A Remote Learning Lesson from My Great Aunt Doris
A few months ago, I found an old box of papers from my grandfather’s sister. A career stenographer for most of the 20th century, my…
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The Imagination According to Star Wars
In my twenties, I worked with a guy who loved Star Wars as much as I did, but with one big difference between us. He…
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I Know Who Wins the Game of Thrones
But first, what is a game? The word grows more interesting as our world—and language itself—grow more “gamified.” The classic definition of a game—a set…
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It’s Time for Author-Centered Design
When I started teaching media creation to Web designers, the first text everyone handed me was Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug. It’s a…
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Your Audience is Not Like You
This thesis keeps occurring to me and I need to give it a draft or two. It’s a variation on the cliché that you shouldn’t…
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Voice is the Tech You Want
I loved teaching in front of live classes again this winter. It didn’t change my mind about teaching online. On the contrary, it reinforced my…
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Interactivity According to Star Wars
At the end of last year, I wrote about how the Star Wars films explain the complications of the Internet. Just a few decades ago,…
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You Write Your Voice
The Interactive Voice is the name of my first course and book. Choosing a title is always tough, but I’m confident now; I chose the…
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Everyone Wants Recognition and No One Wants To Be Recognized
Through the power of the Web, and because of the power of the Web, I force anonymity on my communications students. We use pseudonyms and…
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The Internet According to Star Wars
I am a Star Wars fan. I saw the film in 1977 when I was only four-years-old and my family insists I didn’t move a…
