WELCOME

Welcome to the blog of my site, Education * Designed. This is where I will be posting the thoughts, ideas, and prototypes that I am working on in my role as Senior Director of Undergraduate Education at the Life Design Lab at Johns Hopkins University. My colleagues and I continue to reimagine the future of integrative learning and career services at Hopkins, and along the way I try to put out all sorts of exciting content, ranging from videos and quick tips to more fully formed workshops and syllabi.

This blog serves as a rough draft of my role in that effort – a chance to “show my work” and illustrate the iterative process taking place daily at the Life Design Lab. While some of the ideas that appear in this blog may find their way into future programming and content, many ideas will end up on the cutting room floor. And that’s okay – I work alongside a crazy-talented group of educators, all of whom are bursting with innovative ideas and techniques.

While a lot of what I post about will be related to my current job and focus on careers and building off of the ideas that I learned at the Stanford Life Design Studio, I hope to draw on other aspects of my experience as well. Prior to joining Hopkins, I had a decade and a half long career as a historian, lecturer, academic adviser and academic affairs administrator. I’m interested in higher education broadly and continue to engage with issues and colleagues beyond the virtual walls of my current office.

Thank you for reading.