My Teaching
My teaching focuses on communication, organizations, and emerging technologies. Across these areas, I combine theory with applied learning to help students connect concepts to practice and critically examine the social, organizational, and ethical dimensions of technology while building practical skills in leadership, collaboration, and innovation.
Communication For Innovation
University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2024
Drawing on research in innovation, technology management, and organizational behavior, this course prepares students to lead in technology-driven environments. Students examine the social, organizational, and ethical dynamics that influence how new technologies are developed, adopted, and used.
Designed for students from diverse backgrounds, the course challenges conventional assumptions about innovation by exploring questions such as: Who drives innovation? What values guide technological change? Who benefits, who is excluded, and where are opportunities for intervention?
By viewing innovation as both a social and technical process, students develop the tools to critically evaluate emerging technologies, including AI and robotics. They leave equipped to navigate technological change, contribute to responsible innovation, and help build more equitable and inclusive futures.
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JOOST SWARTE
Network Approaches to Organizational Communication
University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2023
This course explores how relationships and communication networks shape behavior, influence, and decision-making across organizations and communities.
Drawing on examples from social media, organizations, criminal networks, and interorganizational systems, students learn how to analyze and visualize network structures to uncover patterns that are often invisible through traditional approaches.
By the end of the course, students can apply social network analysis techniques to investigate real-world challenges and support data-informed decision-making.
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Fundamentals of Human Communication
Texas State University, 2019 - 2020
This course introduces the foundational principles of human communication across interpersonal, group, and public settings. Students develop practical speaking, listening, verbal, and nonverbal communication skills while learning how communication shapes relationships, collaboration, and effective message delivery in everyday life.
Textbook Used:
Beebe, S. A., Beebe, S. J., & Ivy, D. K. (2018). Communication: Principles for a Lifetime (7th ed.). Boston, Pearson
Other Courses I’ve Assisted
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Conflict Resolution (Certified)
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Digital Communication
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Working Virtually
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Understanding America through Baseball