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More LEGO, Another Shelf

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Jason W Ellis

In my previous blog post, I documented a shelf that I built for my low-cost Ikea desk. Since then, I brought back two checked bags full of LEGO from my parents’ home in Georgia where I had been storing it.…

How to Add a Shelf to an Ikea Table Top Desk for About $16, with Thoughts on Making

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Jason W Ellis

I believe that it is important for everyone to make things. Making uses the brain and the body. Making acts on the world. Making is an expression of ourselves. Making can be for ourselves alone or it can be shared…

Tagged with: design, ikea, Lego, making, meta, shelf, space, wood, woodworking
Posted in making, Pedagogy, Personal

Dr. Jason W. Ellis shares his interdisciplinary research and pedagogy on DynamicSubspace.net. Its focus includes the exploration of science, technology, and cultural issues through science fiction and neuroscientific approaches. It includes vintage computing, LEGO, and other wonderful things, too.

He is an Assistant Professor of English at the New York City College of Technology, CUNY (City Tech) where he teaches college writing, technical communication, and science fiction.

He holds a Ph.D. in English from Kent State University, M.A. in Science Fiction Studies from the University of Liverpool, and B.S. in Science, Technology, and Culture from Georgia Tech.

He welcomes questions, comments, and inquiries for collaboration via email at jellis at citytech dot cuny dot edu or Twitter @dynamicsubspace.