Teaching

I hold regular office hours when I am teaching; at all other times, if you’re a student or colleague, you should always feel free to book time using my regular calendar.

Instructor

  • 2024, Spring. Online Communities (COM 481). Designed and taught project and case-based course to explore and apply theories of communication and social computing to online communities; 35 students. Syllabus online
  • 2023, Winter. Online Communities (COM 481). Designed and taught project and case-based course to explore and apply theories of communication and social computing to online communities; 35 students. Syllabus online
  • 2022, Summer. Design Use Build Seminar (MHCID 590 — Masters Level). UW Department of Human-Centered Design and Engineering. Designed and taught discussion-oriented course focused on understanding HCI research and translating it into practice; accompaniment to a research seminar series.

Teaching Assistant

  • 2023, Spring. Community Data Science: Programming, Data Collection, and Data Science for Social Media (COM597A — MA and PhD students). Primarily a methods course — Python for complete beginners, use of APIs, data analysis; project-oriented. Supervised by Benjamin Mako Hill.
  • 2022, Winter. Online Communities (COM 481). Designed learning materials, facilitated discussions, graded projects, coached writing, and supported learning of 76 students in 3 sections. Supervised by Benjamin Mako Hill.
  • 2017, Fall. Introduction to Communication (COM 200). Facilitated discussions, graded essays, and supported learning of 100 students in 3 sections. Supervised by Lisa Coutu.

Directed Research Group Leadership

  • 2021, Winter and Spring. Mapping the Covid-19 Information Landscape. Taught 3 undergraduate students research methods and scientific communication while leading the authorship of a mixed methods research paper analyzing search engine response data collected during the pandemic. Supervised by Benjamin Mako Hill.
  • 2020, Fall. Mapping the Covid-19 Information Landscape. Taught 5 undergraduate students research methods and led them in a mixed methods research project to analyze search engine response data collected during the pandemic. Supervised by Benjamin Mako Hill.

    Guest Lecturer

    • 2024, Fall. Investigating Social Production Failures.” Topics in User Experience Design: Online Communities (I320U). University of Texas at Austin School of Information.
    • 2022, Winter.The Value of Anonymity.” Online Communities (COM 481). University of Washington Department of Communication.

    My Teaching Statement:

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