Benefits of UX Classes with a Live Instructor

User experience plays an important role in the use and adoption of websites and apps, and there are a number of different ways in which you can learn user experience, including classes and workshops that you can take in-person or online.

Before looking at learning options, it’s important to fully understand all that is involved with user experience. In the fields of app and web development and design, UX includes all the interactions with an application, website, or services. From their first interaction, through searching or buying using a website, through to the notifications and messages they receive. It covers all the behaviors they experience on a site or with an app, and the accompanying emotions they evoke. A user experience designer is focused on creating a positive impact on each user's interaction with an app or website, making them easy to use and even enjoyable.  

There are several reasons why an in-person UX course may be the right choice for you. In a live UX course, you benefit from the opportunity to network with other professionals. The connections with other students and with the instructor can be long lasting, and provide resources that extend long after the class is gone. Many students travel to the UX classes and workshops at American Graphics Institute from around the United States and internationally to join the local participants. You have the opportunity to make connections with participants who have similar roles in the field of UX, but work in completely different industries.

Working in a classroom environment with a live instructor, you'll have the ability to collaborate on group projects and work in real-time. Sharing best-practices and project feedback as you work through examples and projects in the class, and collaborating on how to solve real-world issues helps to improve your skills and approach to modern-day design challenges. You learn from the instructor as well as other participants.

The ability to receive live and immediate input, and perform group projects cannot be replicated in an online course. Similarly, books and recorded classes don’t allow for immediate feedback, or to have your questions answered. A user experience course with a live instructor provides you with immediate benefits regarding your approach, understanding, and implementation of user experience design.