Mike Palmquist
Director, Institute for Learning and Teaching
A77 Andrew G. Clark Building
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1052
Voice: (970) 491-3132
Fax: (970) 491-3483
E-mail: Mike.Palmquist@ColoState.edu
Home Page: http://lamar.colostate.edu/~mp
Academic Positions
University Distinguished Teaching Scholar, Colorado State University, July 2000-present.
Professor of English, Colorado State University, July 2000-present.
Visiting Professor in American Studies, University of Wales Swansea, January 2005-June 2005.
Associate Professor of English, Colorado State University, July 1995-June 2000.
Assistant Professor of English, Colorado State University, August 1990-June 1995.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of English, Carnegie Mellon University, August 1986-May 1990.
Administrative Positions
Director, The Institute for Learning and Teaching, Colorado State University, September 2006-present.
Co-Director, Center for Research on Communication and Technology, Colorado State University, 1991-present.
Director, University Composition Program, Colorado State University, May 2002-December 2004; August 1996-May 1999.
Coordinator, English Graduate Programs, Colorado State University, July 2003-September 2006.
Study Abroad Program Director, Colorado State University study abroad program at the University of Wales Swansea, January 2005-June 2005.
Education
Ph.D. (Rhetoric), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1990. Dissertation: The Lexicon of the Classroom: Language and Learning in Writing Classrooms.
B.A. (English, Political Science, Writing), St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, 1980
Awards
Computers and Composition Distinguished Book Award, 2007. Awarded to Writing and Digital Media, edited by Luuk Van Waes, Mariëlle Leijten and Christine M. Neuwirth. Role: Author of the chapter, "Rethinking Instructional Metaphors for Web-Based Writing Environments."
Outstanding Technology Innovator, 2006. Awarded by the CCCC Committee on Computers in Composition and Communication for serving as "an exemplar for teachers working with computer technologies", representing "the highest ideals of scholarship, teaching, and service to the entire profession," and contributing "to the application and use of computer technology in the field of composition studies."
Distinction in Advancement Award, 2005. Awarded by the Colorado State University College of Liberal Arts for service in advancement.
Charles Moran Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field, 2004 Awarded by Computers and Composition for "exemplary scholarship and professional service to the field of computers and writing."
Computers and Writing Technology Design Competition: Best Overall Winner for Rhetoric, Literature and Writing; 2002 for Research Assistant/HyperFolio for English, by Mike Palmquist and Learn Technologies Interactive, published by Bedford/St. Martin's. This award recognizes the best overall software in the Technology Design Competition at the Computers and Writing national conference.
Kairos Best Webtext Award, Runner-Up, 2001 : Palmquist, M., and Barnes, L. (2000). The Online Writing Center Consortium. This award recognizes the best Web site addressing technology and writing.
University Distinguished Teaching Scholar, Colorado State University, July 2000.
N. Preston Davis Award for Instructional Innovation, Colorado State University, Spring 1999. This award is given annually to one faculty member or academic program in recognition of instructional innovation.
Oliver P. Pennock Distinguished Service Award, Colorado State University, Fall 1998. This award is given to five faculty annually in recognition of significant service to the University.
Kairos Best Webtext Award, 1998 : Palmquist, M., Hochman, W., Kolko, B., Golson, E., Alexander, J., Barnes, L., and Kiefer, K. (1997). Hypertext reflections: Exploring the rhetoric, poetics, and pragmatics of hypertext. Kairos: A Journal for Teachers of Writing in Webbed Environments. 2(2). http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/. This award recognizes the best Web-based article addressing technology and writing.
Geneva State Open Competition on the Use of Telecommunications in Education and Training, Commended, Institutional Projects Category (tied with three other entries for second): Palmquist, M.E., Rodrigues, D., Kiefer, K., and Zimmerman, D.E. (1993). Developing an Online Writing Center: A Technological Approach to Writing Across the Curriculum. Awarded through an international, juried competition sponsored by the Centre Informatique Pédagogique, Département de L'Instruction Publique Genève, Genève, Suisse.
Books
Palmquist, M. (2006). The Bedford Researcher 2nd Edition. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's. http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/book.asp?1149000530
Palmquist, M. (2005). Designing Writing: A Practical Guide. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's. http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/book.asp?disc=&id_product=1149000385
Palmquist, M. (2003). The Bedford Researcher: An Integrated Text, Web Site, and CD-ROM. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's. http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/book.asp?1149000182
Palmquist, M., and Zimmerman, D.E. (1999). Writing With a Computer. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. http://www.abacon.com/books/ab_0205274870.html
Palmquist, M., Kiefer, K., Hartvigsen, J., and Godlew, B. (1998). Transitions: Teaching Writing in Computer-Supported and Traditional Classrooms. Greenwich, Connecticut: Ablex Publishing. http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~cyselfe/C&Cbooks/Trans.html
Software Development
Research Assistant/HyperFolio. (2001). Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's. http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/researchassistant/. Role: Author.
Comment. (2001). Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's. Role: Consultant: Developed prototype and consulted on program design.
Articles in Refereed Journals
Bazerman, Charles, Blakesley, David, Palmquist, Mike, and Russell, David. (13 January 2008). Open access book publishing in writing studies: A case study. First Monday 13(1). Available at http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2088.
Hart-Davidson, Bill, Steven D. Krause, Nick Carbone, Michael Day, Joel English, Trish Harris, Johndan Johnson-Eilola, Ted Nellen, Mike Palmquist, Rich Rice, and Rebecca Rickly . (2004). Re: The Future of Computers and Writing: A Multivocal Textumentary. Computers and Composition 21(1), 147-160.
Palmquist, M. (2003). A Brief History of Computer Support for Writing Centers and Writing Across the Curriculum Programs. Computers and Composition 20(4), 395-413.
Mahan, J., Jayasumana, A., Lile, D., and Palmquist, Mike. (2000). Bringing an emphasis on technical writing to a freshman course in electrical engineering. IEEE Transactions on Education, 43, 36-42.
