The trees are green and the grades are in! As of this morning I have completed the coursework requirements for my doctoral studies. This is a little milestone to celebrate as I won't be taking any classes for formal degree purposes in the foreseeable future. Let's just take a moment to acknowledge that. So, what … Continue reading Coursework: Checked. Next Steps!

This post is inspired by Jefferson Pooley's recent article in Social Media + Society, a commentary critiquing the distinct yet overlapping cultures informing media studies in the US. Pooley's article can also be found on his personal site, where he has enriched the article by embedding external links to sample degree programs that demonstrate the cultures he has identified. … Continue reading Technical Communication at the Crossroads

(Multi)Modality Cheryl Ball and Colin Charlton, in their encyclopedia-like entry in Naming What We Know, state that "all writing is multimodal" (2015). Further, rhetoric and composition’s historic approach to the teaching of writing has almost always included the production of multimodal texts. This understanding can be traced from classical rhetorical studies of effective speech design including … Continue reading Persuasive-Pervasive Composing: Multimodality, Virtual Reality, and Google Cardboard

In the advent of digital innovations and the rise of interdependency in research, scholarly activities are becoming increasingly collaborative. It is not uncommon to find students, faculty members, staff, and administrators working together via face-to-face as well as online methods. Since moving to the University of Minnesota, my collaborative work has been largely facilitated by cloud … Continue reading Digital Collaboration Etiquette: Three Tips