluation of competencies for advanced practitioners. He has been awarded a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Postdoctoral Fellowship and a CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant. He holds a Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) GenAI Fellowship at Western University.

Andrews teaches in the Advanced Health Care Practice and Physical Therapy Master's programs at Western. He has led the development of the global competency framework and the pan-Canadian Framework for Advanced Practice Physiotherapy.

🔬 Development Process

AI DesignLab for Educators is being developed through a rigorous, iterative process to ensure quality and effectiveness.

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Built with Claude AI

This platform was developed through a collaborative partnership between the developer and Claude AI (Anthropic), demonstrating the very principles it teaches. The collaboration involved:

  • Content Development: A collaborative drafting process where Claude and the developer worked together to create instructional content, with the developer providing content-level expertise based on Understanding by Design principles while Claude helped refine explanations and ensure pedagogical clarity
  • Prompt Engineering: Creating and testing the AI prompts included in the prompt library
  • Code Generation: Building the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for this interactive platform
  • Framework Integration: Aligning UbD principles with practical AI-assisted workflows, guided by the developer's expertise in instructional design
  • Accessibility: Implementing WCAG 2.1 AA compliance features

Throughout development, the developer provided subject matter expertise and pedagogical direction while Claude assisted with drafting, refining, and implementing—modeling the human-AI collaboration this program advocates.

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Phase 1: Initial Development

Research, framework integration, content creation, and platform design combining Understanding by Design principles with AI-assisted workflows.

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Phase 2: Pilot Testing

The modules are being pilot tested with a sample group of educators to gather feedback on content clarity, usability, and effectiveness.

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Phase 3: Refinement

Incorporating pilot feedback to improve content, fix issues, and enhance the learning experience based on real educator input.

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Phase 4: Broader Beta

Expanding testing to a larger, more diverse group of educators across disciplines for comprehensive feedback.

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Phase 5: Final Version

Polished, production-ready release incorporating all feedback and refinements for broad public use.

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Phase 6: Future Enhancements (v2.0)

Planned enhancements include an embedded AI chat widget within the platform, allowing you to use prompts and receive AI responses without leaving DesignLab—keeping your workflow focused and structured.