regular lectures in MIT's Executive Education and Visiting MBA
programs. These lectures have focused on managing innovation, user
communities, and practical tools for innovating that include lead user
-methods, broadcast search, and the construction of vibrant user
+methods, innovation toolkits, and the construction of vibrant user
communities.
In addition to experience lecturing, I have also run a series of
Outside of organizing my own seminars, I have guest-taught in a number
of seminars at MIT Sloan, the MIT Media Lab, the MIT Program on
Comparative Media Studies, Harvard Law School, the Stanford Design
-School, and elsewhere. Since 2011, I have also coordinated a reading
-group on empirical research into online cooperation at the Berkman
-Center for Internet and Society at Harvard.
+School, and elsewhere. Since 2011, I have also coordinated a seminar
+on empirical research into online cooperation at the Berkman Center
+for Internet and Society at Harvard.
\section{Mentoring}
relationships.
Additionally, I have served as an external advisor to two Masters
-degree students. I advised and evaluated one thesis on technology
-design and am currently advising a social scientific analysis of a
-large free software community. In both cases, I have enjoyed meeting
-regularly and engaging with students over the course of their thesis
+degree students. I evaluated one thesis on technology design and am
+currently advising a second student in a social scientific analysis of
+a large free software community. As an advisor, I have enjoyed meeting
+regularly and engaging with the student over the course of his thesis
research.
\section{Example Courses}
\item \emph{Innovation in the Internet Age}: An introduction to the
theory and practice of innovation management. Topics include
traditional firm-based innovation as well innovation by users,
- hackers, user communities, and free and open source software.
+ hackers, user communities, and free and open source software
+ developers.
\item \emph{Quantitative Research Methods}: An introductory class on
applied statistics for social scientists. Topics include basic
statistical methods up to, and including, linear regression with
\item \emph{Computer Mediated Communication}: An overview of practical
and theoretical issues related to computer-mediated
communication. The class focuses on analyses of practice but also
- incorporates readings and lectures on theory, implementation, and
+ incorporates reading and lectures on theory, implementation, and
design.
\end{enumerate*}
systems.
\item \emph{Social Computing}: The theory, analysis, and design of
large scale, computer-mediated social systems. Final projects will
- challenge students execute a study of an existing community or to
+ challenge students to execute a study of an existing community or to
design or create a new system.
\end{enumerate*}
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