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Reimagining Graduate Education in the Humanities through the SIF Program
Last Friday, a panel of SIF fellows presented at the CIE Conference on Pedagogy. Due to some issues with time management on our panel, my remarks ended up being abbreviated considerably. So, I thought I'd throw them up here: “Reimagining Graduate Education in the...
I hope you had the time of your life….a reflection on SIF
As finals week quickly approaches, we are working at full capacity to bring projects to a space of completion. And while the thought of the end of the semester brings along with the quintessential dialogue of, "...gosh...where did the time go?" Indeed, where did it...
Randy Swearer – The Provost with a Message
Dr. Randy Swearer came to Georgia State University to give a 2-part talk titled "Understanding Emerging Trends in Higher Education" last week. Swearer has been provost of Philadelphia University since 2009 - and I find this to be an exceptional detail. It is...
Intercoastal Collaboration and Innovation Abroad
As an archaeologist, it is understood that one must wear multiple hats - as it were. During my time at Georgia State University I have worn many - Anthropology Student, Archaeology Student, Mentor, Student Innovation Fellow and Graduate Assistant - to name a few. I am...
SIF Status Check – How’s It Going? How Could It Be Going?
I recently had a meeting with a high-ranking CDC scientist and an artist who have formed a company that uses new modes of thinking and structural hierarchies to encourage actionable innovation. The goal is to create products that make the world a better place by truly...
Social Change Project (DLS)
The Social Change Project is a project that recovers old files and interviews and re-formats them in order to organize and preserve them. This is a brand new Digital Library Services (DLS) project that I have been working on, and it is honestly quite interesting. This...
The Spirit of Atlanta: A Quest for Context of 1920’s Atlanta
To search for historic Atlanta is like searching for fragments of city scape blown apart by an enormous shotgun blast. There seems to be no correlation with what is there now and what has been. But it is exactly this process that defines Atlanta. Atlanta is a city...
Audio Post-Production: Getting Rid of those Hums
Hi everyone, Don't tell me it's already Spring Break? Mamma mia, time does pass by quickly. Anyway, I want to share with you some stuff that I'm currently working on. This is mostly going to be interesting for those of you who have an interest in audio post-production...
Undergrad Innovation
This week I was asked a question when coming up with elements for a project proposal for 3D Atlanta along with Krisna, Alex, Robert, and Dylan: "What has the 3D Atlanta project done for your undergraduate experience?" And while I tried to keep it short (not really)...
3D Atlanta Updates & Other Tidbits
Hey Guys! Couple of new updates to share with everyone about the 3D Atlanta Project! First off--in two weeks we should have 3 completed models of architecture to show off! Which is pretty exciting! Wasfi, Nathan, and I are hard at work getting them ready! The other...
#nicehashtag – Building a data-driven sculpture
Since early fall 2014 I've been working on a data-driven sculpture for HLN called "#nicehashtag" that is now installed in the CNN World Headquarters in here in Atlanta (if you take the Inside CNN tour you'll see it outside Studio 7). Programmable Hue bulbs change...
Deliberation map is born!
Project: Online Deliberation Mapping Tool Development As planned, version 1.0 of deliberation map was completed. It includes following features: 1. There can be only one seed for the deliberation map. When the map starts, it will look like this. 2. Any body can post...