• “Yes, but is This Writing?” Invited commentary in Inventio, Spring 2004. http://www.doit.gmu.edu/inventio/
• Review of The Flickering Mind: The False Promise of Technology in the Classroom and How Learning Can be Saved by Todd Oppenheimer, in Computers and Composition Online, Spring 2004. http://www.bgsu.edu/cconline/reviews.htm

World Wide Web:

• “Clayton Eshleman’s Web Site.” I developed this web site for the poet, translator, and essayist Clayton Eshleman upon the publication of his book Juniper Fuse: Upper Paleolithic Imagination & the Construction of the Underworld.
• "Computer Teaching Tips."Online since 1998, this site consists of a variety of ideas and suggestions I have collected from students and colleagues and that I have created for using computers to teach writing and reading courses at all levels.
• "The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing Online"A WWW supplement to the fifth edition of The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing. From Winter 1996 to Summer 1997, I served as an author/consultant on the project.

• "Professors Who Blog," an online seminar part of "A Short Course in Rhetoric," May 22, 2004. Sponsored by Static, Liverpool, UK
• " Research in Computers and Writing: Technologies, Methodologies, and Ethical Issues.” Invited participant in this asynchronous discussion, part of Computers and Writing Online, May 2004, hosted by Tidewater Tech Online.
• “Who We Are, What We Do.” Invited online roundtable participant in the Virtual Town Meeting, June 1998 as part of the Fourteenth Annual Computers and Writing Conference, Gainsville, FL

• “A Roundtable Discussion on the Role of Multimedia Technologies in Writing Classes: Or, ‘Do you have to teach ‘writing’ to ‘teach writing’?’” Chaired and Presented with Daniel Anderson, Steven Benninghoff, Bill Hart-Davidson, and Joel English at the Computers and Writing Conference, Honolulu, HI, June 2004.
• “The End of Computers and Writing: Benefactors and Victims of Success.” Presented with Nick Carbone, Bill Hart-Davidson, Trish Harris, and Ted Nellen at the Computers and Writing Conference, Muncie, IN, May 2001.
• “A Formal Debate: Can Online Instruction be as Effective as Face-to-Face?” Presented with Trish Harris, Fred Kemp, and Ted Nellen, May 2000, Computers and Writing 2000 Conference, Fort Worth, TX
  

• “Writing Spaces before Computers: How Changes and Innovations in Paper Technology Changed How We Taught Writing,” Presented at the Computers and Writing Conference, Honolulu, HI, June 2004.
• “Blogs as Collaborative Writing Tools: A Modest Experiment,” Presented at the Computers and Writing Conference, West Layfette, IN, May 2003.
• “Why Weblogs Should (and Shouldn’t) Count as Scholarship,” Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, New York City, NY, March 2003.
• “From Quills to Ballpoints: A Selective History of the Pen and It’s Impact on the Teaching of Writing,” Presented March 2002 at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, IL
• “Where Do I List This on My CV? Considering the Value of Self-Published and Maintained Web Sites,” Presented at the Modern Language Association Conference, New Orleans, LA, December 2001.
• “’Haven’t we said this before?’ What the History of Correspondence Courses Teach Us about the Promises and Problems of Online Distance Education Courses.” Presented at the Midwestern Modern Language Association Conference, Cleveland, OH, November 2001.
• “’Will the Real Web Site Please Stand Up?’ Testing Credibility While Examining ‘Fake’ and ‘Non-credible’ Web Sites.” Presented at the Computers and Writing Conference, Muncie, IN, May 2001.
• “Practicing the Theory of Writing as a Technology: An ‘Invention’ Exercise for Computer-Based Writing Classes.” Presented March 2001, Conference on College Composition and Communication, Denver, CO
• “The Gaps (Real and Imagined) Between Theory and Practice: Connecting K-12 Teachers to Computer-based Writing Pedagogy.” Presented May 2000, Computers and Writing 2000 Conference, Fort Worth, TX
• “’Natural’ as Chalk, Pens, and Paper: The Future Possibilities (and Problems) of Computer Technology in the Teaching of Writing.” Presented November 1999, Midwest Modern Language Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN
• “’Can you fix my computer?’: The Visible Need and Invisible Work of Computer and Writing Specialists in Traditional English Departments.” Presented March 1999, Conference on College Composition and Communication, Atlanta, GA
• “The Pleasure of the (Hyper)Text: Reading The Writer-Based Prose of Personal Home Pages.” Presented April 1998, Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, IL
• “The Private Learner, The Public Body: Fetishizing Good Manners Through Popular Elocution.” Presented December 1997, Modern Language Association, Toronto, Canada

