Teaching

My teaching is exclusively in the area of my research interests: peer production, online communities, innovation, quantitative methodology, and collective action. In addition to graduate and undergraduate classes, I mentor students and frequently give guest lectures. This page documents much of my teaching activity.

My page on assessment includes the rubrics I use for both papers and participation in all of my classes and is largely inspired by similar documents written by Joseph Reagle.

Courses

I have developed (or modified and revamped) and taught the following quarter-long courses:

[Spring 2021, Fall 2016] Building Successful Online Communities (COMMLD570, COM597 — Masters Level). UW Communication Leadership’s “Masters in Communication in Communities and Networks” program. Elective that builds off some of the material originally developed for my Interpersonal Media class. [Syllabus (Spring 2021)] [Syllabus (Fall 2016)]
[Winter 2021] Statistical Methods in Communication (COM520 — Masters/PhD Level). UW Department of Communication. This is a first course in quantitative methods taught in our PhD program. The course was a technical course on statistics and statistical programming in GNU R. [Syllabus (Winter 2021)]
[Winter 2021] Methods of Inquiry (COM501 — Masters/PhD Level). UW Department of Communication. Mandatory second-quarter introductory methods course for students in the UW Department of Communication. Co-taught with Leah Ceccarelli in Winter 2021.
[Fall 2020, Winter 2020, Fall 2015, Fall 2014] Interpersonal Media (COM482 — Undergraduate Level). UW Department of Communication. The curriculum covers computer-mediated communication and focuses heavily on online communities. [Syllabus (Fall 2020)] [Syllabus (Winter 2020)] [Syllabus (Fall 2015)] [Syllabus (Fall 2014)]
[Winter 2020, Spring 2016, Spring 2015] Designing Internet Research (COM528 — Masters/PhD Level). UW Department of Communication. The curriculum offers a survey of several Internet research methods. [Syllabus (Winter 2020)] [Syllabus (Spring 2016)] [Syllabus (Spring 2015)]
[Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016] Communication Theory Development (COM500 — Masters/PhD Level). UW Department of Communication. Mandatory first-quarter introductory theory course for students in the UW Department of Communication. Co-taught with Christine Harold in 2016, Ralina Joseph in 2017, and Patricia Moy in 2019. [Syllabus (Fall 2019)] [Syllabus (Fall 2017)] [Syllabus (Fall 2016)]
[Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014] Innovation Communities (COM597 — Masters Level). UW Communication Leadership’s “Masters in Communication in Communities and Networks” program. Elective covering using online communities to harness user innovation. [Syllabus (Fall 2017)] [Syllabus (Spring 2016)] [Syllabus (Spring 2014)]
[Winter 2017] Advanced Statistical Methods in Communication (COM521 — Masters/PhD Level). UW Department of Communication. This is the second course in the two-course quantitative methods sequence taught in our PhD program. While the first course is mostly focused on issues of epistemology and design in social science, COM521 is a technical course on statistics and statistical programming in GNU R. [Syllabus (Winter 2017)]
[Spring 2015] Community Data Science (COM597G — Masters Level) UW Communication Leadership’s “Masters in Digital Media” program. Elective covering hands-on introduction to programming, web APIs, and basic data analysis in Python for absolute beginners. [Syllabus (Spring 2015)]

Workshops and Seminars

[Winter 2020, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014] Community Data Science Workshops. Funded by Department of Communication and eScience Institute, University of Washington.
[Fall 2013-Present] Social Computing Reading Group, University of Washington. Co-organized.
[2011–2013] Cooperation Group Seminar. Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University.
[Fall 2008] 15.960: Special Seminar in Collective Intelligence. Sloan School of Management. Supervised by Thomas Malone.
[August 27, 2004—September 1, 2004] Werkleitz School of Common Property, Halle Volkspark in Halle, Germany.

Mentorship

Current Graduate Students Advised

Kaylea Champion. Advisor and Chair (2019–), PhD Advisory Committee; Advisor and Chair (2017–2019), MA Thesis Committee; Department of Communication, University of Washington.
Regina Cheng. Co-Advisor and Co-Chair (2019–), PhD Advisory Committee; Department of Human-Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington.
Emilia F. Gan. Co-Advisor and Co-Chair (2019–), PhD Advisory Committee; Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington.
Wm Salt Hale. Advisor and Chair (2017–), MA Thesis Committee; Department of Communication, University of Washington.
Charles Kiene. Advisor and Chair (2020–), PhD Advisory Committee; Advisor and Chair (2019–2020), MA Thesis Committee; Department of Communication, University of Washington.
Nate TeBluntenhuis. Advisor and Chair (2017–), PhD Advisory Committee; Advisor and Chair (2015–2017) MA Thesis Committee; Department of Communication, University of Washington.

