Fostering innovative and open methods and tools in the classroom and beyond.
Expanding the scope and impact of traditional and digital humanities for the contemporary world.
Thinking critically about the role and design of technology, data and the social sciences in our lives and learning.
Promoting openness, access, and diversity in technology, and education in service of an equitable society.
Promoting change in schools, museums, libraries, and other organizations.
Advocating for new forms of scholarly communications, including blogging, multimedia, open publishing, and academic journals and presses.
I am an Associate Professor at Carleton University, and the founding Director of the Hypertext and Hypermedia Lab. With colleagues at Carleton and elsewhere, I developed the StoryTrek locative media authoring system for augmented reality games, heritage conservation, and the critical study of social space. An Executive member of the Society for Utopian Studies since 2006, my scholarly work focuses on utopian narratives, digital media, and the intersections between them
