WIDE
Writing, Information, and Digital Experience (WIDE) Research is a digital lab where faculty, specialists, and students work together on wicked problems that can lead to just futures. Our researchers have won many of the highest awards in our field, including the Association for Computing Machinery’s SIGDOC Diana Award, the CCCC 2015 Technology Innovator Award, SIGDOC student research competition awards, UURAF student awards, and additional awards for faculty research. Members of WIDE have led major organizations in our field, contributed as board members and editors to our journals, and advised industry partners.
In addition to faculty research infastructure, WIDE’s mission is to support student learning. In order to be successful in their careers, our students need to gain hands-on experience as researchers and practitioners. This work includes learning how to conduct ethical empirical research, manage projects, develop grants, design digital experiences, and write for publications.