Other Students Currently Supervised

Zach Arenson. Supervisor (2020–), Undergraduate Honors Thesis; Department of Communication, University of Washington.
Kevin Calderwood. Member (2019–), PhD Dissertation Committee; Member (2017–2019), General Examination Committee; Department of Communication, University of Washington.
Matthew Conlen. Graduate Student Representative (2021–), PhD Advisory Committee; Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington.
Stefania Druga. Member (2020–), PhD Advisory Committee; Information School, University of Washington.
Jenna Frens. Member (2019–), PhD Dissertation Committee; Member (2018–2019), General Examination Committee; Department of Human-Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington.
Aparna Gosh. Member (2019–), PhD Advisory Committee, Department of Communication, University of Washington.
Luyue Ma. Member (2019–) PhD Advisory Committee; Member (2019), General Examination Committee; Department of Communication, University of Washington.
Jim Maddock. Member (2019–), General Examination Committee; Program in Technology and Social Behavior, Northwestern University.
Amirah Majid. Graduate School Representative (2016–), PhD Dissertation Committee; Information School, University of Washington.
Jason Portenoy. Graduate School Representative (2017–), PhD Dissertation Committee, Graduate School Representative (2017), General Examination Committee, Information School, University of Washington.
John Robinson. Member (2018–) General Examination Committee, Department of Human-Centered Design and Engineering, University of Washington.
Lucy Simko. Graduate Student Representative (2021–), PhD Advisory Committee; Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington.
Polly Straub-Cook. Member (2019–), PhD Dissertation Committee; Member (2018–2019), General Examination Committee; Department of Communication, University of Washington.
Chau Tran. Member (2019–) PhD Dissertation Committee; Member (2018–2019), Qualifying Examination Committee; Department of Computer Science & Engineering, New York University.
Janny Wang. Member (2017–), PhD Dissertation Committee; Member (2017) General Examination Committee; Department of Communication, University of Washington.
Spencer Williams. Graduate School Representative (2020–), General Examination Committee; Department of Human-Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington.
Eric Zeng. Graduate Student Representative (2020–), PhD Advisory Committee; Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington.

Former Postdoctoral Supervisees

Sayamindu Dasgupta. Postdoctoral Supervisor (2017–2018), Moore/Sloan Foundation Data Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, eScience Institute, University of Washington.

Other Former Students

Rob Thompson. Graduate Student Representative (2019), PhD Dissertation Committee; Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering; University of Washington.
Jeremy D. Foote. Member (2018–2019), PhD Dissertation Committee; Program in Media, Technology, and Society, School of Communication Studies, Northwestern University.
Sneha Narayan. Member (2017–2019), PhD Dissertation Committee; Program in Technology and Social Behavior, Northwestern University.
Amanda Menking. Member (2019) and Graduate School Representative (2016–2019), PhD Dissertation Committee; Information School, University of Washington.
Samuel Woolley. Member (2015–2018) PhD Dissertation Committee; Member (2014–2015), PhD General Examination Committee; Department of Communication, University of Washington.
Sayamindu Dasgupta. Member (2015–2016), PhD Dissertation Committee; Program in Media Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Lynette Shaw. Graduate School Representative (2016), PhD Dissertation Committee; Department of Sociology, University of Washington.
Michael Gilbert. Member (2014–2016), PhD Dissertation Committee; Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington.
J. Nathan Mathias. Member (2014–2015), PhD General Examination Committee; Program in Media Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Martin Gimpl. Member (2009), Masters Thesis Evaluation Committee; Media Lab, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland.

