Bremen Vance, Author at Mercer Tech Comm Labs

Mercer DEN: Mercer professor strives to improve web experience for ‘every body’

By Bremen Vance March 8, 2024Faculty Highlights

Dr. Philip Gallagher is working to make online communication more useful, usable and accessible for everyone, regardless of their sensory or physical abilities. Through his independent research as well as…

Mercer Den: Engineering faculty members recognized nationally

By Bremen Vance February 14, 2024Faculty Highlights

MACON — Two Mercer University School of Engineering faculty, Dr. Pam Estes Brewer and Dr. Sinjae Hyun, have been recognized nationally for their exceptional leadership and excellence in the classroom,…

Mercer Den: Mercer’s new user experience mobile lab allows for usability testing on the go

By Bremen Vance January 5, 2024Faculty Highlights

Mercer University technical communication professors and students will be able to take their usability testing and research to the next level with an innovative mobile lab. The Technical Communication Department…

Mercer Den: Mercer faculty explore what students stand to lose — and gain — from using ChatGPTMercer Den:

By Bremen Vance June 1, 2023Faculty Highlights

The emergence of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT has created a significant moment in higher education, as academics debate whether the new technology is a danger or opportunity for learning…

Mercer Den: Students design instructional materials to streamline robotics lab training

By Bremen Vance March 28, 2023Student Success Stories

In Mercer University‘s School of Engineering Machine Intelligence and Robotics Laboratory, students bring their ideas to life through projects involving a variety of machines, from 3D printers to laser cutters.…

IEEE ProComm Workshop: Accessibility in Web Design

By Bremen Vance September 12, 2022Student Success Stories

By Kim Wallace Abstract:Ideally, content created by technical communicators would be accessible to anyone regardless of disability or impairment. However, most content (e.g., documents, webpages, and digital media) are not…

Mercer Den: Two faculty members selected as Governor’s Teaching Fellows

By Bremen Vance May 3, 2022Faculty Highlights

MACON – Mercer University faculty members Dr. Dina Schwam and Dr. Bremen Vance were recently selected as 2022 Governor’s Teaching Fellows. Dr. Schwam and Dr. Vance will represent Mercer among…

Mercer Den: Mercer student research helps make U.S. Homeland Security websites more user friendly

By Bremen Vance April 5, 2022Faculty Highlights, Student Success Stories

Feedback provided by Mercer technical communication students has played a part in improving U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) websites, including the newly redesigned DHS.gov. This is the sixth year…

Mercer Den: Faculty Flashback: Dr. Pam Estes Brewer

By Bremen Vance December 23, 2020Faculty Highlights

Get to know Mercer University‘s faculty members a little better through our “Faculty Flashback” series. Some of our professors will be sharing personal and professional details of their lives in a…

Mercer Den: Going remote: Tips for transitioning to online coursework

By Bremen Vance March 23, 2020Faculty Highlights

Amid developments related to the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, Mercer students will begin receiving online instruction for their courses March 23. Tackling school assignments from home can be…