Siller, T.J., Palmquist, M., and Zimmerman, D.E.. (1998). Technology as a Vehicle for Integrating Communication and Team-Working Skills in Engineering Curricula. Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 6(4), 245-254.
Palmquist, M., Hochman, W., Kolko, B., Golson, E., Alexander, J., Barnes, L., and Kiefer, K. (1997). Hypertext Reflections: Exploring the Rhetoric, Poetics, and Pragmatics of Hypertext. Kairos: A Journal for Teachers of Writing in Webbed Environments. 2(2). http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/2.2/binder.html?features/reflections/bridge.html
Palmquist, M. (1996). Living in interesting times: The Impacts of Technology on our Professional Lives. Conference on College Teachers of English Studies, 61, 43-54.
Palmquist, M., Rodrigues, D., Kiefer, K., and Zimmerman, D. (1995). Enhancing the Audience for Writing Across the Curriculum: Housing WAC in a Network-supported Writing Center. Computers and Composition, 12(3), 335-353. http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~ccjrnl/Archives/ v12/12_3_html/12_3_Contents.html#Palmquist
Vest, D., Palmquist, M., and Zimmerman, D.E. (1995). Enhancing Electrical Engineering Students' Communication Skills through Multimedia Instruction. Journal of Engineering Education, October, 1-5.
Charney, D., Newman, J.H., and Palmquist, M. (1995). "I'm just no good at writing:" Epistemological Style and Attitudes Toward Writing. Written Communication, 12(3), 298-329.
Vest, D. Long, M., Thomas, L. and Palmquist, M. (1995). Relating Communication Training to Workplace Requirements: The Perspective of New Engineers. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 38(1), 11-17.
Palmquist, M. (1993). Network-supported Interaction in Two Writing Classrooms. Computers and Composition 10(4), 25-57. http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~ccjrnl/Archives/ v10/10_4_html/10_4_3_Palmquist.html
Carley, K., and Palmquist, M. (1992). Extracting, Representing, and Analyzing Mental Models. Social Forces, 70(3), 601-636.
Palmquist, M., and Young, R. E. (1992). The Notion of Giftedness and Student Expectations about Writing. Written Communication, 9(1), 137-168.
Hartman, K., Neuwirth, C. M., Kiesler, S., Sproull, L., Cochran, C., Palmquist, M., and Zubrow, D. (1991). Patterns of Social Interaction and Learning to Write: Some Effects of Network Technologies. Written Communication, 8(1), 79-113.
Chapters in Edited Books
Palmquist, Mike, Kiefer, K., Hartvigsen, J., and Godlew, B. (2007). Contrasts: Teaching and Learning about Writing in Traditional and Computer Classrooms. In Michelle Sidler, Richard Morris, and Elizabeth Overman Smith (Eds.), Computers in the Composition Classroom: A Critical Sourcebook, pp. 251-270. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin's. Reprinted from Palmquist et al. (1998). Transitions: Teaching Writing in Computer-Supported and Traditional Classrooms. Greenwich, Connecticut: Ablex Publishing.
Palmquist, Mike. (2006). Rethinking Instructional Metaphors for Web-Based Writing Environments. In Luuk Van Waes, Mariëlle Leijten and Christine M. Neuwirth (Eds.), Writing and Digital Media (pp. 199-219). Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Palmquist, Mike. (2005). Information Technology as Other: Reflections on a Useful Problem. In S. J. McGee and C. Handa (Eds.), Discord and Direction: The Postmodern Wriitng Program Administrator, pp. 95-104. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press.
Palmquist, Mike. (2005). Writing in Emerging Genres: Student Web Sites in Writing and Writing-Intensive Classes. In C. Moran and A. Herrington (Eds.), Genre Across the Curriculum, pp. 219-244. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press.
Kiefer, Kate, and Mike Palmquist. (2004). Adapting to the classroom setting: New research on teachers moving between traditional and computer classrooms. In G. Rijlaarsdam, H. van den Bergh, & M. Couzijn (Eds.), Effective Learning and Teaching of Writing, 2e, Part 2, Studies in how to teach writing, pp. 417-426. Amsterdam: Kluwer Press.
Palmquist, M. (2000). Notes on the Evolution of Network Support for WAC. In M. Daly Goggin (Ed.), Inventing a Discipline: Essays in Honor of Richard E. Young. pp. 373-402. Champaign-Urbana, IL: NCTE.
Palmquist, M., LeCourt, D., and Kiefer, K. (1999). Increasing Opportunities for Student/Teacher Communication through Instruction in Computer-supported Writing Classrooms. In M. H. Kells and V. Balester (Eds.), Attending to the Margins: Writing, Researching, and Teaching on the Front Lines, 35-55. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook Heinemann.
Palmquist, M., Kiefer, K., and Zimmerman, D.E. (1998). Creating Community through Communication Across the Curriculum. In D. Reiss, D. Selfe, and A. Young (Eds.), Electronic Communication Across the Curriculum, 57-72. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Palmquist, M.E., Carley, K.M., and Dale, T.A. (1997). Two Applications of Automated Text Analysis: Analyzing Literary and Non-literary Texts. In C. W. Roberts (Ed.), Text Analysis for the Social Sciences: Methods for Drawing Statistical Inferences from Texts and Transcripts, 171-189. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Reprinted in Klaus Krippendorff and Mary Bock (Eds.), The Content Analysis Reader Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage (forthcoming, 2008).
Kiefer, K., and Palmquist, M. (1996). How Does Access to a Computer Network Shape Writing Students' Interactions with Peers and Teachers? In G. Rijlaarsdam and M. Couzijn (Eds.), Current Trends in Writing Research: Effective Learning and Teaching of Writing. Amsterdam: University of Amsterdam Press.