Guest Lectures

I have also given the following guest lectures in other perople's classes:

“Grants and funding.” Patricia Moy's MA/PhD Proseminar (COM594), Department of Communication, University of Washington. January 22, 2020.
“Quantitative Research.” Kristina Scharp and LeiLani Nishime's Methods of Iniquiry (COM 501), University of Washington. January 8, 2020.
“Managing Organizational Culture in Online Group Mergers.” Julie Kientz's Academic Research Seminar (HCDE 547), University of Washington. November 30, 2019.
“Beautiful TeX Documents with Knitr.” Andrew Berdahl's Beautiful Documents with LaTeX (FISH 512), School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington. November 14, 2019.
“User Innovation.” Nate TeBlunthuis' Interpersonal Media (COM482), Department of Communication, University of Washington. February 26, 2019.
“Computer-supported cooperative work and Social Computing.” James Fogerty's Human-Computer Interaction Seminar (CSE510), Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington. October 25, 2018.
“Writing for publication.” Lisa Coutu's MA/PhD Proseminar (COM594), Department of Communication, University of Washington. May 8, 2018.
“Grants and funding.” Lisa Coutu's MA/PhD Proseminar (COM594), Department of Communication, University of Washington. January 17, 2018.
“Communication research and Laboratories of Oligrachy.“ Sara Quinn's Honors Sociology Seminar, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. November 7, 2017.
“Computer-supported cooperative work and Social Computing.“ James Fogerty's Human-computer Interaction Seminar (CSE 510), Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington. February 23, 2016.
“Communication research and Laboratories of Oligrachy.“ Hedy Lee's Honors Sociology Seminar, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. October 27, 2016.
“Grants and funding.” Lisa Coutu's MA/PhD Proseminar (COM594), Department of Communication, University of Washington. May 3, 2016.
“Big Data Research in Communication.” Valerie Manusov's "Methods of Inquiry" (COM501). Department of Communication, University of Washington. March 4, 2015.
“Big Data Research in Communication.” Kirsten Foot's "Theories of Technology and Society" (COM539). Department of Communication, University of Washington. January 28, 2015.
“From Free Software to Free Culture and Wikipedia.” Annisa Tanweer's "Navigating Information Networks" (COM301). Department of Communication, University of Washington. November 10, 2014.
“Hackers and Innovation: The CHDK Story.” Robin Avni's class on digital photography (COM597). University of Washington. August 5, 2014.
“Introduction to Internet Research Methods.” Kirsten Foot's "Designing Internet Research" (COM528). Department of Communication, University of Washington. April 2, 2014.
“Big Data Research in Communication.” Valerie Manusov's "Methods of Inquiry" (COM501). Department of Communication, University of Washington. March 10, 2014.
“Big Data Research in Communication.” Gina Neff's "Theories of Technology and Society" (COM539). Department of Communication, University of Washington. October 29, 2013.
“Introduction to Free Software.” Melanie Crean's Collaborative Futures, Parsons The New School for Design. October 24, 2013.
“Introduction to Free Software.” Aaron Shaw's Communities and Crowds, Northwestern University. October 15, 2013.
“User Innovation and User Communities.” Aaron Shaw's Communities and Crowds, Northwestern University. October 10, 2013.
“User Innovation and User Communities.” Executive Education, MIT Sloan. September 10, 2013.
“User Innovation and User Communities.” Executive Education, MIT Sloan. April 30, 2013.
“User Innovation and User Communities.” Executive Education, MIT Sloan. April 9, 2013.
“Wikipedia and Organization.” Tom Malone's class on Strategic Organizational Design at MIT Sloan. April 3, 2013.
“Openness and Learning.” Mitch Resnick's class on Learning Creative Learning at the MIT Media Lab. March 11, 2013. [Blost Post]
“Attracting Participants To An Online Community.” Eric von Hippel's User-Centered Innovations (15.S08). MIT Program in Systems Design and Management. March 8, 2013.
“Hackers: What they do, and why they do it.” Eric von Hippel's How to Develop "Breakthrough" Products and Services (15.356). MIT Sloan School of Management. March 4, 2013.
“Hackers: What they do, and why they do it.” Eric von Hippel's User-Centered Innovations (15.S08). MIT Program in Systems Design and Management. February 15, 2013.
“Introduction to Free Software.” Jeffrey Juris's "Cybercultures and Technopolitics," Northeastern University. January 23, 2013.
“Harnessing User Innovation with Toolkits and User Communities.” MIT Executive Education. September 10, 2012
“User Innovation and User Communities.” Executive Education, MIT Sloan. July 17, 2012. (2 sessions)
