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Week 33 2023

We moved my son into his dorm room today. He’s our first one to go off to college, and it has…

August 18, 2023

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Week 34 2023

A meal goes a long way. Some dear friends provided a meal for us tonight so I would not have to…

August 26, 2023

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Week 35 2023

“Syllabus Week” is another name for the first week of classes—the week we just finished. I’m not a fan of the…

August 29, 2023

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Westward Expansion

Escaping is the best way to come back creative.

March 9, 2010

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What I Learned: Semester Four

A review of a semester's worth of critical thinking and Honey Badgers.

July 19, 2012

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What I Learned: Semester One

Semester one's lessons from anthropology, history of communication design and delving into teaching.

December 28, 2010

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What I Learned: Semester Three

Recapping semester three, the most rewarding and enlightening, yet.

December 27, 2011

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What I Learned: Semester Two

A semester's worth of lessons in one blog post with discoveries in design pedagogy and art history.

May 21, 2011

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What Matters When Everything is an Experience?: Aspects of Experiences for Design

I teach in the MFA in Experience Design at Miami University. We are the only design research-based, distance learning MFA in…

April 3, 2020

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Where Do You Start Designing When There’s No Problem?

As much as designers like to solve problems, framing and defining them is just as important though it can be challenging…

October 25, 2014

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Where’s the Design in Design Research?

My Thesis project for the MFA in Design—Innovation Studies at the University of North Texas explored barriers that prevented Dallas/Forth Worth…

June 5, 2013

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Why Study History?

History is seen as a hassle by many students... so, what is history's real value?

February 24, 2011

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