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.
Featured Sections
Annotated links.
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
WA 2016 Week 14: Intro to #critlib chat, Reveal.js image alt tags
Intro to #critlib 2; Improving accessibility for my reveal.js slides; Maker Showcase sounds and accessible statistics.
WA 2016 Week 12: DERAIL, Site Updates
DERAIL 2016 student forum at Simmons! Also site updates — recommended readings pages and deep links with Anchor.js.
WA 2016 Week 08: CLAPS2016 Critical Librarianship and Pedagogy Symposium
Links to the CLAPS2016 site, Storify, and shared notes. And some photos!
WA 2016 Week 07: Tools for Thinking
Tools for Thinking (for information literacy instruction) and Tech Tools for Keeping Thoughts in Order (using Atom and its packages).
WA 2016 Week 06: THATCampBoiseState 2016
THATCampBoiseState2016 was a gem—I hope it comes back next year.