I am interested in exploring informal STEAM education outreach interventions that elucidate intersectional education design strategies, increase access to STEAM education by minimizing the stress response. This venture involves development of media that will be shared and tested among youth in the Boulder area and beyond. We combine in-person behavioral observation and social belonging surveys with monitored stress responses to learn how stress and cultural and inclusive learning impact acute stress responses in children ages 9-13. This age range is chosen to target the development period when social values shift to prioritize peer responses, and address the age at which interest in STEM declines. I am also interested in characterizing exploratory learning behaviors in humans. Long term research approaches include the development of 1) wearable monitors for children and 2) intuitive learning tools that collect kinematic data about novel encounters.
ATLS 1300 - Computational Foundations 1
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Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022
Explores computation as a powerful tool for creative design and expression in a project-based studio environment. Students learn the fundamentals of creative coding, computational thinking, and object-oriented programming. Hands-on topics include generative art and design, interactivity, animation, and visualization.
ATLS 4519 - Advanced Special Topics
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Fall 2024
Analyzes special interest areas of multidisciplinary creative technology and design research and practice. May be repeated up to 32 total credit hours.
ATLS 4529 - Advanced Special Topics: Critical Perspectives in Technology
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Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
Analyzes critical perspectives in technology, art and media. Within these courses, students will develop vocabularies, theoretical perspectives and critical approaches relevant to technology and its effects on culture and society. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as ATLS 5529.
ATLS 5519 - Adv Topics
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Spring 2021
Analyzes special interest areas of multidisciplinary creative technologies and design research and practice. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours for different topics.
ATLS 5529 - Advanced Special Topics: Critical Perspectives in Technology
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Spring 2022
Analyzes critical perspectives in technology, art and media. Within these courses, students will develop vocabularies, theoretical perspectives and critical approaches relevant to technology and its effects on culture and society. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as ATLS 4529.
ATLS 5650 - Introduction to Programming
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Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2024
Explores computation as a powerful tool for creative design and expression in a project-based studio environment. Students learn the fundamentals of creative coding, computational thinking, and object-oriented programming. Hands-on topics include generative art and design, interactivity, animation, and visualization. This class is a mix of technical instruction (both inside and outside the classroom), readings, viewings, lectures, workdays, and critiques. This is a projects-based class, but projects will vary.
