CLASSRO0M INSTRUCTION Northwestern University, Center for Talent Development (www.ctd.northwestern.edu) (Computer programming, Digital media design) Game Maker Academy (http://www.gamemakeracademy.org) (Offered at libraries and youth technology centers throughout Chicago and the north suburban region) Scratch Labs (Offered at libraries throughout the north suburban region) PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
“Imagine > Invent > Program > Share: Nurturing Teens' Digital Literacy Skills Through Peer Collaboration in a Library-hosted Clubhouse Environment.” Computers in Libraries (March 2009). "A constructionist implementation for gifted 5th and 6th year students in a university-sponsored enrichment program." SIGCSE 2009, Chattanooga, TN. March 4, 2009. “Level Up! Supporting Curricular Goals through Game Design Activities,” Illinois School Library Media Association Annual Meeting (“Investing in Futures”), Arlington Heights, IL (November 2008) [presentation materials] “Game Design for Fun, Literacy and Learning,” Illinois School Library Media Association Annual Meeting (“Investing in Futures”), Arlington Heights, IL (November 2008) “Scratch: A Hands-On Workshop.” North Suburban Library System, Wheeling, IL, (July 2008). “The Library as ‘Possibility Space:’ a Constructionist Framework” (with Jennifer Nelson, Hennepin County Library, and Keith Braafladt, Science Museum of Minnesota), Scratch@MIT Conference, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA (July 2008). [video] “Minds at Play: Using Computer Game Design to Promote Media Literacy.” American Libraries (May 2008). “Game Maker Academy: A Hands-on Workshop.” North Suburban Library System, Wheeling, IL, (May 2008). “Gaming, Design, and Learning in Libraries” (with Maggie Hommel) Dupage Library System, DLS Day: A Colloquium with Colleagues (April 2008). “Hosting Teen-Oriented Game Design Programs for Fun, Literacy, and Learning” (with Maggie Hommel) North Suburban Library System, Wheeling, IL, (March 2008). “Offering Teen-Related Game Design Programs for Fun, Literacy and Learning.” (with Betty Giorgi) Illinois Library Association Annual Meeting, Springfield, IL, (October 2007) [presentation] “Developing Teen-Related Game Design Programs for Fun and Learning.” ALA Gaming, Learning and Libraries Symposium, Chicago, IL, (July 2007) [presentation] “Records Management in the Legal Environment” [Review]. Law Practice Management (2005). “Computer Aided Legal Research” [Review]. Law Library Journal, (Winter 2004). "Technology/E-Commerce/Internet." [Chapter] Issues Update 2003. ABA Division for Bar Services (August 2003). “Executive Compensation” [Review]. Legal Information Alert (July/August 2003). "Technology/E-Commerce/Internet." [Chapter] Issues Update 2002. ABA Division for Bar Services (August 2002). "The Lawsuit Survival Guide: A Client's Companion to Litigation" [Review]. Research Advisor (May 2002). "The Rainmaking Machine: Marketing, Planning, Strategies and Management for Law Firms" [Review]. Law Practice Management, (January/February 2002). “The Internet Guide for the Legal Researcher” [Review]. Law Practice Management, (September 2001). "Technology/E-Commerce/Internet." [Chapter] Issues Update 2001 (ABA Division for Bar Services, August 2001). "The Lawyer's Guide to Internet Research" [Review]. Law Practice Management, (July/August 2001). "The Sourcebook to Public Record Information: The Comprehensive Guide to County, State, and Federal Public Records Sources" [Review]. Legal Information Alert (March 2001). MENTORING AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES Ø Organizer and instructor, Game Maker Academy (http://www.gamemakeracademy.org) (Recipient, American Library Association 2008 Presidential Citation) Ø Volunteer mentor, Intel Computer Clubhouse (http://www.computerclubhouse.org) Chicago, IL Ø Technology instructor, Evanston Y.O.U. Summer Program (http://www.youevanston.org) Evanston, IL |