Integrating technology to increase learning in higher education in various roles since 1998, John is currently a Senior Teaching & Learning Consultant at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Academic Technology, where he teaches, and develops socioculturally-rich teaching and learning practices. For his Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction, he broadly considered the motivational and sociocultural learning affordances of video games, and specifically focused on learner-designed place-based mobile games. Drawing on a background and interest in technology, art, writing, outdoor education, and with a commitment to environmental and social sustainability, John investigates tools of inquiry and expression that promote greater understanding and appreciation of the social and physical spaces we inhabit.