Publications & Writings:

• Makerspace Workshop Badges: Student Perceptions & Uses of Informal Credentialing (2022) – Presented at the International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces (ISAM) conference at Georgia Tech. If you’d like to learn more, here are the associated infographic and video for the paper.
• HyFlex Instruction: The Leatherman Tool of Makerspace Learning – Active, Engaging, and Adaptable (2021) –  I researched and wrote this extended abstract and associated infographic and video for the International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces (ISAM) virtual mini-conference. Here are the symposium proceedings.
• Best Practices for Creating & Leading Active-Learning Workshops in Academic Makerspaces (2019) – I researched and wrote this paper for the International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces (ISAM) conference, at Yale University.
• Flipping the Makerspace to Maximize Active Learning Time in Introductory Workshops (2017) – I researched and wrote this paper for the International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces (ISAM) conference, at Case Western Reserve University.
• Exploring the Learning Outcomes of a Flipped Learning Methodology for Post-Secondary Information Literacy Students: A Mixed Methods Approach (2016) – My master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction thesis. Available in PDF, Google Doc, ePub, and Kindle formats. Creative Commons licensed (CC-BY-NC)
• Research & Collaboration Tools for Students, Staff & Faculty: Creating a Modern Memex (2015) – download it for free in PDF, ePub for Kindle formats. It is Creative Commons licensed.

Conference presentations:

• International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces (ISAM) conference, October 2019, Yale University – Best Practices for Creating & Leading Active-Learning Workshops in Academic Makerspaces.
• International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces (ISAM) conference, August 2018, Stanford University – Library Makerspaces: Outreach & Programming for the Whole Campus.
• Open Education Conference November 2015, Vancouver BC – The Role of Multi-access Learning in Mainstreaming Open Education. I presented with Dr. Valerie Irvine (University of Victoria), Michael Paskevicius (Vancouver Island University), and Tanya Little (Thompson Rivers University).
• COHERE October 2015, Victoria BC – Seat eXchanger: The Mobile, Open Source, Web App that Facilitates Flexible Multi-Access Class Participation.
• COHERE October 2015, Victoria BC – A Systematic Analysis And Synthesis of the Empirical MOOC Literature Published in 2013-2015.
• COHERE October 2015, Victoria BC – Learning via Robot: Exploring Learner Cyber Proxy and Embodied Perception. I presented with Dr. Valerie Irvine (University of Victoria), Michael Paskevicius (Vancouver Island University), and Tanya Little (Thompson Rivers University).
• CALI (Computer Aided Legal Instruction Conference) June 2015, Boston MA – Implementing Successful EdTech Projects: Don’t Forget the Pedagogy! Here is a link to a video of my presentation.
• ETUG (Educational Technology Users Group – BC) April 2015, Vancouver BC – Mainstreaming Multi-Access Learning and Open Education.  I presented with Dr. Valerie Irvine (University of Victoria), Michael Paskevicius (Vancouver Island University), Janet Symmons (University of Victoria), and Tanya Little (Thompson Rivers University).
• ETUG (Educational Technology Users Group – BC) April 2015, Vancouver, BC – Poster: Robots in Education: Learning by Cyber Proxies.
• OER15 April 2015, Cardiff Wales – Instructor Lens on Opening Access via Multi-Access Learning. I presented with Dr. Valerie Irvine (University of Victoria), Michael Paskevicius (Vancouver Island University), and Tanya Little (Thompson Rivers University).
• OER15 April 2015, Cardiff Wales – Revisiting the History of Open Education. I presented with Dr. Valerie Irvine (University of Victoria), Janet Symmons (University of Victoria), and Tanya Little (Thompson Rivers University).
• BCNET, April 2015, Vancouver BC – Video Conferencing Via Robot: Needs and Implication of Access by Cyber Proxy. I presented this on this very interesting topic with Dr. Valerie Irvine, also from the University of Victoria.
• SITE (Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education) 2015, Las Vegas NV – Synchronous Hybrid Learning Environments: Perspectives on Learning, Instruction, and Technology in Unique Educational Contexts. I presented with William Cain, John Bell, Cui Cheng, Sandra Sawaya, Amy Peterson, Brian Arnold, and Jon Good from Michigan State University; Valerie Irvine, Richard McCue, Tatiana Little from the University of Victoria.
• I spoke at UVic’s English Language Centre 2014 professional development retreat on the topic of: MOOC’s, 1 to 1 Laptop Programs, Flipped Learning, iPads: Is EdTech Worth the Investment? Here are the slides from my presentation and I’ve also included a link to a PDF with my presentation notes for anyone who is interested.
• The slides from my presentation at Olds College’s iSpark 2014 conference, called New Educational Technology + Old Pedagogy = No Significant Difference Olds College 2014.
  Old Pedagogy = No Significant Difference?
• At this year’s CALI Conference in Chicago, along with Alex Berrio Matamoros of CUNY Law School, I presented on Flipping the Classroom in Legal Skills Courses.
• I had the pleasure of participating in the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI 2013) at the University of Victoria in June, and presented a project I’m leading called FusionReview. FusionReview is an Open, Inexpensive & Easy to Use Video Reflection & Feedback Tool for Sports, Education & the Arts. Here are my slides from my presentation.
• I presented at the CALI 2012 Conference doing a day long workshop called, DYI eBooks! A Workshop.
• Slides from my VIHET (Vancouver Island Higher Education Technology Conference) presentation on Mobile App Development.
• June 2011 I presented at the CALI 2011 Conference at the Marquette Law School in Milwaukee on: App Development for Mobile devices: Go Native or Go Web?  You can see a video of the presentation, or the slides if you are interested.
• I also took part in an Ignite Plenary session of the 2011 CALI Conference, and gave a 5 minute talk on: Social Media – Educational Distractions or Learning Tools?  Here is a video of the presentation and my slides.
• June 2010. I presented at the CALI 2010 Conference at Rutgers Camden Law School on the Greening of Law School IT. You can see a video of the presentation, or the slides I used if you are interested.
• CALI Conference 2009 – I presented on, The iPhone: a Research Tool for Law Professor and Students? Here is the related paper, slides and video of the presentation.
• CALI Conference 2006 – I talked about Personal Knowledge Management & Collaboration Strategies for Legal Research and IT Staff.
• I led a discussion on Outsourcing Student Email at the Vancouver Island Higher Education Technology Day.  Here are my speaking notes and my Presentation. Here are notes taken from the discussion.
• An in house training session at the McPherson Library called, “Google tools for Collaborative Document Editing and Research”. Here is my handout on Google Documents and Spreadsheets.
• Incoming Computer Survey for 1st Year UVic Law Students for 2006.
• An in house training session at the McPherson Library called, “PodCasting 101”. My handout in PDF format. Podcasting doesn’t have to be that difficult.
• Here my paper and recent presentation to Law faculty and Librarians on Personal Knowledge Management.
• An in house training session at the McPherson Library called, “ScreenCasting 101”. My handout and the presentation in PDF format.
• I attended and presented at the Access 2005 Conference at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. It is an Higher Education Library IT conference – Here’s my presentation on Recycling old PC’s as Open Source Thin Client public access terminals. Here is the Audio of my presentation.
• Incoming Computer Survey for 1st Year UVic Law Students for 2005.
• I just spent 2 weeks in Serbia (July 2005) working on the  Rule of Law Project for the USAID. Here is the start of my blog entries for the trip, and here is a PDF of the same material. I also took a bunch of pictures.
• CALI 2005, Chicago Kent Law School – Here’s my presentation on Open Source Thin Clients in. Here is a video of my presentation.
• Where should public and academic libraries be headed? – Some of my thoughts.
• CALI 2004, Seattle, WA – Here’s my presentation on Open Source Expert Systems in Legal Clinics. Here is a video of the presentation.
• CALI 2003, Durham, NC – I presented on Open Source Thin Clients.

