{"id":173,"date":"2016-01-05T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/wordpress\/autisticme\/?p=173"},"modified":"2023-11-26T16:32:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T22:32:56","slug":"new-year-new-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/2016\/01\/05\/new-year-new-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year, New Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

This fall was a respite of sorts from academia while I concentrated on writing and considered my path ahead. For the last few months, I’ve been working on a mix of screen and stage projects, while also collaborating on some creative writing<\/a> projects.<\/p>\n

As December ends, I’m returning to both academia and corporate life, which will reduce my creative output significantly for at least 2016. I’ll be completing my MFA<\/a> (master of fine arts), something I started before my doctoral studies. If I complete the program, I’ll have an MFA in Film and Digital Technologies<\/a><\/strong>, which will complement my interest in screenwriting and “transmedia” theatrical productions. At the same time, I’ll be doing some corporate consulting to pay for classes and some home renovation projects.<\/p>\n

My consulting work will be as an ADA compliance<\/a> expert for Web<\/a>, application, and new media<\/a> content. This work aligns wonderfully with my doctoral research and my dissertation. Working on projects that help people with special needs will be rewarding. I have done a great deal of speaking and consulting on ADA issues, and educational accommodations, but this new assignment will be particularly challenging because of the nature of my client.<\/p>\n

These two parallel paths should let me pursue teaching again by 2017, along with creative writing in all its forms. Ideally, I [finally] will be able to pursue teaching within “Digital Humanities<\/a>” or “Media Rhetoric” instead of composition. (I love teaching almost anything, but I am not at home within the “college composition” community.) Plus, working on ADA compliance will exercise my Web and development skills, something many colleges will appreciate.<\/p>\n

And so, as 2015 comes to a close, I am reminded that plans keep changing for some of us. I have friends, and a wife, who have spent years working for a single employer. I envy that stability. Ideally, 2016 leads to that sort of long-term stability for me in the years ahead.<\/p>\n

Even if I end up freelancing and teaching as an adjunct after 2016, at least I should be working in the fields and on the projects I enjoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This fall was a respite of sorts from academia while I concentrated on writing and considered my path ahead. For the last few months, I’ve been working on a mix of screen and stage projects, while also collaborating on some creative writing projects. As December ends, I’m returning to both…<\/p>\n

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