Enduring Methods for an Emerging Medium: The Generative AI Studio

Summary

Laura Zarrow describes a studio course using critique and timed design exercises to develop judgment through making.

Students develop projects through repeated critique. A one-day design exercise starts with individual analog ideation, moves through discussion and planning, and only then introduces rapid prototyping.

Zarrow argues that building too early hardens weak concepts. The account offers concrete ways to teach discernment and include safety and ethics in assessment, while leaving the durability of these gains open.

The byline and citation date is 29 July; structured first-publication data says 20 July. The first date is disputed.