“User Innovation and User Communities.” Executive Education, MIT Sloan. June 11, 2012.
“User Innovation and User Communities.” Executive Education, MIT Sloan. April 24, 2012.
“User Innovation and User Communities.” Executive Education, MIT Sloan. March 20, 2012.
“Attracting Participants To An Online Community.” Eric von Hippel's User-Centered Innovations (15.S08). MIT Program in Systems Design and Management. March 16, 2012.
“Hackers: What they do, and why they do it.” Eric von Hippel's How to Develop "Breakthrough" Products and Services (15.356). MIT Sloan School of Management. March 7, 2012.
“Hackers: What they do, and why they do it.” Eric von Hippel's User-Centered Innovations (15.S08). MIT Program in Systems Design and Management. February 10, 2012.
“Failure in Free Software and Civic Media.” Civic Media, Comparative Media Studies, MIT. November 28, 2011.
“Free Software and Free Culture.” Elizabeth Stark's Difficult Problems in Cyberlaw, Stanford School of Design and Stanford Law School. October, 31, 2011.
“Hackers: What they do, and why they do it.” Dr. Philipp Türtscher's visiting MBA Class from Vienna University. September 12, 2011.
“Designing for Cooperation with Social Incentives” Internet Law Conference (iLaw), Harvard Law School. September 8, 2011.
“Attracting Participants To An Online Community.” Eric von Hippel's User-Centered Innovations (15.S08). MIT Program in Systems Design and Management. March 11, 2011.
“Hackers: What they do, and why they do it.” Eric von Hippel's How to Develop "Breakthrough" Products and Services (15.356). MIT Sloan School of Management. February 14, 2011.
“Antifeatures.” Free Technology Academy, February 10, 2011.
“Hackers: What they do, and why they do it.” Eric von Hippel's User-Centered Innovations (15.969). MIT Program in Systems Design and Management. February 4, 2011.
“Revealing Errors.” Richard Weiss's Course, Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington. Decembrer 6, 2010.
“Antifeatures.” Doug Schuler's Course, Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington. Decembrer 4, 2010.
“Building Free Election Technologies.” Crisis Mapping, MIT Visual Arts Program, MIT. November 3, 2010.
“Introduction to Free Software and Open Source.” Leah Buechley's Design for Empowerement (MAS.961), MIT Media Lab, MIT. October 8, 2010.
“Introduction to Free Software and Open Source.” Neil Gershenfeld's How to Make Almost Anything. MIT Center for Bits and Atom, MIT. May 4, 2010
“Hackers: What they do, and why they do it.” Dr. Philipp Türtscher's visiting MBA Class from Vienna University. May 4, 2010.
“Hackers: What they do, and why they do it.” Eric von Hippel's How to Develop "Breakthrough" Products and Services (15.356). MIT Sloan School of Management. February 16, 2010. [ODP Slides, PDF Slides, HTML Notes, ReST Notes]
“Hackers: What they do, and why they do it.” Eric von Hippel's User-Centered Innovations (15.969). MIT Program in Systems Design and Management. February 12, 2010.
“Free Software, Open Source, and Academic Research.” Leah Buechley's Design for Empowerement (MAS.961), MIT Media Lab, MIT. November 13, 2009.
“Introduction to Free Software and Open Source.” Neil Gershenfeld's How to Make Almost Anything. MIT Center for Bits and Atom, MIT. May 11, 2009
“Introduction to Free/Libre Open Source.” Elizabeth Stark's Internet Law, Yale, New Haven, Connecticut. March 24, 2009.
“Hackers: What they do, and why they do it.” Eric von Hippel's User-Centered Innovations (15.969). MIT Program in Systems Design and Management. February 20, 2009.
“Hackers: What they do, and why they do it.” Eric von Hippel's How to Develop "Breakthrough" Products and Services (15.356). MIT Sloan School of Management. February 17, 2009.
“Introduction to Free Software and Open Source.” Hiroshi Ishii's Futurecraft (MAS.921), MIT Media Lab, MIT. October 1, 2008.
“Introduction to Free Software and Open Source.” Hiroshi Ishii's Futurecraft (MAS.921), MIT Media Lab, MIT. October 1, 2008.
“User Innovation in Action.” Eric von Hippel's course, MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, Massachusetts. March 7, 2008.

Graduate Teaching

I have helped teach the following classes as a teaching assistant where I, over the several years I have taught the class, have also delivered a number of the course lectures:

[Teaching Assistant] 15.356: How to Develop "Breakthrough" Products and Services. (Prof. Eric von Hippel). MIT Program in Systems Design and Management. Spring, 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012.
[Teaching Assistant] 15.969 (15.S08): User-Centric Innovations. (Prof. Eric von Hippel). MIT Sloan School of Management. Spring, 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012.
[Teacher] MAS.960: Graduate Reading Seminar in Free Software and Open Source. MIT Media Lab. Supervised by Chris Csikszentmihályi. Fall 2008.