I often write about design, and share about design in a variety of contexts outside the classroom.
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talks & writing
The Hydra: The Many Approaches to Generative AI in the Art and Design Classroom. Forthcoming 2026. Contributing Author: AI as a Tool, Not a Shortcut: Teaching Process over Product in the Era of Generative Digital Techniques.
Design Origins and Impact: how design shapes everyday life. 2026. Think & Thrive Lecture. Alexandria, MN.
Teacher as Designer: Understanding Planning as a Designerly Act. 2025. Graduate Thesis. University of Wisconsin-Stout.
The Phased Module Framework: designing for iteration, accountability & mastery. 2025. AIGA Design Educators Conference Presentation. Normal, IL.
Success, Efficiency, and Delight in Course Planning: Survey Insights from Postsecondary Design Educators. 2024. Research Day Presentation. University of Wisconsin-Stout. View Poster.
media
The study of design is a perfect fit for Gen Z. 2026 Echo Press Feature. Alexandria, MN.
casual writing
Just Another Computing Tool. On my Substack. Read here.
Thinking about AI in the Design Classroom. On my Substack. Read here.
research
Notes on the Design Manifesto. A Diagram of Design Commitments at a Glance. 2024. Graduate project. University of Wisconsin-Stout. Check it out on Figshare.
Affordances and Constraints in User-Centered Design: A Visual Mapping of Key Concepts. 2023. Graduate project. University of Wisconsin-Stout. Check it out on Figshare.
Deontology vs. Virtue Ethics: Ethical Reasoning Map. 2023. Graduate project. University of Wisconsin-Stout. Check it out on Figshare.