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Ideas. Design. Communication. All With Purpose.

A growing collection of graduate writing, communication strategy, curriculum work, design experience, and digital media projects. This page brings together the work that connects education, creativity, and professional communication.

GRADUATE WRITING

Research papers, media analysis, ethics, SEO writing, and strategic communication.

CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

Course design, lesson plans, projects, rubrics, and career-connected learning.

DESIGN & DIGITAL MEDIA

Branding, print design, web design, Adobe Creative Suite, and digital content.

Behind Algorithms

How Algorithms Shape Media Consumption

Algorithms shape media consumption because streaming platforms do not simply deliver content anymore. They recommend it, rank it, organize it, and influence what audiences notice

Improvement Plan: Making Digital Media More Responsible

Digital media should improve by becoming more transparent, more ethical, and easier for audiences to understand. The blog posts above show that technology has made communication faster, more visual, more measurable, and more personalized, but it has also created problems with misinformation, privacy, algorithmic control, creator pay, and audience overload. To improve these limitations, communicators should verify information before publishing or sharing it, especially when content comes from social media, AI tools, or short-form video clips. Platforms should also label sponsored, AI-generated, edited, or algorithmically recommended content more clearly so audiences understand what they are seeing.

Communication programs and workplaces should also train professionals in AI literacy, mobile-first writing, accessibility, SEO, analytics, copyright, and ethical decision-making. Social media and streaming platforms should give users more control over recommendations, notifications, privacy settings, and content feeds instead of only rewarding whatever keeps people scrolling. These changes would not remove every problem, but they would make digital media more responsible and easier to trust. Technology should make communication more useful and accessible, not more confusing, manipulative, or difficult to evaluate.