Uncategorized April 8, 2021
Micro-credentialing and Certificates
I was recently prompted to write my thoughts on an article from McKinsey titled “How to transform higher-education institutions for …
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Uncategorized January 19, 2021
Remembering
Cognitive science tells us that the further we get away from an event, the fuzzier our memory of it becomes. …
Uncategorized January 6, 2021
Tinkering, Not Making
Making implies the construction of something from constituent parts. We “make” dreams come real or “make” dinner. Making means putting …
Interests December 17, 2020
Habits are just constraints
I’ve formed a lot of habits over the years — mostly good I hope. Habits that involve using a daily …
Complex Tools
There are tools that work right out of the box and that you don’t want to tinker with because they’re …
Social November 16, 2020
Rouse Action
I have — from time to time — received some negative feedback for talking, writing, and speaking about my work. …
Projects September 8, 2020
Certificate in Innovative Making
The 2020 pandemic has introduced many new challenges for universities, one of which is the large percentage (20% or more …
Projects September 8, 2020
Illinois PPE and Distributed Fabrication Network
At the outset of the 2020 pandemic, I reached out to friends of mine from around the city and state …
Uncategorized June 20, 2020
IRL student employee Jake Juracka on IL PPE
Nice interview video of Jake Juracka — one of my recently graduated IRL employees — put out by Studio CDM.
Uncategorized June 19, 2020
More PPE Heading Out
We’re still chugging along at IL PPE. A bunch more shields and masks out to local schools, hospitals, and assisted …