New semester – new classes – new syllabi! While I’ve been drawing all my syllabi for years now, this is the first time I’ve made a mini-comic as a syllabus (and only my second mini-comic – the first is here). It’s the Liberal Studies capstone (not a comics class) and I made the focus around…
Pleased to share word that I’ve just created a comic on accessible comics in collaboration with my colleague Emily Beitiks for MIT Technology Review. It’s in print, and they have an interactive version of it on their site here: https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/06/28/1074341/comics-beyond-sight/. Emily and I created an audio accessible version, and you can see the full comic and access…
A short update with news of an event I’m cohosting this week! First, a couple of recent podcast interviews. Back in June, I spoke with Mike Hanson for his show the Well Read Investor and we had a good conversation about how I came to do this work and thoughts about comics in education. That’s…
A small update with tons of comics making activities that I do in classes for you to try for yourself or with students! First, I did an interview with Michael Hawley for the Podcast the Well Read Investor. A fun conversation – we got into my back story, my creative process, and a lot of…
CMX304 Making Comics Spring 2021 What We Did (See ALL my syllabi & resources on my Comics-Education landing page here) This is a COMPLETE account of EVERYTHING we did in my Making Comics class S2021 – online on Zoom. I do a ton of collaborative activities in in-person classes. That had to be adapted somewhat…
The state of things these last months has meant that I’ve posted much less about my teaching than I’d intended (though as always, I have tons of my teaching materials compiled here). But I recently shared some activities from class on Twitter, and given the response to them, I thought I’d detail them here. The…
A bunch of things about my teaching below, but first: I made a new short comic that has something to do with now and the last several years. It’s about wrestling with divisions and connections. The pared down approach came out of something I was trying with my students on zoom – exercises to get…
Some speaking news, publication announcements, and down below, a new collaborative (!) comics-making challenge! (scroll to bottom if you want to start with that!) First, I was set to go to the UK next week for a series of talks and workshops – including keynoting the Transitions comics conference in London and giving a workshop…
Some teaching resources to share – but first, speaking news! This week I’m off to Michigan State University to keynote (along with the amazing Emil Ferris) MSU’s annual Comics Forum. I’m there for a workshop Thursday February 20, Emil Ferris will be speaking Friday evening, and my keynote will be midday Saturday the 22nd. That…
A roundup of news, upcoming talks, and resources from my classes that I’ve made available (with an opportunity to participate in my class’s midterm(!) below). Past events first: the kind folks at Duke’s Franklin Humanities Institute have made a terrific video that weaves together an interview with me, alongside a workshop and talk I did last…