"Literacy
for and by the Computer," INNOVATIONS: the journal of the Industrial Design Society of America. Spring 1999. Co-Authored
with Arthur R. Murphy.
This article traces
the design and development of software to support adult basic education
(available only in print). Editorial comment from Lorraine Justice,
Director of the Georgia Tech Industrial Design Program (College
of Architecture) and IDSA Interface and Interaction Editor: "While
many of us are involved in designing interfaces for general use,
we often forget that others may need interaction designed for special
needs. People of varying skill levels soon will be using the computer
to help them with life's most basic needs. The Center for Rehabilitation
Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, in conjunction with Literacy Action,
Inc. has begun work on a software program for adult literacy. The
interface components are basic, but the structure of the program
is not. This is a different kind of problem, which requires a team
of experts to bring this assistive technology to those in need."
 Art Papers Ethnographic
Study (1997)
I completed an informal ethnographic
study of Art
Papers' work environment for as in-kind input into their planning
process.
The overall goal of this study
was to first observe, understand and articulate the "microcosm"
of the publication, then to produce out of that understanding an
ethnographic study that would be useful to the publishers in helping
shape its use of information technologies in the future. Many publishers
are seeking to create a presence on the Web, by providing all or
some of their content, or by sponsoring special Web projects. At
the time of this study, Art Papers had not yet created a Web presence
(which they now have). In order to be able to successfully produce
both print and Web publications, it is imperative that editorial
and production staffs understand how the use of such technologies
affects and supports both the producers of the publication and the
readership. The study included observation of and interviews with
all people involved in producing of the publication, including Editors,
Designers, Distributors, and the Board of Directors. Ethnographic
studies such as the one I completed are one way of gaining such
an understanding.
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 Looking
@ Museums: from spectatorship to participation (1997)
An analysis of
museum spaces on the Web, written in March 1997, which contrasts
a site that primarily focuses on marketing with sites that provide
access to archival information about their collections. This paper
is informed by the work of some interesting postmodern artists/curators/educators
who are involved in redefining the function of museums in general.
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 Educational
Technologies to Teach Art (1997)
A discussion of
how technology can be used to support learning about art, based
on the Discipline-Based Art Education (DBAE) and Collaborative Learning
philosophies.
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 Summary:
Walter Benjamin, "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical
Reproduction" (1997)
A summary of Walter
Benjamin's landmark essay on how mechanical reproduction technologies
have impacted the work of art and our experience of it. I used this
summary in a presentation that I gave in Dr. Anne Balsamo's "Studies
in Communication and Culture" course in Spring 1997.
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 Review:
FEED Webzine (1996)
A critique of
FEED Magazine, one of the most successful Webzines, who utilizes
interactive technologies to provide interesting forums for discussion
of contemporary issues, culture and politics.
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