Tag: John Weatherford
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Not Goodbye, But See You Later!
The NMI would like to extend a big “see you later” to our amazing faculty member, John Weatherford, and graduate assistant, Peyton Owens. John has been a vital member of our NMI fam as a Principal Lecturer and Experiential Learning Faculty Advisor. From teaching Introduction to New Media to coordinating the certificate capstone experience, John’s tech prowess and passion…
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Agentic Coding Spectacular: AI, Live and Unscripted
On February 25, Studio 225, home to UGA’s Entrepreneurship Program, turned into a real-time showcase for what creating with the latest AI tools actually looks like. At the Agentic Coding Spectacular, NMI faculty Chris Gerlach and John Weatherford went head-to-head before a live audience in a one-hour sprint to build a working student assignment tracker app. Using tools like…
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John Joins Creative Engagement Wing Fellows
We’re excited to share that John Weatherford has been selected as a Creative Engagement Wing Fellow through UGA’s Center for Teaching and Learning. The fellowship supports faculty in redesigning courses around tech-forward active learning – and it’s a natural fit for NMI’s approach to teaching and making. Through the program, John will be redesigning assignments in Emerging…
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Making It Work Better
You know our motto: Make something work. Then make it work better. During the pandemic, we’ve taken this motto to heart by exploring ways to make online classes, content, and events just as fun and engaging as their physical counterparts. If you’ve attended a virtual SLAM or a TEDxUGA Salon with us, you know what we’re talking…
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Volunteering for Voters
Expecting a record-breaking turnout during the 2020 election season, the Technology Association of Georgia reached out to allies across the state looking for Field Service Technicians. FSTs assist poll workers with all things technology: printers, tablets, voting equipment, and the like. Megan Ward and John Weatherford answered the call, volunteering their techspertise for the November 3rd general…
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Go Dawgs, Pitch ‘Em!
John Weatherford joined forces with the UGA Entrepreneurship Program, housed in the Terry College of Business, to produce the 2020 SEC Student Pitch Competition. Teams of young entrepreneurs representing each of the 14 SEC universities were pitted against one another in an idea pitch competition that required gently juggling multiple YouTube livestreams and Zoom meetings simultaneously. John…
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Serving Students Near and Far
If you’ve been with us since the beginning, you know that the NMI was founded with a mission to serve as an academic resource for the entire UGA community. Today, the NMI is dedicated to this critical mission more than ever. We accomplish this largely through the New Media Certificate, but did you know that…
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Fall Into Achievements
Turning a New Leaf John Weatherford is celebrating a new season in his academic career as he joins the ranks of Senior Lecturer! Since becoming a member of the NMI team in Fall 2014, John has embodied the technowledgeable spirit, making classes, capstone projects, and big-picture initiatives work better. Join us in congratulating John on…
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Collaborating Across Campus
John Weatherford is well-known for his techspertise around the NMI, but recently he’s had a few opportunities to collaborate and innovate elsewhere on campus. First up, John joined forces with other UGA faculty to compete for a national new media spotlight. Comprised of Grady College Dean Charles Davis, the Institute of Artificial Intelligence‘s Ping Ma, and Mr. Weatherford…
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John Weatherford Strikes Again
Summer might have sizzled, but John Weatherford kept it cool as one of 12 faculty participants in the 2019 UGA Active Learning Summer Institute. The three-week intensive program helped John reimagine NMIX 2020: Introduction to New Media, creating new ways to involve the class with active learning techniques. As the summer came to a close,…