Curriculum Vitae John W. Maxwell Assistant Professor Master of Program Simon Fraser University [email protected] 778-782-5287

January 2014

Research Interests

1. Publishing Technology, especially digital and networked media, both in the service of traditional and magazine publishing and in the evolution of new forms and models: structured markup; layout and composition software; Web and Internet standards; free and open-source software.

2. History of Computing and Contemporary Media, especially cultural history of computing; technology integration and development; software development culture(s); popular mythologies of technology; media archaeology.

3. Collaborative writing/ environments, as a special subset of knowledge management technologies; content management systems; wikis; open education; and scholarly communications infrastructure.

Education 2007 PhD Curriculum & Instruction, Education,University of British Columbia, Dissertation: Tracing the Dynabook: A Study in Technocultural Transformations 1997 MPub Publishing, Simon Fraser University, Canada Report: House of Words: Designing Text and Community in MOO Environments 1993 Diploma Applied Information Technology, Capilano College, Canada

Work in Progress Book: Maxwell, John W. (in preparation). The Crucible: Coach House Press’ and Digital Innovation in Canada. This is a major research project tracing the unlikely early history of digital innovation in Canadian publishing in the 1970s and 1980s, based on extensive interviews and archival research, and blending cultural history with a media archaeology approach.

Scholarly Articles: Maxwell, John W. & Haig Armen. (accepted). “Dreams Reoccurring: The Craft of the Book in the Age of the Web.” Journal of Electronic Publishing, Maxwell, John W. (in review). “Publishing Education: Future Prospects.” Journal of Electronic Publishing, Refereed Contributions

Articles: Maxwell, John W. 2013. “E-Book Logic: We Can Do Better.” Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada, 51 (1). Maxwell, John W. 2010. “The OMMM Project: Toward a Collaborative Editorial Workflow.” Journal of Scholarly and Research Communication 1 (1). http://www.src-online.ca/index.php/src/article/view/5 Maxwell, John W. 2007. “Extending OJS into Small Magazines: The OMMM Project.” First Monday 12 (10). October 2007. http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1962/1839 Lorimer, Rowland & John W. Maxwell. 2007. “Canadian Social Science and Humanities Online Journal Publishing, the Synergies Project, and the Creation and Representation of Knowledge.” Publishing Research Quarterly 23 (3). September 2007. 175–193.

Book Chapters: Maxwell, John W. 2014. “Resisting Enclosure: Licenses, Authorship, and the Commons.” In Dynamic Fair Dealing: Creating Canadian Culture Online, ed. Rosemary J. Coombe & Darren Wershler-Henry. Toronto: University of Toronto Press Goldman, Ricki, John Black, John W. Maxwell, Jan L. Plass, & Mark J. Keitges. 2012. “Engaged Learning with Digital Media: The Points of Viewing Theory.” Chapter 14 in Handbook of Psychology, 7, Educational Psychology, 2nd , ed. Irving B. Weiner, William M. Reynolds, Gloria E. Miller. New York: Wiley. 321–364. Maxwell, John W. & Michael Felczak. 2008. “Success through Simplicity: Placing Wiki in Educational Technology.” In Wiki Writing: Collaborative Learning in the College Classroom. Ed. Matt Barton & Robert Cummings. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 90–108. Lorimer, Rowland & John W. Maxwell. 2007. “Communications, Technology, and Society: Theory and Practice,” Chapter 10 in Mass Communication in Canada, sixth Edition. Ed. Lorimer, Gascher, & Skinner. Toronto: Oxford University Press. Maxwell, John W. 2006. “Resituating Constructionism.” In International Handbook on Virtual Learning Environments, Volume I. Ed. J. Weiss, J. Nolan, J. Hunsinger & P. Trifonas. Netherlands: Springer. 279–298.

Refereed Conference Presentations: Maxwell, John W. & Haig Armen, 2013. “A Bird in the Hand: Index Cards and the Handcraft of Creative Thinking.” (with Haig Armen) Canadian Sociological Association Annual Conference, Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities. Victoria, BC, June 5, 2013. Lastoria, A. & John W. Maxwell. 2013. “The Mouse’s Tail: A Tale of Typography and Technology.” (with Amanda Lastoria) Canadian Association for the Study of Book Culture Annual Meeting. Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities. Victoria, BC, June 7, 2013. Maxwell, John W. 2009. “Early Unix Culture at Coach House Press.” Media in Transition 6. Cambridge/MIT April 24–26, 2009. Maxwell, John W. 2007. “Using Wiki as a Multi-mode Publishing Platform.” Proceedings of the 25th Annual ACM International Conference on Design of Communication (SIGDOC), El Paso, TX, October 2007, 196–200.

