What follows is my talk for a session at the 2013 MLA on "How Did I Get Here? Our 'Altac' Jobs." As always, I'm super excited to be at the MLA and to be speaking about a subject that is near and dear to my heart: new models of employment for PhDs and the training … Continue reading Minor Differences and Diverging Paths
This semester I've been kept busy not just with the different projects I'm managing at DiSC but with a completely redesigned first-year writing course. In keeping with the other 75% of my work, the class has explored the intersections of literature and technology. We've considered the past visions of the future while reading William Gibson's … Continue reading Writing ≠ Papers
Next July and the next Digital Humanities Conference might seem very far away (to say nothing of Nebraska), but it turns out that the due date for the call for proposals is right around the corner. Consequently, Kate Singer and I invite 250-word abstracts for a panel on The Future of Undergraduate Digital Humanities. Abstracts are due to … Continue reading The Future of Undergraduate Digital Humanities: Call for Abstracts for DH 2013:
I love my job. I build amazing projects with a great team. I teach courses about all things digital. I collaborate extensively with friends on a wide range of projects. And along the way, I get to rethink what it means to work in and around the academy. My role is part of what has been increasingly called … Continue reading We Need More Signposts!, A Call for Abstracts and Papers on Alt-Ac Careers
A few months ago I wrote about the Digital Pedagogy Unconference that Adeline Koh and I had organized. I'm pleased to announce--both here and over at ProfHacker--that the long dark night of the soul has passed and you can now visit our website and register for the unconference, which will take place on the morning of 3 January. It's … Continue reading Why the 2013 MLA Digital Pedagogy Unconference Isn’t a THATCamp