Floating while sinking In the mid-2010s, I spent a considerable amount of time wearing a computer on my face. This was not a fashion choice, or if it was, it wasn't a successful one. I was a PhD student at the University of Minnesota, and I had fallen in with the Wearables Research Collaboratory, a … Continue reading On Productive Ambiguity
This week, I had the opportunity to serve as an external committee member for a doctoral qualifying exam outside my department. As always, it's a privilege to be part of the process. I enjoy being able to witness how disciplinary cultures (beyond my own experience or contexts) shape knowledge building and research practices. For academics, … Continue reading Clarity is an Act of Respect
Mentoring machines may sound strange or maybe even a little uncomfortable, but it signals something uniquely human about how we imagine our relationship to emerging technologies.
The content discusses the impact of AI on communication design education, emphasizing the importance of understanding rhetorical purpose over product appearance to foster meaningful learning and critical engagement with technology.
As I write this in late December, I'm coming to the end of my first faculty development leave—a full semester away from teaching and formal service obligations. Like many academics taking their first sabbatical, I approached it with a mix of excitement and uncertainty. Would I actually be more productive? Would I feel guilty about … Continue reading Reflections on My First Sabbatical
