Hi, I'm Ryan.
I'm an instructional designer at Idaho State University, a Ph.D. student in English and the Teaching of English, and an academic journal editor.
Whether as a community college librarian, a college radio d.j., a rhetoric and composition instructor, or the other positions I've held, I help people understand complex ideas and systems, embrace curiosity, and explore new alternatives.
A better world is possible, and I aim to help make it happen. If you're curious for more details, here's more about me.
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Featured Posts
critlib #feelings
Why do I #critlib? Because another librarianship is possible.
Freire and Critical Librarianship
For Week One of the Critical Pedagogy MOOC MOOC, I write about Paulo Freire’s problem-posing method and its potential links to critical librarianship.
Recent posts
Instructional design in a short story mode
Aspiring to maintain communities where people want to keep studying. Maintaining space for everyone.
Weekly Assemblage for 2025 Week 03
Llama Life, Italian tomatoes, Ghost, the Personal Web, and The Twilight Zone.
Weekly Assemblage for 2025 Week 02
Adopting a ‘rally pace’ mentality. Writing in smaller chunks. Downsizing.
Weekly Assemblage for 2025 Week 01
Reflecting on Winter Break. Challenging myself to post more frequently this year.
Add it up; or Counting events with Obsidian's Dataview plugin
A new note on how to teach Obsidian to list and count days related to events in your daily notes—plus add them up.