Non-refereed Contributions

Articles Maxwell, John W. & Kathleen Fraser. 2010. “Traversing The Book of MPub: An Agile, Web-first Publishing Model.” Journal of Electronic Publishing 13 (3) December 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/3336451.0013.303 Maxwell, John W. 2010. “A Web-first Publishing Workflow.” PubWest Endsheet. Publishers Association of the West. May 2010. Maxwell, John W. 2010. “XML Production Workflows? Start with the Web.” in Journal of Electronic Publishing 13 (1). Winter 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/3336451.0013.106 Maxwell, John W. 2009. “Coach House Press: Crucible of Electronic Publishing Technology” Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing, McMaster University . http://hpcanpub.mcmaster.ca/node/176546 Maxwell, John W. 2005. “PExOD: Thoughts on Bibliographic Data Management and the Independent Publisher.”Canadian Notes & Queries 67. Spring/Summer 2005. 34–39.

Books Produced/Edited The Book of MPub. 2010. Edited by Chan, Ferguson, Fraser, Geissler, Metten, & Smith. Vancouver: Pressplay/CCSP Press. This anthology of graduate student writing— comprising 23 chapters plus a foreword by me—was conceived as a proof-of concept for our Web-first XML production methodology, incorporating an “open peer review” process with over 40 industry professionals. See http://tkbr.ccsp.sfu.ca/bookofmpub Book Publishing 1: Publishing Studies. 2005. Edited by Rowland Lorimer, John W. Maxwell, & Jillian Shoichet. Vancouver: CCSP Press. This book is an anthology of the ten best graduating project reports from the first decade of the MPub program, plus contributed chapters by Lorimer and myself.

Academic Conferences

Feb 2012 “The Porous Classroom: Collaborative Networks in Teaching & Research.” FCAT Faculty Forum, SFU, February 22, 2012.

Aug 2009 “Thinkubator: Wiki as CMS/LMS” Open Education Conference. University of British Columbia August 12–14, 2009.

Jul 2009 “Adapting OJS for Magazine Publishers: Exploring Workflow” International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference. Vancouver BC July 8–10, 2009.

Jun 2008 “The ‘Rhetoric of Science’ in Wikipedia and Other Online Publications: Collective Unease About the Foundations of Knowledge.” Canadian Communications Association (CCA) Annual Conference. Vancouver BC June 4–8, 2008.

May 2008 “What Can’t You Do With a Wiki: Re-evaluating the CMS/LMS Promise.” Computers & Writing 2008, Athens GA, May 23–25, 2008. Jul 2007 “Extending OJS into Cultural Magazines: The OMMM Project.” First Annual PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference 2007, Vancouver, BC, July 11– 13, 2007.

Industry and Professional Conferences

Oct 2013 “The Craft of the Book in the Age of the Web” (with Haig Armen) in Browsers IV. San Francisco, Oct 12-14, 2013

Apr 2013 “Beyond Word: New Working Paradigms for Writers and Editors.” PubPro 2013 Unconference for Managing Editors and Publication Production Specialists. Vancouver, BC, April 13, 2103.

Oct 2012 “The Webby Future of Structured Markup.” Books in Browsers III. San Francisco, October 25–26, 2012.

Mar 2012 “The ROI of XML.” Presentation (with Hugh McGuire) to Booknet Canada Tech Forum 2012. Toronto, ON. March 8, 2012.

May 2011 “Re-imagining Publishing as if the Web Mattered.” Editors’ Association of Canada Conference: Editing in the Age of e-Everything. Vancouver, May 27.

Feb 2011 “Open, Webby Book Publishing Systems” with Hugh McGuire & Kirk Biglione. O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing. New York, February 14–16, 2011.

Nov 2010 “Innovators” Panel with Kim Grant. Publishers Association of the West 2010: Unleashing Your Potential. Santa Fe, NM, Nov 4–6, 2010.

Oct 2010 “The Digital Experience: Are Tablet and E-Reader Devices Making us Dumber?” with Todd Sieling. BookCamp Vancouver. October 1, 2010.

