Author Archives: marksa

Hybrid Showcase

Posted on May 31, 2018 by marksa

I am a lover of podcasts and listen to many. After thinking about the best way to engage students in material outside of class and how most students are plugged in anyway when they walk around, I decided that I … Continue reading →

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Intro to Design Management at a Glance

Posted on May 21, 2018 by marksa

What is Design Management and Why it is Important? Design is integral to the success of any organization or business, as it functions both as a process (design as a verb) and product or service (design as a noun). Design … Continue reading →

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Innovation in Online Team Projects

Posted on April 22, 2018 by marksa

My goal, since this is a new course is to “author” not “re-author” my course materials to take full advantage of the benefits of both in-class and online delivery methods. The course; Introduction to Design Management is a 300 level, … Continue reading →

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History of Graphic Design

Posted on November 8, 2012 by marksa

I will be teaching  GD369, History of Graphic Design in the winter term. The course is comprised of 21 Graphic Design majors at the junior level. The course has been taught in the past as a lecture course on campus … Continue reading →

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New York Times article

Posted on October 12, 2012 by marksa

Hi all, I thought this was an interesting Op Ed, “Long Live Paper” piece on the debate currently on about paper textbooks and digital learning environments.  I wrote a book titled Writing for Visual Thinkers that was first published as … Continue reading →

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Pitfalls to Avoid

Posted on October 12, 2012 by marksa

Hello all, I taught my first online course last spring (2012) and one piece of valuable advice I got from Jon Dorbolo  was to not simply upload your weekly material items and let the students slog through them. If they … Continue reading →

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