De Angela curated, organized, and hosted Learning To Teach: (Re)Designing Creative Tech Pedagogy for the GenAI Era, A Virtual UnSymposium hosted by Integrated Design and Media (IDM) at NYU Tandon School of Engineering on Friday, January 16, 2026 • 8:45am – 6:45pm ET.

Eight dynamic panels.

40 brilliant educators and practitioners.

One very, full day shaping the future of creative tech pedagogy.

We explored how teaching and learning are evolving across code, computation, custom bots, design, games, physical computing, and the creative process.

At #LTT2026, we welcomed 33 higher education, K-12, and non-profit faculty and practitioners join us from institutions across North America, Europe, and Africa, including Algo Peers, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Carnegie Mellon University, Concordia University, Fordham University at Lincoln Center, HKU, University of the Arts Utrecht, Hunter College, Köln International School of Design, Lehman College (City University of New York, CUNY), Lehigh University, Long Island University, Marymount School of New York, New York University (NYU), OCAD University, Portland State University, Pratt Institute, Processing Foundation, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), School of Visual Arts (SVA), Tech Unlimited, The Possible Zone, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of Denver, University of Florida, University of San Francisco, Xavier University of Louisiana, and York College (CUNY).

 MASSIVE THANKS to our phenomenal presenters for taking time out of your busy schedules to present.

 MASSIVE THANKS to my incredible NYU colleagues, who moderated eight fast-paced, idea-rich sessions: Tega Brain, R. Luke DuBois, Kathleen McDermott, Ronah Harris, Carla Gannis, Hui Soo Chae, and Scott Fitzgerald. This event would not have been possible without you. I have to give a special shout out to Hui Soo for doing triple duty as a panel moderator, chat moderator, and virtual backstage host and to Scott for moderating 2 panels.

 And, MASSIVE THANKS to the amazing #LTT2026 audience (182 in attendance) for your thoughtful questions, vibrant chat action, and engaged presence throughout the day.