May 2010 “The Book of MPub: Demonstrating an Agile, Web-first, Multi-platform Publishing Workflow.” BookCamp Toronto. May 15, 2010.

Nov 2009 “Digital Strategy” Panel with Dominique Raccah & Bryan Pellegrini. Publishers Association of the West 2009: Moving Forward. Tucson, AZ, Nov 12, 2009.

Jun 2009 “XML Production: Start with the Web” BookCamp Toronto. June 6, 2009.

Invited Seminars and Tutorial Sessions

Feb 2013 “The Future of the Book, in Canada and on the Web.” Presentation to the Masters in Publishing Program at Stirling University, Scotland, Feb. 21, 2013.

Jan 2013 “Education Symposium” at Interaction13, International conference of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA). Toronto. January 27 - 31 2013.

Nov 2012 “Why Do We Need Academic Publishing in the Digital Age” Panel discussion hosted by UBC Press. Nov 20th, University of British Columbia.

Oct 2012 “Digital Pioneers: Stan Bevington & Coach House Press.” Presentation at the Alcuin Society Awards 2012. Toronto, ON. Oct 1, 2012. Jul 2012 “Space & Place in Computer-Mediated Communications.” Guest lecture in CMNS454 (SFU), July 23, 2012.

Jun 2012 “Designing Web-Based Workflows.” Presentation for the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association. Calgary, June 21, 2012.

Mar 2012 “Coach House Press as a Digital Pioneer.” Presentation to the Alcuin Society in honour of Stan Bevington, recipient of the Robert R. Reid medal. Vancouver, BC. March 30, 2012

Dec 2011 “Digital Publishing Roundtable.” EBound Canada. Digital Workshop Toronto. Moderator. Toronto, ON. Dec 6–7, 2011.

Dec 2011 “ Production Efficiencies Workshop.” EBound Canada. Digital Workshop Toronto. Presenter. Toronto, ON. Dec 6–7, 2011.

Nov 2011 “Digital Publishing Roundtable.” EBound Canada. Digital Workshop West. Moderator. Vancouver BC, Nov 1–2, 2011.

Nov 2011 “Ebook Production Efficiencies Workshop.” EBound Canada. Digital Workshop West. Presenter. Vancouver BC, Nov 1–2, 2011.

Oct 2011 “Using Wikis to Nurture a Community of Inquiry.” SFU Teaching & Learning Centre. Oct 13, 2011. http://blogs.sfu.ca/projects/tlcomm/2011/11/ webcast-how-a-wiki-grew-to-handle-almost-everything-in-the-master-of-publishing- program/

Sep 2011 “Learning Technology, Distributed Cognition, & Ubiquitous Computing.” Guest lectures in DMED500 (Centre for Digital Media), Sept 15 & 22, 2012.

Apr 2011 “Digital Workflows.” NMIT Publishing Lab. Melbourne, Australia (by remote connection). April 10, 2011. http://publishinglab.net/life-was-easier/

Mar 2011 “Digital Workflow Roundtable.” Association of Canadian Publishers/ Canadian Publishers Digital Service Digital Workshop West. Moderator and presenter. Vancouver BC, March 29, 2011.

Jan 2011 Conference on the Coast: BC’s Magazine Camp. “Do We Need an App for That?” with Haig Armen. Parksville, BC, January 30, 2011.

Oct 2010 Publishers Association of the West 2010: Unleashing Your Potential. Santa Fe, NM, Nov 4, 2010. “Web-first Book Production”

Sept 2010 Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia. “Integrating Print and Online Workflow” with Kathleen Fraser. Vancouver BC Sept 27, 2010.

Apr 2010 Symposium on TEI and Scholarly Publishing. “Prospects for Broader Adoption of TEI.” Dublin, Ireland (by remote connection). April 28, 2010. http://dho.ie/node/673

Nov 2009 Publishers Association of the West 2009: Moving Forward. Tucson, AZ, Nov 12, 2009. “XML 101”

Sept 2009 Book Publishers Association of Alberta. Banff, AB, Sept 25, 2009. “Re- imagining Publishing.” with Rowland Lorimer.

May 2009 The Writers Union of Canada (BC Group), Gabriola BC, May 23, 2009. “On Copyright and the Google Settlement” Nov 2008 Shanghai Publishers seminar, SFU, Nov 27, 2008. “Digital Innovations in Book and Magazine Publishing”

Jul 2008 Geist Magazine’s Taking It to the Net Workshop, Vancouver, July 12, 2008. “On Net Neutrality.”