Kiefer, K., and Palmquist, M. (1996). Adapting to the Classroom Setting: Research on Teachers Moving Between Traditional and Computer Classrooms. In G. Rijlaarsdam and M. Couzijn (Eds.), Current Trends in Writing Research: Effective Learning and Teaching of Writing. Amsterdam: University of Amsterdam Press.
Palmquist, M. (1994). Writing Across the Curriculum and Computers. In A. Purves (Ed.), Encyclopedia on English Studies and Language Arts, 1303-1304. New York: Scholastic.
Neuwirth, C. M., Palmquist, M., Cochran, C., Gillespie, T., Hartman, K., and Hajduk, T. (1993). Why Write-Together-Concurrently on a Computer Network? In Bruce, B., Peyton, J., and Batson, T. (Eds.), Network-based Classrooms: Promises and Realities, 181-209. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press.
Palmquist, M., and Young, R. E. (1992). Is Writing a Gift? The Impact on Students Who Believe It Is. In J. R. Hayes, R. E. Young, M. L. Matchett, M. McCaffrey, C. Cochran, and T. Hajduk (Eds.). Reading empirical research studies: The rhetoric of research, 513-549. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Neuwirth, C., Palmquist, M., and Gillespie, T. (1989). Role Playing and Peer Review: The Devil's Advocate Exercise. D. Beil (Ed.), Teacher's guide to using computer networks for written interaction, 157-164. Washington, DC: Realtime Learning Systems.
Refereed Conference Proceedings
Zimmerman, D.E., Palmquist, M., and Muraski, M (1998). Students as WWW Surfers -- A Brief Look at Students and the WWW. Proceedings of the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, A Contemporary Renaissance: Changing the Way We Communicate, Volume 2 -- Technical Papers, Quebec City, Canada, September 23-25.
Zimmerman, D.E., Muraski, M., Palmquist, M., Estes, E., McClintoch, C., and Bilsing, L. "Examining World Wide Web Designs-Lessons from Pilot Studies." Designing for the Web: Empirical Studies. http://www.microsoft.com/usability/webconf.htm and http://www.microsoft.com/usability/webconf/zimmerman.htm
Zimmerman, D.E., Muraski, M., Palmquist, M. (1996). A Comparative Analysis of Multimedia and World Wide Web Instructional Modules. Proceedings of the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, Saratoga Springs, New York, 173-184.
Zimmerman, D.E., Palmquist, M., Vest, D., Boiarsky, G., Long, M., Tajchman, R., Anderson, T., Criswell, K., and Crim, C. (1995). Developing online writing aids for electrical engineering majors--A progress report. Proceedings of the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, Savannah, Georgia, 230-233.
Zimmerman, D.E., Palmquist, M., Kiefer, K., Long, M., Vest, D., Tipton, M., and Thomas. L. (1994). Enhancing electrical engineering students communication skills-the baseline findings. Proceedings of the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, Banff, Canada, 412-417.
Zimmerman, D.E., and Palmquist, M. (1993). Enhancing electrical engineering students' communication skills. Proceedings of the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, Philadelphia, 428-431.
Reviews
Palmquist, M. (1995). Review of the book Writing Teachers Writing Software: Creating our Place in the Electronic Age. Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 9(4), 491-493.
Conference Papers
| Conference on College Composition and Communication |
Palmquist, M. "Implications and Challenges of Dual Publication." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, New Orleans, LA, April 2-6, 2008.
Palmquist, M. "Transitions Ongoing: The Impact of Course Management Systems on the Teaching and Learning of Writing." To be presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, New York, March 21-24, 2007.
Palmquist, M. "Beyond Twentieth-Century Paradigms for Scholarly Publishing." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, March 22-27, 2006.
Palmquist, M. "WAC(Y) [Writing Across the Curriculum] Wikis." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, San Antonio, March 24-27, 2004.
Palmquist, M. "Computer Connections: The Writing Studio at Colorado State University." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, San Antonio, March 24-27, 2004.
Palmquist, M. "New Venues for Academic Publishing: From Cooperative Publishing Ventures to Collaborative Web Sites." Plenary Presentation, Reseach Network Forum. Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, New York, March 19-22, 2003.
Palmquist, M. "Bypassing Print: Situating Electronic Books within the Profession." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, New York, March 19-22, 2003.
Palmquist, M. "Literacies Transformed Online: The Intersections of Multimedia, Multigenred Research Essays, and Plagiarism in Student Writing." (Respondent). Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, New York, March 19-22, 2003.
Palmquist, M. "In Search of a New Destination: Re-envisioning Technological Support for Teaching and Learning Writing." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, March 20-23, 2002.
Palmquist, M. "Innovation, Excitement, and Resistance: Introducing Web-based Support for a Large Composition Program." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Minneapolis, April 12-15, 2000.
Palmquist, M. "Creating Articulation Among Secondary and Post-secondary Schools for Dual Credit Courses: The Challenge of Seeing 'Invisible' High School Students and Teachers of First-Year College Composition." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Atlanta, March 1999.
Palmquist, M. "Changing the Role of the Writing Program Administrator: The Impact of Partnerships." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, April 1998.
Palmquist, M. "Navigating Hypertext: Challenges, Responses, and Implications for the Future." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Phoenix, March 1997.
Palmquist, M., and Kiefer, K. (1996). "Crossing Boundaries: Preparing for the Challenges of Teaching in Traditional and Computer-Supported Writing Classrooms." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Milwaukee, March 1996.
Palmquist, M. "An Integrated Approach to WAC: Institutional Constraints, Technological Possibilities." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Washington, D.C., March 22-25, 1995.
Charney, D., Newman, J., and Palmquist, M. "'I'm Just No Good at Writing:' Epistemological Style and Attitudes Toward Writing." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Washington, D.C., March 22-25, 1995.
Palmquist, M. "Re-Defining the Book." A roundtable discussion with Trent Batson, Eric Crump, Michael Day, Fred Kemp, John O'Connor, Marty Smith, Michael Palmquist, and Randy Bass. Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Washington, D.C., March 22-25, 1995.
