research
I’m interested in how networked communities build knowledge, and in how we can make that process work better. Topics that get my motor going include social media, information visualization, text/data mining, natural language processing, and interface design.
Here’s my CV.
code
FeedVis
An interactive visualization for examining trends in a set of rss feeds. Featured on ReadWriteWeb and Information Aesthetics.
Zotero report customizer
Sorts reports generated by the open-source Zotero reference manager; recommended in the official Zotero documentation.
Live solar desktop generator
Uses PHP to scrape, organize, and display free solar data, images and forecast from NOAA and NASA in real-time. You can set the size using parameters in the url, like this: http://jasonpriem.com/solar-desktop?width=800&height=600
life
I got my BA (history) and M.Ed from the University of Florida, funded by a National Merit Scholarship. In 2002, I started as a history and language arts teacher at Union Grove Middle; later, I designed and taught a course in media literacy.
After five years teaching, I spent some time as a freelance web designer, and collaborated on several research projects with the wonderful students and faculty in UF’s edtech program. I’ve spent the last year as an instructional designer at UF’s Center for Instructional Technology and Training, working with UF faculty to create online courses.
This fall I’m starting work on my Ph.D. at UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Information and Library Science under a 5-year Royster Fellowship.
In my spare time, I like programming, making art, ultralight backpacking, photography, Ultimate Frisbee, soccer, music, film, and of course, long walks on the beach.