Apr 2008 BCNet 2008 Advanced Networks Conference, Vancouver, April 22, 2008. “Wild, Wild Wiki” Panel.

Dec 2007 Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design: Teaching and Learning Centre. December 11, 2007. “Communities of Inquiry Online.”

Nov 2007 BC Campus Educational Technology User Group Fall Workshop. November 2, 2007. “Wiki: Software for Communities of Inquiry.”

Industry/Professional Development Teaching and Workshops

“Digital Publishing 101.” SFU Summer Publishing Workshops. Aug 6, 2013. Presenter.

“Digital Publishing 101.” SFU Summer Publishing Workshops. Aug 7, 2012. Presenter.

“Digital Publishing 101.” SFU Summer Publishing Workshops. July 28, 2011. Presenter.

“Digital Strategy: Editors’ Intensive.” SFU Summer Publishing Workshops. August 6–9, 2010. Workshop director, facilitator, and presenter.

“Digital Publishing 101.” SFU Summer Publishing Workshops. July 10, 2010. Presenter.

“Web Content Management for Publishers.” SFU Summer Publishing Workshops, August 4–6, 2009. Workshop director, facilitator, and presenter.

“Digital Publishing.” SFU Summer Publishing Workshops, July 23, 2009. Presenter: “Digital Publishing Foundations” & “XML Production as if the Web Mattered”

“Book Publishing Immersion.” SFU Summer Publishing Workshops, July 22, 2009. Presenter: “Rethinking Production with XML”

Teaching & Supervision

I have been responsible for the Master of Publishing Program’s two digital media courses: a seminar, PUB802 – Technology and Evolving Forms of Publishing, and PUB607 – Technology Project for more than a decade. These courses require annual re-development, owing to the dynamic nature of the subjects; the PUB607 project course is re-imagined annually as three intense R&D projects that the students undertake. In the Undergraduate program, I have taught PUB401 – Technology and the Evolving Book (2009–2011), as well as PUB371, Structure of the Book Publishing Industry in Canada (2005–2007). In 2013 I co- taught the first offering of PUB101 – Publication of Self in Everyday Life. I have also taught Communications 253 – Introduction to the New Media (2005).

I carry a large supervisory load, acting as senior supervisor for 8–12 MPub students each year, and serve on the committees of an similar number. I current supervise one PhD student, Amanda Lastoria. Service Contributions

Departmental Service

Since 2008 I have served as Chair of the Graduate Program Committee and Library liaison. I have been an active participant in most of the other governance of the program, including committees for the Undergraduate Program, Tenure & Promotion, Curriculum planning, Internship placement, Admissions, and the CCSP Press. I have personally maintained the Program’s technological infrastructure for the better part of a decade, including two webservers and associated infrastructure.

Service to the University

I have been a member of Faculty-level Graduate Program Committees since 2008, as well as participating in a FCAT PhD program feasibility research project, a Communication Design Certificate Working Group, and the FCAT Dean Search Committee in 2008. I have also served as part of the examining committee for Masters and PhD candidates in the School of Communication. In fall of 2013 I have been active in the development of a creative entrepreneurship offering in FCAT.

Service to the Publishing Industry

I have been a member of the organizing committees for a number of industry professional development events, including O’Reilly’s Mini-TOC Vancouver (2012); Association of Canadian Publishers’ “Digital Workshop West” (2011); Association of BC Publishers’ “Creating Better EPUBs” (2010); BookCamp Vancouver (2010 & 2009), as well as being a liaison for BookNet Canada’s west-coast events over several years. I was a participating member of Cultural Human Resources Council’s “Impact of Digital Technologies on the Cultural Sector” workshops (2011). I have provided technical consulting to the Canadian Journal of Communication, Scholarly and Research Communication, and Amodern. And I have served as a judge for both the Alberta Magazine Awards and the Western Magazine Awards since 2012.

Professional Memberships

Canadian Association for the Study of Book History (2013 – current) Canadian Sociological Association (2013 – current) Canadian Communications Association (2007 – 2012) Society for the History of Technology (2011 – 2012)

Other Awards & Recognition

Named one of “Canada’s Digital Innovators” Quill & Quire 77 (2). March 2011. SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship, 2001.