Palmquist, M. "Computer-Support for Writing Across the Curriculum: Theoretical Perspectives." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Nashville, TN, March 16-19, 1994.
Palmquist, M. "Creating contexts for learning: Students using the network in two writing classrooms." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Cincinnati: March 18-21, 1992.
Palmquist, M. "Language and learning in writing classrooms." Conference on College Composition and Communication, Boston, MA: March 20-23, 1991.
Palmquist, M. "Characterizing the complexity of disciplinary writing: Hypertext as textbook." The Seventh Conference on Computers and Writing, Biloxi, MS: May 23-25, 1991.
Palmquist, M. "Reshaping the curriculum: Toward a community-based writing pedagogy." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, IL: March 21-24, 1990.
Palmquist, M. "An observational study of computer-supported collaborative writing classrooms.." Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Seattle, WA: March 16-18, 1989.
| Conferences on Computers and Writing |
Palmquist, M. "Building Social Networking from The Inside Out: Reflections on the Development of an Open Access Instructional Writing Environment." Presented at the Twenty-Third Computers and Writing Conference, Athens, Georgia, May 24, 2008.
Palmquist, M. "Closing the Loop in Cyberspace: Online Learning Environments as Sites for Assessing Learning and Teaching." Presented at the Twenty-Second Computers and Writing Conference, Detroit, May 17-20, 2007.
Palmquist, M. "Designing an Instructional Writing Environment with a Social Networking Emphasis." Presented at the Twenty-Second Computers and Writing Conference, Detroit, May 17-20, 2007.
Palmquist, M. "Metaphors Matter: Designing Writing Environments for Student Writers." Presented at the Twenty-First Computers and Writing Conference, Lubbock, Texas, May 25-28, 2006.
Palmquist, M. "Perspectives on Writing Environments and The Future of Online Textbook Publishing." Presented at the Twentieth Computers and Writing Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 10-13, 2004.
Palmquist, M. "The Writing Studio Redux: A Progress Report." Presented at the Nineteenth Computers and Writing Conference, West Lafayette, Indiana, May 22-25, 2003.
Palmquist, M. "Where Should We Go From Here? OR Where Should We Have Been Going in the First Place?" Presented at the Eighteenth Computers and Writing Conference, Normal, IL, May 16-19, 2002.
Palmquist, M. "2001: A Publication Odyssey: Designing and Authoring Three Full Projects in One." Presented at the Seventeenth Computers and Writing Conference, Muncie, Indiana, May 17-20, 2001.
Palmquist, M. "The Impact of Taking Composition Courses in Computer Versus Traditional Classrooms: Analyzing a Decade of Results from 228 Classrooms." Presented at the Sixteenth Computers and Writing Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, May 25-28, 2000.
Palmquist, M. "Standing in the Shadows and Seeing the Light: Entering the Field of Computers and Composition in the Mid 1980s." Presented at the Fifteenth Computers and Writing Conference, Rapid City, South Dakota, 1999.
Palmquist, M. "Network Support for Writing Across the Curriculum: Visions, Goals, and Realities." Presented at the Fifteenth Computers and Writing Conference, Rapid City, South Dakota, 1999.
Palmquist, M. "Online Writing Centers in Context: Redefining and Being Defined by Academic Culture." Presented at the Fourteenth Computers and Writing Conference, Gainesville, Florida, June 1998.
Palmquist, M. "Limits to Hypertext (and to a Writer's Patience): A Pragmatic Consideration of Hypertext as Support for Writing Across the Curriculum. Presented at the Thirteenth Computers and Writing Conference, Honolulu, June 1997.
Palmquist, M. (1996). "Rethinking WAC: Enhancing a Writing-Center-Based Approach to WAC with Network Communication Tools and Hypermedia Instruction." Presented at the Computers and Writing Conference, Logan, Utah, June 1996.
Palmquist, M., Kiefer, K., and Hartvigsen, J. "Teaching, Learning, and Collaborating in Networked and Traditional Classrooms: A Study of Eight Writing Classrooms." Presented at the Computers and Writing Conference, Columbia, MO, May 20-23, 1994.
Palmquist, M., and Kiefer, K. "Transitions: Negotiating Differences between Traditional and Computer-Supported Writing Classrooms." Presented at the Computers and Writing Conference, El Paso, Texas, May 19-20, 1995.
Palmquist, M. "Writing Hypertext for Multiple Audiences: Emerging Conventions." Presented at the Ninth Conference on Computers and Writing, Ann Arbor, MI: May 20-22, 1993.
Palmquist, M. "Building Community in Writing Classrooms: The Impact of Classroom Context on Students' Use of the Network." Presented at the Eighth Annual Conference on Computers and Writing, Indianapolis, IN: May 1-3, 1992.
Palmquist, M. "Extending the dialogue: Using the network to support and evaluate student writing." Presented at the Fifth Computers and Writing Conference, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN: May 12-14 , 1989.
Neuwirth, C., Palmquist, M., and Cochran, C. "Effects of computer-mediated collaborative writing." Presented at the Conference on Computers in Writing and Language Instruction, University of Minnesota -- Duluth, Duluth, MN: August 1-2, 1988.
| Conferences on Writing Across the Curriculum |
Palmquist, M. "Assessing an Integrated, Technology-Supported Approach to WAC." Presented at WAC 2006: Eighth National Writing Across the Curriculum Conference, Clemson, South Carolina, May 17-20, 2006.
Palmquist, M. "WAC and Collaborative Publishing Technologies: Toward a Scholarly Publishing Model Beneficial to WAC." Presented at WAC 2004: Seventh National Writing Across the Curriculum Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, May 20-22, 2004.
Palmquist, M. "Communication-Intensive Instruction: What's Working? What's New?" Panel presentation at the First Annual Symposium on Communication Intensive Instruction: Communication: What Business Wants, How College Can Deliver." Baruch College, City University of New York, March 31 and April 1, 2000.
