Experiential Education
I consider it of utmost importance to provide students with as many experiential learning opportunities as possible. Put them in teams, present them with an interesting and relevant problem, and aid them in collaborating to achieve an effective solution. Targeted projects aligned with student interest and with clear deliverables should simulate the professional, post-graduation environment as closely as feasible.
Below are some examples of experiential projects that I helped to develop.
Gravesend Inn Haunted Hotel
- Themed attraction, annual fall project
- In production since 2000
- Approx. 100 Entertainment Technology students participate to fabricate, program, install, maintain, run, and strike in a highly interdisciplinary, experiential environment
Collaborate!
- Annual call for projects
- City Tech students and faculty collaborate with external producing organizations on technologically-interesting production concepts.
PI for NSF TUES Grant to develop an integrated Center of Performative Design, that uses architectural concepts of performative design, and applies to other domains.
International Study
- Chair, Performing Arts Steering Committee, Knowledge Exchange Institute
- Developed semester-long study abroad opportunities for performance at two Universities:
- Oversee international study for multiple departments in School of Professional Studies
Miscellaneous
Commons in a Box
I was involved in the initial rollout and development of this incredibly powerful resource developed at City Tech. it is now available as Open Source