When I applied for my current job, I had to give a short class on mobile media. I thought this was up my alley, so I decided to have some fun with it. I enjoyed some of the Prezi presentations I saw at a conference and decided to run with a thematic...
The one regret I had from attending SxSW was that I didn’t plan out the panels that I wanted to watch. I was more concerned about finishing my presentation that was going out and enjoying myself. My plan for SxSW if I get accepted to present this year is to...
Another class that I’ll be teaching this spring is “Introduction to Visual Communication,” which will be offered 1 to 3 PM, Monday and Wednesday at Ohio University Lancaster. The base description of the class is “A survey of visual communication theory and technology of visual communication from ancient cave drawings...
This is a survey course designed to introduce you to the broad range of theoretical, formal, and historiographic issues specific to cinema & new media. We will pay careful attention to how the film medium differs from other media as a condition of its stylistic and formal properties, its institutional...
The SxSW 2012 Panelpicker has finally opened up and our panel is listed. The battleplan for our panel “Festivals in the Age of Instant Access" will be to answer these questions in the first half of the panel: How do presenters communicate with connected conference community?How do attendees transition information...
During the first half of 2010, I decided to study the impact that social media was playing on traditional media channels. The feud between Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien about the Tonight Show was happening during the same time. The original plan was to conduct a multi-method study looking at...
Over the past 15 years of dealing with online communication and the web, in particular, there have been three reoccurring themes in my interactions online. The first being that when a new service comes out or a new channel of online communication is released, I want to be on it....
During the 2011 Broadcast Education Association Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV, the Interactive Media & Emerging Technology (IMET) interest division met to discuss the future of the division. The following is the recording of this meeting.
One of the more enjoyable parts of teaching at Ohio University - Lancaster is the campus' connection with the Lancaster Festival. The field behind Herrold Hall becomes a rock amphitheater for two weeks during the summer. The Electronic Media department has worked with the Festival committee to document all of...
The submission deadline for SxSW is this Friday. This year I wanted to focus on the structural issues surrounding the conference system. So I starting working around this theme on "How being Hippy Hipster Punk helps with the Creation & Transmission of Knowledge.“ Also, I knew that I wanted to have...