Palmquist, M. "Beginning to Collaborate: Establishing an Online Journal for Writing Across the Curriculum." Presented at the Writing Across the Curriculum Fourth National Conference, Ithaca, New York, June 1999.
| IEEE International Professional Communication Conference |
Zimmerman, D.E., Palmquist, M., and Muraski, M (1998). Students as WWW Surfers -- A Brief Look at Students and the WWW. Presented at the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, Quebec City, Canada, September 23-25, 1998.
Zimmerman, D.E., Muraski, M., and Palmquist, M. "A Comparative Analysis of Multimedia and World Wide Web Instructional Modules." Presented at IEEE Professional Communication Society, Saratoga Springs, New York, October 1996.
Zimmerman, D.E., Palmquist, M., Kiefer, K., Long, M., Vest, D., Tipton, M., and Thomas. L. (1994). "Enhancing Electrical Engineering Students Communication Skills-The Baseline Findings." Presented at the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, Banff, Canada, October 4-7, 1994.
Zimmerman, D. E. and Palmquist, M. "Enhancing Electrical Engineering Students' Communication Skills." Presented at the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, Philadelphia, October 5-8, 1993.
| Other National and International Conferences |
Palmquist, M. "How Can We Better Document, Preserve, Protect, and Share Our Learning?" The Council of Writing Program Administrators Summer Conference, Denver, Colorado, July 6-13.
Palmquist, M. "Publishing as a WPA." The Council of Writing Program Administrators Summer Conference, Denver, Colorado, July 6-13.
Palmquist, M. "Respondent: Upside Down, Inside Out: Using Assessment to Launch a WAC Enterprise from the Inside Out." The Council of Writing Program Administrators Summer Conference, Denver, Colorado, July 6-13.
Palmquist, M. "Studying the Extended Writing Classroom: Assessing the Impact of Social Networking Tools for Writers." Presented at the 3rd International Santa Barbara Conference on Writing Research: Writing Research Across Borders, Santa Barbara, California, February 22-24, 2008.
Palmquist, M. "The Research Exchange: Redefining Writing Research and Scholarship." Presented at the 3rd International Santa Barbara Conference on Writing Research: Writing Research Across Borders, Santa Barbara, California, February 22-24, 2008.
Palmquist, M. "The Writing Studio." Presented at the Annual Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 17-22, 2005.
Palmquist, M. "The Writing Studio: A Flexible, Online Learning Environment for Writing Across the Disciplines." Presented a ISETL 2003: The Third Annual Conference of the International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning, Fort Collins, Colorado, October 16-18, 2003.
Barnes, L., and Palmquist, M. "Using the Internet to Support Writing Instruction at Colorado State University." Presented at the Internet Research and Information for Social Scientists Conference, Bristol, England, March 1998.
Palmquist, M. and Kiefer, K. "Using Computer Network Communication Tools and Hypermedia Instruction to Support Writing Across the Curriculum." Presented at the 1996 European Writing Conferences, Barcelona, October 1996.
Zimmerman, D.E., Muraski, M., Palmquist, M., Estes, E., McClintoch, C., and Bilsing, L. "Examining World Wide Web Designs-Lessons from Pilot Studies." Presented at Designing for the Web: Empirical Studies, Redmond, Washington, October, 1996.
Kiefer, K., and Palmquist, M. "Traditional v. Computer Classrooms: Research Findings." Presented at the Annual Conference of the Special Interest Group of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, SIG Writing Conference. Utrecht University, Netherlands. October 19-21, 1994.
Kiefer, K., and Palmquist, M. "How does access to a computer network change writing students' interactions with peers and teachers?" Presented at the Seventh European Conference on Writing and Computers. Utrecht University, Netherlands. October 19-21, 1994.
Palmquist, M. "Learning the language of the classroom: The development of shared knowledge in the writing classroom." Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston, MA: April 16-20.
Neuwirth, C., Palmquist, M., and Hajduk, T. "Collaborative writing and the role of external representations." Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston, MA: April 16-20.
Neuwirth, C., Palmquist, M., and Cochran, C. "Computer-mediated collaborative idea generation: Affective and qualitative dimensions." Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA: March 27-31, 1989.
| Regional Conferences |
Palmquist, M. "Bringing Writers Together: An Instructional Writing Environment with a Social Networking Emphasis." Presented at the Colorado Writing Tutors Conference, Pueblo, CO, February 24, 2007.
Palmquist, M. "Rethinking WAC: Using an Online Writing Center at the Focus for a Writing Across the Curriculum Program." Presented at the Wyoming Conference on English, June 20-24, 1995.
Palmquist, M. "The Changing Face of Literacy." A roundtable discussion with Will Hochman and Donna LeCourt. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Colorado Language Arts Society, Colorado Springs, CO, March 9-12, 1995.
Palmquist, M. "Designing Writing Across the Curriculum Programs in Light of Workplace Research." Presented at the NCTE Southwest Regional Conference, Boulder, CO, October 27-29, 1994.
Palmquist, M.E. "Supporting Cooperative Work in Traditional and Computer-Supported Writing Classrooms." Presented at the Colorado Language Arts Society 24th Regional Conference, Colorado Springs, CO, March 3-6, 1994.
Palmquist, M. "Constructing the curriculum: Integrating process and product in composition instruction." Presented at the Penn State Conference on Rhetoric and Composition, State College, PA: July 12-15, 1989.
Neuwirth, C., Cochran, C., Hartman, K., and Palmquist, M. "Computers and writing: Two studies." Presented at the Conference on Computing in Undergraduate Education, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA: October 2, 1988.
Palmquist, M. "Knowledge telling and the writer's mental representation of the source text." Presented at the Penn State Conference on Rhetoric and Composition, State College, PA: July 6-9, 1988.
