Projects

Papers

The Return of Oral Communication
This paper looks at the Theory of Transformative Technologies and its concept of orality present in modern communication. Looking back to traditional forms and uses of oral communication, I show how there are many examples of such orality present in current communication that suggest a return to these earlier forms. Additionally, I consider what the future of oral communication may be.

Repurposing Information for Electronic Publication
This paper discusses the practice of repurposing textual, audio, and video documents for electronic publications. Using examples, such as sampling, colorization of black & white films, and interactive fiction, it considers the controversies that can arise from these practices. Additionally, it looks at issues of collaboration that produce and that are produced by the repurposing of these documents.

 

Web Sites

Web Based Training
This site is a tutorial on basic HTML coding. As it is designed to be one section of a larger instruction project, it merely addresses working with text. More in-depth topics, such as working with images and forms, would be addressed in additional modules. While I used a linear approach, the user can move to any of the other sections of the site. I did not include any type of assessment, as the relevant assignment (to hand-code a Web site) reflects the student's learning.

Podcasting
This site is on Podcasting and the Application of Handheld Devices in Technical Communication. This is my (unofficially) proposed dissertation topic. As I have completed little research on this topic, the site is somewhat thin and promises of larger content to come.