Stir Symposium
Columbus, Ohio / The Ohio State University
October 7-9, 2011
::: Accepted as a Provocateur for the Stir Symposium. This will be a petcha kutcha style discussion on educating the designer of the future, focusing on specific strategies that engage and motivate young designers through online participation, using new tools, online communities, scenario building, unframed assignments and open ended solutions.

UCDA, The State of Design Education
Jersey City, New Jersey / New Jersey City University
May 26-27, 2011
::: Presented a paper on a case study involving junior-level visual communication design students at Kent State in The School of Visual Communication Design. Students completed two exercises designed to encourage creative thinking while gaining important knowledge and skill sets pertaining to the design field.

UCDA, The State of Design Education
Jersey City, New Jersey / New Jersey City University
May 26-27, 2011
::: Presented a paper on the integration of motion into design curriculum, and its value as it can teach students systems thinking, research skills, and information design.
impact: Presentation was shared with colleagues at peer institutions. I opted to not submit the paper for publication as I hope to publish it in a journal.

Design Research Society International Conference 2010: Design & Complexity
Montreal, Quebec
July 7-9, 2010
::: Presented a paper with Professor Marty Maxwell Lane on interactive tools and online communities that support media literacy. We will present two prototypes that aid in media engagement and assessment, inspire participation, and prepare youth to become critical digital citizens. impact: Paper will be published within the conference journal.

5th cltad International Conference. Challenging the curriculum: exploring discipline boundaries in art, design and media
Novatel, Tiergarten, Berlin
April 12th-13th, 2010
::: Presented a paper on the curriculum I developed for Kinetic and Sequential Graphic Design (Advanced) and how we are teaching interactive design prototyping and integrating technology education at Kent State University. I am specifically questioning how design educators teach technology and software. The paper will be published within the conference proceedings.

Society for Applied Learning Technologies: New Learning Technologies Conference
Gaylord Palms Resort, Orlando, Florida
March 3rd-5th, 2010
::: Presented a paper with Professor Marty Maxwell Lane on interactive tools and online communities that support media literacy. We presented prototypes that aid in critical media engagement and assessment, inspire participation, and prepare young audiences to become critical digital citizens.

Digital Media and Learning: Diversyfying Participation
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
February 17th - 18th, 2010
::: Presented a an interactive prototype (VideoBook) that demonstrates how a collaborative, educational, online community would actively engage students and assist educators in teaching media literacy.

MeCCSA 2010 Conference: Media, Communication, Policy and Practice.
London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
January 6th - 8th, 2010
::: Presented a paper with Professor Marty Maxwell Lane on interactive tools and online communities that support media literacy. We presented prototypes that aid in critical media engagement and assessment, inspire participation, and prepare young audiences to become critical digital citizens.

@the Digital Edge - iDMAa 2009 Conference
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
November 2009
::: Presented a paper on teaching interactive design prototyping and integrating technology education. It specifically questions how design educators can teach technology and software through knowledge gathering and the production of research based artifacts.

The 4th International Conférence Designing
Pleasurable Products and Interfaces 2009: (DPPI)
Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Compiègne, France
October 2009
::: Presenting an interactive prototype (VideoBook) that demonstrates how a collaborative, educational, online community would actively engage students and assist educators in teaching media literacy

Ideas for the Future - iDMAa 2008 Conference
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, Georgia
November 2008
::: Presented a paper and prototype on educational participatory communities
and interactive video tools that encourage collaborative participation among
middle school students.

Option Shift Control, Graduate Symposium
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
A discussion forum for graduate students and faculty from
around the United States.
December 2007
::: Member of the organizing committee, and a presenter at the symposium.
Presented paper on “Participatory Culture and Education.”
Co-Led Round table discussion on “Copyright and Control.”
Co-Led workshop on Collaborative Light Writing.

Schools of Thoughts 3 - AIGA Design Education Community Conference
Art Center, Pasadena, CA
March 2007
::: Part of a graduate team that completed preliminary research, and design of
a research database for the AIGA. The project was led by Professor Meredith Davis
and Professor Santiago Piedrafita of North Carolina State University.