Unrefereed Articles and Other Publications
Palmquist, M. (2001). Clashing Technologies: The legacy of 19th Century Writing Instruction Meets the 21st Century Writing Classroom. Lore: Rhetoric, Writing, Culture, 1(1). http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/drwswebb/lore/1_1/palmquist.html.
Palmquist, M., Hochman, W., Barnes, L, Golson, E., and Kolko, B. (1998). Responses to the Kairos Meet the Authors MOO. Kairos: A Journal for Teachers of Writing in Webbed Environments. 3(1). http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/ http://english.ttu.edu/Kairos/3.1/response/kmta/response_home.htm
Palmquist, M., Hochman, W., Barnes, L, Golson, E., and Kolko, B. (1997). "Kairos Meet The Author Series, November 10, 1997: A MOO Discussion of Hypertext Reflections." http://english.ttu.edu/Kairos/2.2/response/moo1.html
Palmquist, M. and Leydens, J. (1996). The campus writing center as a focus for a network-supported writing across the curriculum program. The Assembly on Computers in English Newsletter, 9(4), 15-17 (http://english.ttu.edu/ace/newsletter/9_4palmquist.HTML)
Palmquist, M. (1996). Some ideas about organizing and building membership for a regional affiliate. ACW Connections: Newsletter for the Alliance for Computers and Writing. http://english.ttu.edu/acw/newsletter/Palmquist27.html.
Keynote Addresses
"Forging Digital Connections: Rethinking our Approach to Web-based Writing Instruction." MnSCU Conference on Composition. "English Composition: Crossing Lines, Forging Connections & Extending Opportunities." Century College, White Bear Lake, MN, March 16, 2007.
Palmquist, M. (2003). "Writing Centers Online: Implications for Tutors." Tenth Annual Colorado Writing Tutors Conference: The Writing Center and the Institution: Change from the Margins, Denver, Colorado, February 15.
Palmquist, M. (2001). "The Network-Supported Writing Classroom as Studio: Adding New Tools to Our Palettes." Colorado Conference on College Composition and Communication, Greeley, Colorado, April 6.
Palmquist, M. (2001). "Putting Writing Centers at the Center." The 23rd Annual East Central Writing Centers Association Conference, Denison University, Granville, Ohio, March 24.
Palmquist, M. (1996). "Living in Interesting Times: The Impacts of Technology on our Professional Lives." Keynote address. Conference of the Council of College Teachers of English, Beaumont, Texas. March 9.
Invited Talks and Selected Workshops
"eResearch, eWriting: Preparing Students for Tech-Savvy College-Level Work in the Humanities." Workshop leader. University of Alabama, June 24-26, 2008. "Using Writing to Enhance Critical Thinking in Your Courses." Presented at Illinois College, March 4, 2008. "Social Networking Has Its Advantages: Using Web-based Tools to Provide Efficient Feedback in Writing-Intensive Courses." Presented at Illinois College, March 4, 2008. "reload | reset | reboot: rethinking the role of computers in writing instruction." Presented at the University of Denver, January 24, 2008."Integrating Writing and Critical Thinking Into Your Courses." Presented at the University of California at Irvine's Fall Teaching Colloquy, October 18, 2006.
"Using Technology to Support Writing in Disciplinary Courses." Presented to the faculty of Texas A&M University, March 3, 2006.
"Plagiarism: Key Concepts and Effective Assignment Design." Presented to the faculty and students of East Carolina University, January 27,2006.
"Issues in technology Enhanced Textbook Publishing." Presented at Text and Tech Day 2005, Mesa Community College, Phoenix, September 16, 2005.
"Research Writing: Teaching with Technology." Presented at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, March 5, 2004.
"Responding Effectively and Efficiently to Student Writing.” Presented to the faculty of Colorado State University - Pueblo, January 6, 2004.
"Teaching Research Writing with Technology." Workshop presented to the faculty of Red Rocks Community College, Westminster Campus, November 14, 2003.
"A Database-Driven Writing/Instructional Environment: The Writing Studio at Colorado State University." Presented at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, October 23, 2003.
"Using Database-Driven Web Sites to Support Writing Instruction in English." Presented to the faculty of the Department of Communication Studies, University of Twente, Netherlands, October 22, 2003.
"The Writing Studio at Colorado State University." Presented at the University of Nijmegen, Netherlands, October 22, 2003.
"New Technologies, New Documents, New Authors." Presented at the University of Colorado at Denver Technical and Professional Communication Colloquium, October 16, 2003.
"Writing in the Disciplines." Day-long workshop presented at DePaul University, Chicago, October 3, 2003.
"Teaching Research Writing with Technology." Workshop presented to the faculty of Front Range Community College, Westminster Campus, September 12, 2003.
"Teaching Research Writing with Technology." Day-long workshop presented at Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, August 29, 2003.
"Teaching Research Writing with Technology." Workshop presented at Arapaho Community College, Denver, Colorado, August 18, 2003.
"Using Technology to Support Writing in the Disciplines." Day-long workshop presented at the National Conference on Student Writing and Critical Thinking in Agriculture, April 3, 2003.
"Teaching Research Writing with Technology." Workshop presented to the faculty of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, November 15, 2002.
"Teaching Research Writing with Technology." Workshop presented to the faculty of the University of Missouri, Rolla, November 14, 2002.
"Writing@ColoState.edu." Luncheon address, Colorado Commission on Higher Education Visit to Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, April 6, 2001.
"Clashing Technologies: The legacy of 19th Century Writing Instruction Meets the 21st Century Writing Classroom." Presented at the symposium series of the San Diego State University Certificate Program in Technical and Scientific Writing, December 1, 2000.
"Communication-Intensive Instruction: What's Working? What's New?" Presented at The First Annual Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute Symposium on Communication-Intensive Instruction: Communication: What Business Wants, How College Can Deliver. Baruch College, The City University of New York, March 31 - April 1, 2000.
"Learning, Writing, and Your Students: Using Writing to Support Learning in Your Courses." Office of Instructional Services, Faculty Development Workshop. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. May 18, 1999.
