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Teaching-Related Publications & Presentations

Research

My dissertation research focuses directly on the intersections between the transfer of knowledge and student attitudes in the FYC classroom. It has implications for teaching and learning that includes both program-related curriculum design and individual teaching practice. To learn more about this work, you can visit here: Transfer and Student Attitude.

Pedagogical Materials & Teaching-Related Articles

-- (forthcoming, 2009). Review of Moodle Course Management System for Computers and Composition Online.

New Materials Published on the Purdue OWL

Conducting Primary Research

Writing in Psychology: The Experimental Report

Revisions and additions to pedagogical materials

The following list of Purdue OWL materials required substantial expansion and revision.

Adding Emphasis in Writing

Annotated Bibliographies

Commas

Documenting Electronic Sources

Evaluating Sources of Information

Formatting in Sociology

Irregular Verbs

Paragraphs and Paragraphing

Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

Resources for Documenting Sources in the Disciplines

Research: Overview

Searching the World Wide Web

Sentence Clarity Presentation

The Rhetorical Situation

Using Appropriate Language

Presentations

-- (2008). “Student Perceptions of the Transfer of Knowledge about First-Year Composition” Writing Across the Curriculum Conference, Austin, TX.

"Teaching Organization: Murder Mystery Exercise" Instructor Showcase, 2006, Purdue University.

East Central Writing Centers Association Annual Conference, 2003- “Why Won't the Words Come Out? Linguistic Competence vs. Performance”