Fall 2002 to present: Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

Fall 1998 to 2002: Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

Undergraduate courses taught include "First Year Composition," "Intermediate English Composition," "Writing, Style, and Language," "Writing for the World Wide Web," and "Introduction to Poetry;" Graduate courses taught include "Computers and Writing, Theory and Practice" and "Rhetoric and Culture of Cyberspace."

Fall 1996 to Spring 1998: Assistant Professor of English, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR

Courses taught include "First Year Colloquium," "First Year Composition," "Technical Writing and Editing," "Rhetoric and Writing of the Internet," "Advanced Composition: The Technology of Writing," "Rhetorical Theory," "Introduction to Literary Criticism," "World Literature," and "Topics in Film."

Professional Positions

October 1990 - February 1993: Public Relations Representative, Virginia Student Assistance Authorities, Richmond, VA. The VSAA was quasi-state government agency that administered student loans. My duties included editing and writing copy for a technical newsletter about the federal student loan program, desktop publishing for internal and external PR materials, assistance with internal and external PR campaigns.

 

Administrative Experiences

Fall 1998 to Spring 2002: Department Computer Lab and Technology Coordinator, Eastern Michigan University. My duties included supervision and maintenance of department computer labs, developing the department’s web site, and making recommendations for instructional technology.

Fall 1997 to Spring 1998: Writing Center Coordinator, English Department, Southern Oregon University. My duties included supervising and training 6 to 10 undergraduate student tutors, tutoring students, and day-to-day record keeping and paperwork for a small writing center.

Fall 1996 to Summer 1997: Writing Program Coordinator, Southern Oregon University. My duties included mentoring instructors, developing hiring practices, meeting with students, and day-to-day record keeping and paperwork for a small first year composition writing program.

 

Select Service Experiences

• Fall 2004 to present: Member, Department Personnel Committee, Eastern Michigan University
• Fall 2004 to present: Department representative, College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Committee, Eastern Michigan University
• Fall 2003: Conference Proposal Reviewer, Computers and Writing Conference, Honolulu, HI
• Fall 2002 to present: Member, Editorial Review Board, Computers and Composition Online
• Fall 2000 to Winter 2003: Member, Department Graduate Committee, Eastern Michigan University
• Fall 2000 to Winter 2003: Member, Department Curriculum Committee, Eastern Michigan University
• Fall 2000 to Winter 2001: Member, University “E-Learning” Committee, Eastern Michigan University Information and Communication Technology Initiative
• Winter 1999 to present: Chair, Department Technology Committee, Eastern Michigan University
• Fall 1998 to Spring 2002: Department representative, College of Arts and Sciences Computer Committee, Eastern Michigan University
• Spring 1997 to Spring 1998: Web Master, First Year Colloquium Program, Southern Oregon University
• Winter 1997 to Spring 1998: Co-Web Master, English Department WWW Pages, Southern Oregon University
• Summer 1996: WWW Consultant and Designer, BGSU’s Office of Academic Enhancement
• Fall 1995 to Spring 1996: Member, English Department WWW Development Committee, BGSU
• Summer 1995: World Wide Web Consultant, BGSU Writing Lab
• Fall 1995 - Fall 1999: Editorial Board Member, Kairos, a WWW-based electronic journal about writing, rhetoric, and pedagogy