"Perspectives on Design: A Panel Discussion with Members of the Design Institute at Colorado State University." Denver Art Museum, Department of Architecture, Design and Graphics. The Design Council Lecture Series on Industrial Design. March 17, 1999.
"What to Do on the Day After Y2K:.Teaching, Learning, and the Web." Presented at the University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, Colorado, February 8, 1999.
"Using Technology: The Competitive Edge." Presented at the Colorado State University Fall Leadership Forum, Estes Park, Colorado, September 10, 1998.
"Approaches to Student-Centered Learning: The Online Writing Center at Colorado State University." Presented at the Colorado State University Fall Leadership Forum, Estes Park, Colorado, September 10, 1997.
"How Computer Technology can Enhance Writing Instruction: Writing Centers and On-Line Courses." Presented at the University of Utah, Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, January 31, 1997.
"Enhancing Engineering Students' Communication Skills through Multimedia Instruction." Presented to the Department Colloquium, Chemical and Bio-Resources Engineering, Colorado State University, March 1, 1996.
"Writing Across the Curriculum: What Do We Do About Grammar?" Presented to the faculty of the College of Agricultural Sciences, Colorado State University, January, 1995.
"Cooperative and Collaborative Writing." Presented to the faculty of the College of Agricultural Sciences, Colorado State University, November 10, 1994.
"A Study of Writing Instruction in Traditional and Computer-Supported Classrooms." Colloquium Series, Center for Research on Writing and Communication Technologies, Colorado State University, February 10, 1994. With Kate Kiefer and James Hartvigsen.
"The Online Writing Center at Colorado State University." Presented to the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication, Denver, CO, September 23, 1993.
"Depictions of Robots in Science Fiction: An Application of Cognitive Mapping." Presented at the Workshop on Inferential Textual Analysis, Carnegie Mellon university, Pittsburgh, PA, August 28, 1993.
"Computer-Support for Writing Across the Curriculum at Colorado State." Presented to the Department Colloquium, Agricultural and Chemical Engineering, Colorado State University, April 8, 1993.
Technical Reports
Palmquist, M.E., Zimmerman, D.E., Kiefer, K.E., Long, M.E., and Rodrigues, D. (1992). An annotated bibliography of trade and academic literature on softcopy. Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University, Center for Research on Writing and Communication Technologies.
Palmquist, M.E., Zimmerman, D.E., Kiefer, K.E., Long, M.E., and Rodrigues, D. (1992). A review of trade and academic literature on softcopy. Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University, Center for Research on Writing and Communication Technologies.
Zimmerman, D.E., Palmquist, M.E., and Walden, E. (1992). Usability testing of BookManager: Laboratory tests. Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University, Center for Research on Writing and Communication Technologies.
Zimmerman, D.E., Palmquist, M.E., and Walden, E. (1992). Usability assessments of site visits for softcopy users. Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University, Center for Research on Writing and Communication Technologies.
Zimmerman, D.E., and Palmquist, M.E. (1992). A review of softcopy features, design, and packaging. Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University, Center for Research on Writing and Communication Technologies.
Powers, D. E., Fowles, M. E., Farnum, M., Aberle, D. J., Collins, G. E., Bly, M., Palmquist, M., Lytle, R., Mather, S., and Pollock, N. (1992). Prepublishing the essay topics for a teacher licensing test: A small-scale simulation. The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers. Educational Testing Service Report RR. 92-44.
Neuwirth, C., Palmquist, M., and Gillespie, T. (1988). An instructor's guide to collaborative writing with CECE Talk: A computer network tool. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University, Center for Educational Computing in English.
Neuwirth, C., Gillespie, T., and Palmquist, M. (1988). A student guide to collaborative writing with CECE Talk: A computer network tool. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University, Center for Educational Computing in English.
Editorial Positions, Boards, and Reviewing
| Editorial Positions |
Editor, Academic.Writing: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Communication Across the Curriculum, 1999-2003.
Editor, The WAC Clearinghouse
Coordinator, The Online Writing Center Consortium
| Editorial Boards |
Computers and Composition, 1992-present
Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Pedagogy, and Technology, 2001-2006
Readerly/Writerly Texts: Essays on Literature, Literary / Textual Criticism, and Pedagogy, 2001-present
Language and Learning Across the Disciplines, 2001-2004.
Across the Disciplines, 2004-present.
| Conference Reviews |
Stage II Reviewer, Conference on College Composition and Communication, 2007.
Stage I Reviewer, Conference on College Composition and Communication, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.
Reviewer, Computers and Writing Conference, 2003, 2006, 2007.
| Reviewing and Judging |
Reviewer, College Composition and Communication
Reviewer, Written Communication
Reviewer, Utah State University Press
Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Special Issue, "Using Computers in Professional Communication Classrooms," 1996
Reviewer, Ablex Publishing, "New Directions in Computers and Composition Studies" book series
Judge, Adamson Writing Awards (Carnegie Mellon University Department of English), 1995, 1996
Selection Committee, Colorado Language Arts Society / Rocky Mountain News High School Writing Contest, 1995
Selection Committee, Ellen Nold Award for Best Article in Computers and Writing, Sponsored by Computers and Composition, 1993
Program and Course Development
Ph.D. in Language, Literacy, and Rhetoric, Colorado State University, approved 2006 by the Provost and Council of Deans; member of development committee, 1991-2006; lead writer, 2003-2006. (Note: The English department chose to redefine the program following its approval. To date, the new program has not been presented for approval.)
Masters of Arts in Rhetoric and Composition, Colorado State University, approved 2001.
Writing Concentration, Department of English, Colorado State University, approved 2000.
Greyrock Institute, Department of English, Colorado State University, established 2000.
CO302: Writing Online, Intermediate Composition Course in Web Writing and Design, Colorado State University, approved 1999.