Community Presentations:

• United Nations Association of Canada: Conserving Energy One Home at a Time – October 2019
• Arbutus Middle School: SmartPhone and Tablets: Research Tools for Students? – January 2016
• DYI ChromBox for the Big Blue & Cousins Computer Club. Using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server, Chromium, Xorg & NODM.
• Flipped Classroom Overview (in Prezi) for the UVic Libraries Council (my notes) – March 2013.
• March 2013 slides for Smart Phones & Tablets: Research Tools for Students? A discussion with grade 6 students at Monterey Middle School.
• November 2012 Slides for iPhone & Android Devices: Research Tools for Students? talk at Sooke’s Journey Middle School.
• On June 17, 2011, I gave a talk at Big Blue & Cousins Computer club on Conserving the Environment, one Home or Cubicle at a Time. We had a good discussion after with a lot of additional helpful suggestions by club members.
• On February 9, 2011, I presented to the Monterey Computer club on iPhone & iPod Touch: Research Tools or Toys? The session was well attended by an enthusiastic group. There were many good questions throughout the presentation about mobile devices and mobile apps from the perspective of older technology users.
• December 2010. For the first time I’m going to talk to some high school students (at Belmont High School) about how to use smart phones and iPod Touches to help out with homework and research. Here’s the handout for the presentation. The teacher I’m working with administered a survey to 143 students (10% of the population), and there is some very interesting information that came out of it about the types of mobile devices students use, and what technologies they use most often for research and homework (computers, mobile devices and libraries).
• I spoke to a local computer club on “Backing Up to Avoid Disaster”.  For the talk, I converted my Keynote slides into a Prezi presentation.  It worked out very well.
• We implemented changes in the UVic Law Library computer lab to reduce electrical consumption from 65 Kilowatt hours per day, down to 23 Kilowatt hours. See our spreadsheet for details.
• I spoke to a local Rotary club on Google vs. the Library: Research & Collaboration in the 21st Century. A couple interesting factoids from the presentation: Number of articles in the Encyclopedia Britanica – 100,000. Number of articles in Wikipedia – 3,000,000.
• I spoke to a Kins club on Backing up Your Computer to Avoid Disaster. I discuss the best ways to backup your data in an inexpensive manner, while ensuring that your data is not lost if your computer/laptop is stolen, your hard drive fails, or if there is a fire or natural disaster.  In 2007, Francis Ford Coppola’s computer and hard drive backup was stolen, just as he was finishing a new script… You really need to have an off site backup – DropBox or Mozy.