“ User-centered design means working with your users all throughout the project. ”
And to get real work experience, you need a job, and most jobs will require you to have had either real work experience or a graduate degree.
~ Donald Norman
I think there is a tendency in science to measure what is measurable and to decide that what you cannot measure must be uninteresting.
So what does a good teacher do? Create tension - but just the right amount.
We expert teachers know that motivation and emotional impact are what matter.