Rhetoric of Hostile Audiences
Mar 2016

NC State University - Nexus 2016; Carolina Rhetoric Conference 2016

A presentation on the toxic rhetoric present in the gaming community.

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Anita Sarkeesian’s Failed Rhetorical Approach: Gender Relations and the Gaming Community
May 2015

North Carolina State University - English 516 - Rhetorical Criticism: Theory and Criticism

Choose a rhetorical artifact and analyze its response, why it's relevant.

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Documentation Infrastructure Analysis
Apr 2015

North Carolina State University - English 519 - Online Information Design and Evaluation

Analyze a forum and determine how to integrate documentation into the forum.

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Embedded Help Analysis
Apr 2015

North Carolina State University - English 519 - Online Information Design and Evaluation

Choose a topic and discuss how to involve users in the documentation process.

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Forum Moderation Analysis
Mar 2015

North Carolina State University - English 519 - Online Information Design and Evaluation

Look at a forum and analyze how it's used, as well as contribute to it.

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WoWWiki Contribution Reflection
Feb 2015

North Carolina State University - English 519: Online Information Design and Evaluation

In groups, make a substantial contribution to wiki topics on tasks related to the software that you documented in the first paper. These contributions could involve documenting tasks or problems that arose in the forums, updating tasks for new builds of your wiki of choice, or they could be entries that show new capabilities of your wiki of choice. Building on what you learned about wiki participation from in class exercises, make your wiki contributions, participate in the discussion, and see what happens to your contributions/revisions.

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Metaphoric Criticism
Feb 2015

North Carolina State University - English 516: Rhetorical Criticism: Theory and Practice

Working in small groups, we presented a report on a perspective or approach used in rhetorical criticism, select and make available for other students to read an essay that illustrates that perspective, and present them an exercise in which we applied that perspective. We also read and respond to these brief papers.

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Software Task Documentation: Sign Up for “Heroes of the Storm” Beta
Jan 2015

North Carolina State University - English 519: Online Information Design and Evaluation

Choose a single task or group of related tasks from an application of choice and write a standard set of procedures for the audience that you most expect would use it

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Tor and Other Browsers: Why People Afraid of Privacy Breaches Don’t Encrypt Their Data with Tor
Dec 2014

North Carolina State University - Communication 598: Internet and Society

Choose a topic relevant to communication studies and Internet.

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The Morality of Doxxing
Dec 2014

North Carolina State University - English 515: Rhetoric of Science and Technology

Choose a controversial topic and determine if it's created or natural. Then analyze it.

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The Digital Divide
Nov 2014

North Carolina State University - Communication 598: Internet and Society

Map out a topic from the syllabus and present it to the class.

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Crippling Poison: WoW Combat Rogue Optimization Website
Dec 2013

North Carolina State University - English 517: Advanced Writing and Editing

In this project, we were asked to create a website about a topic we chose at the beginning of the semester. We were allowed to choose the topic ourselves, so I chose combat rogues in the MMORPG "World of Warcraft."

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Add a VPN to Windows 7 Video
Nov 2013

North Carolina State University - English 517: Advanced Writing and Editing

This project required me to create an instructional video on something technical.

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“World of Warcraft” BlizzCon Podcast
Oct 2013

North Carolina State University - English 517: Advanced Writing and Editing

This project asked us to create a podcast or audio file approximately three minutes long using minor effects like fade and added music.

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The Redevelopment of Source Articles at Troppus Software: A Study of Integrating Previously Existing
Apr 2013

North Carolina State University - English 522: Writing in Nonacademic Settings

We were asked to find a way to illustrate or summarize our "internship" (or real work)

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A “Show Me” Profession Case Study
Oct 2012

North Carolina State University - English 512: Theory and Research in Professional Writing

The case study discusses the socialization and professional life of a web developer.

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System for Administration Management (SAM) Guide
May 2011

UNC Charlotte Information Technology Services

The System for Administration Management (SAM) guide illustrated the general use of the SAM budgeting tool developed by the UNC Charlotte Department of Engineering.

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System for Administration Management (SAM) Commonly Used Account Codes
May 2011

UNC Charlotte Information Technology Services

The System for Administration Management (SAM) had a previously developed "common account codes" document that needed updating.

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System for Administration Management (SAM) Quick Reference Guide
May 2011

UNC Charlotte Information Technology Services

The System for Administration Management (SAM) Quick Reference Guide illustrates the basic functionality of the SAM application.

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Minecraft House Building Guide
Apr 2011

UNC Charlotte - ENGL 4181: Writing User Documents

This document is a basic guide in building a shelter in Minecraft while it was still in beta.

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Use the Mail App on Your iDevice Guide
Mar 2011

UNC Charlotte - English 4181: Writing User Documents

This document was intended to help novice users set up their mail account in iOS' Mail application.

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Interactive Prototype Evaluation Summary
Dec 2010

UNC Charlotte - ITIS 3130: Human Computer Interaction

This document outlines the interactive prototype evaluation for an online reservation system for the White Water Center of Charlotte.

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World of Warcraft Combat Rogue Guide (4.0.1)
Nov 2010

UNC Charlotte - English 4182: Information Design and Digital Publishing

This document outlines best practices for the rogue class after the 4.0.1 patch in World of Warcraft.

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Interactive Prototype and Evaluation Plan
Nov 2010

UNC Charlotte - ITIS 3130: Human Computer Interaction

This document outlines the interactive prototype and evaluation plan for an online reservation system for the White Water Center of Charlotte.

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Arcade Business Card
Sep 2010

UNC Charlotte - English 4182: Information Design and Digital Publishing

The business card was created for a fictional arcade.

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Grass Dancer Family Tree
Dec 2009

UNC Charlotte - English 3050: Native American Literature

The family tree outlines the family tree in the Susan Powers' novel "The Grass Dancer".

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