Roles
Web designer, graphics artist, instructor, technical writer, attender of meetings.
Conference Reports
- HighEdWebDev Conference, October 14-17, 2007
- W4A/WWW2007 Conference, May 2007
- An Event Apart, Seattle, June 2007
Classes
Instructor for the C&C Computer Training Program
- 505: Fundamentals of Web Publishing: Basics
- 510: Fundamentals of Web Publishing: XHTML
- 515: Fundamentals of Web Publishing: CSS
- 860: Digital Photography
Workshops & Talks
- XHTML and CSS
- Accessibility: Working Together for Inclusive Services During Rapid Change in Technologies - Poster presented at Educause West, March 2008
- Creating Scalable, Flexible. Cross-Browser Pages - Presented at the AccessibleWeb@U, February 22, 2008
- Single Source Website for Full Spectrum Access - Presented at the HighEdWebDev 2007
- Building Communication With Access for All - Presented at the IEEE IPCC2007 conference
- Proceeedings: Web Accessibility Capacity Building Institute
- Web Accessibility 3.0
- Intentional Technology: Keeping Goals and Values In Mind As We Explore New Technologies
- Building Accessibility Into The Workflow
- Making Accessibility Part of Your Work Flow Routine - STC Conference, Seattle, 2005
- Trust and Identity As Defense Against Phishing and Spoofing
- Accessible Web Applications
- XHTML, CSS, and Accessibility
- Standards Based Web Publishing - XHTML and CSS
- Implementing Standards-Based Web Design Support - A presentation at WebDev2003
- At the Tipping Point - The Great Move From Slop Code HTML to Standards-Based CSS and HTML
- Working Within the Enterprise Toward Accessible Information and Services - Evaluating different approaches to encouraging accessible information and services in a large organization
- Web Technology Overview - An overview of the current state of Web development at the UW, discussing trends that may influence your choices on how to develop and maintain your Web site.
- www.washington.edu - Building A Usable, Scalable and Evolvable Site - Presented at the UW Home Page Developers Retreat, October 31, 2000
- Technology And The Changing World of Work - Presented at the 2000 UW Training And Development Conference, May 5, 2000
- XML For Technical Communicators - A talk given to the Puget Sound Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication
- Webagogy - The art, craft, and science of using networked technologies, including the World Wide Web and email, to support teaching and learning. A talk given at the UW School of Nursing Net Education Technology Seminar, June 21, 1999
- Design of Web Sites
- Effective Use of the Web for Education - Online Version
- Effective Use of the Web for Education - POD Conference, October 1997
- Task Oriented Web Site Design - UW Computer Fair, March 1998
- Vi, The Unix Visual Editor - An overview of the Vi editor for Unix and Linux computers
Resources
- Teachnology & Webagogy - Technology In Support of Higher Education Teaching & Learning
- Creating Sites That Work - A site maintained by the UWired Usability Committee
- UW Scenes - For computer desktop backgrounds
-
Tech Notes
- XMLize Your HTML
- The Problems With Frames
- Graceful Degradability
- Design and Style
- HTML Editors
- CSS Style Sheets
- Special Codes - The ISO-8859-1 (Latin) character set
- Browser Compatibility
- Digital Photography
Articles
- E-commerce: The Grad School's Experience
- Keeping Control of Your E-commerce
- Streaming Media And You
- Using Streaming Media to Teach Languages
- Extension Online Teaches Data Communications With Streaming Media
- How to Stream Your Media Files
- C&C Is Developing Media Servers You Can Use
- Connecting, Including, Preparing: The SRS Approach
- Developing and Marketing Image-Based Instruction in Medicine>
- High-Tech Authorship: A Balancing Act
- Cultivating Multiple Learning Styles in Fish 101
- Creating a Framework for Multidisciplinary Studies in Marine Affairs 510
- New Technologies Change the Pursuit of Journalism
About Me
How did I get into this business? I am not quite sure, but here are some of the milestones I passed by along the way.
- Bachelor of Arts degree from the UW in Editorial Journalism.
- Master of Science degree from the College of Forest Resources at the UW. My Master's thesis was a simulation of forest fire effects on ecosystems.
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Past employments:
- Nature photographer for National Park Service at Mount Rainier
- Industrial photographer for Honeywell Marine Systems
- Technical writer for Service Center 1 in Olympia
- Scientific database programmer for the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (I actually have my name on two papers in the New England Journal of Medicine)
- Database manager for the Regional Forest Nutrition Research Project and the Stand Management Cooperative
Among my personal interests are nature photography, bicycle touring, genealogy, celtic music, and creative writing.