Musings

Reflections on education, design, and living the good life from the Desklight team.

Sarah Excell

💭 7 Common Thoughts of a Disengaged Learner: Designing for Agentic Engagement

Sarah Excell | Posted on March 25, 2025 |

🏝️ Starting Small to Think Big with Learning Sabbaticals

Sarah Excell | Posted on March 6, 2025 |

🤓 How to Capture Book Smarts AND Street Smarts with Subject Matter Experts

Sarah Excell | Posted on February 5, 2025 |

🌟 How Reflection Makes Good Leaders Great

Sarah Excell | Posted on January 9, 2025 |

📣 5 Learning Trends from 2024 We Can’t Ignore

Sarah Excell | Posted on December 18, 2024 |

😅 Why Learning Should Never Be Easy

Sarah Excell | Posted on December 3, 2024 |

🚀 5 Ways to Boost Engagement in Learning Experiences

Sarah Excell | Posted on October 29, 2024 |

⚡8 Quick and Easy Strategies to Update an Old Course

Sarah Excell | Posted on September 4, 2024 |

💰 3 Budget-Friendly Design Research Strategies to Uncover Powerful Insights

Sarah Excell | Posted on April 30, 2024 |

🚴Making Knowledge Retention Feel Just Like Riding a Bike

Sarah Excell | Posted on April 23, 2024 |