CO402: Advanced Writing Online, Advanced Composition Course in Web Writing and Design, Colorado State University, currently proposed.
E641: Writing Nonfiction, Graduate Writing Workshop in Literary Nonfiction (e.g., histories, biographies, nature writing, science writing), approved 1994. Proposed with John Calderazzo and Carol Cantrell.
E642: Writing Hypertexts, Graduate Writing Workshop in Web Writing and Design, focusing on Fiction, Poetry, and Literary Nonfiction, approved 2002.
E710: Research Methods and Theory, Graduate Research Methods Seminar, approved 1994.
Selected Web Site Design and Development
Institute for Learning and Teaching, http://tilt.colostate.edu
Writing@CSU: Colorado State University Writing Center, http://writing.colostate.edu
The WAC Clearinghouse, http://wac.colostate.edu/
The Research Room at Bedford/St. Martin's, http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/researchroom/
Externally Funded Grants and Research Projects
"K-12 Writing Studio Initiative." Funded through an anonymous gift to the College of Liberal Arts, November 2004: $37,500.
"K-12/Higher Education Conference Grant." Project Member. Funded by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, October 1997: $7,482.
"Models of Excellence: Content Standards and Teacher Training for English and Foreign Language." Principal Investigator. Funded by the Colorado Department of Education through a grant from the US Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Education. Development of multimedia instructional modules to support K-12 teachers' adoption of standards-based language arts curricula. Summer 1994. Total Funding: $5,549
"Colorado Commission on Higher Education Programs of Excellence: Colorado State Center for Research on Writing and Communication Technologies." Principal Investigator with Donald Zimmerman and Kate Kiefer. December, 1992. Funded by Colorado Commission on Higher Education: $410,000 over five years to implement and evaluate an Online Writing Center to support writing across the curriculum at Colorado State.
"A Study of Softcopy: Its Features, Uses, and Future Trends." Principal Investigator. Funded by International Business Machines Corporation, Optical Publishing Division, November 1991, Grant Number 5-36689, $74,664.
Internally Funded Grants and Research Projects
"Program of Research and Scholarly Excellence Support Initiative." Writer, Principal Investigator with Don Zimmerman and Pete Seel. Funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Information Technology, the Office of the Provost, and the College of Liberal Arts, Spring 1998. Funds were used to conduct two studies and to purchase equipment: $45,824.
"Colorado State University Online Writing Center Enhancements." Writer, Principal Investigator. Funded by the College of Liberal Arts, Spring 1998. Funds were used to develop additional materials and expand participation in the Online Writing Center. $19,000.
"Colorado State Center for Research on Writing and Communication Technologies." Co-writer. A collaborative proposal between the Departments of English, Journalism and Technical Communication, and Speech Communications. The Center was recognized as one of CSU's Programs of Research and Scholarly Excellence. Total Funding, 1996 to 2003: $202,700.
"Colorado State Center for Research on Writing and Communication Technologies." Co-writer. A collaborative proposal between the Departments of English and Technical Journalism. The Center was recognized as one of CSU's emerging Programs of Research and Scholarly Excellence. Total Funding, 1991 to 1995: $154,000. (Sources: College of Liberal Arts, Office of the Vice President for Sponsored Research, Office of the Provost)
Professional Development Grant, College of Liberal Arts, 1996: $1041
CASAE and Native Language Preservation Project Web Site Development, 1996: $7,377
Instructional Services Grant Award 1996: $1,000
Educational Computing Initiatives, 1994: $3,324 for a Multimedia/Desktop-Publishing Workstation for student use in the Eddy 300 Computing Lab.
Professional Development Grant, College of Liberal Arts, 1993: $525
Instructional Development Grant, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University, 1992: $950.
Faculty Development Grant, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Colorado State University, 1991: $410.
Instructional Development Grant, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Colorado State University, 1991: $800.
Teaching Experience
| Graduate |
Research Methods and Theory. Department of English, Colorado State University, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005.
Computers and Composition. Department of English, Colorado State University, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2006.
Seminar in Writing Across the Curriculum Theory and Program Design. Department of English, Colorado State University, 2007.
Theories in Composition. Department of English, Colorado State University, 1990.
Reading/Writing Connections. Department of English, Colorado State University, 1991, 1993.
Teaching Writing for the Professions. Department of English, Colorado State University, 1995.
Teaching Composition. Department of English, Colorado State University, 1993.
Composition Administration. Department of English, Colorado State University, 1997.
Writing Hypertext (Creative Writing Workshop). Department of English, Colorado State University, 2003.
Nonfiction Workshop: Hypertext. Department of English, Colorado State University, 2001.
Nonfiction Workshop: Writing Histories. Department of English, Colorado State University, 1994, 1996.
Writing the Web. Department of English, Colorado State University, 1999.
Internship: World Wide Web Development and Design. Department of English, Colorado State University, 1994.
Internship: Multimedia Courseware Development. Department of English, Colorado State University, 1994.
Internship: Newsletter Writing, Editing, and Design and Production. Department of English, Colorado State University, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999.
Internship: Online Journal Development, Design, and Production. Department of English, Colorado State University, 1997, 1998, 1999.
Writing in the Corporate World: Theory, Research, and Practice. Department of English, Carnegie Mellon University, 1989.
The Impact of the Information Revolution on American Culture. American Studies Program, University of Wales Swansea, 2005.
| Undergraduate |
Advanced Composition. Advanced writing course. Department of English, Colorado State University, 1992, 1995.
Writing Online. Intermediate writing course. Department of English, Colorado State University, 2000, 2002.
Writing in the Humanities. Intermediate writing course. Department of English, Colorado State University, 1991.
Writing in the Social Sciences. Intermediate writing course. Department of English, Colorado State University, 1990, 1991, 1993.
College Composition. Introductory writing course. Department of English, Colorado State University, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2004.
Reading and Writing Arguments. Introductory writing course. Department of English, Carnegie Mellon University, 1987 - 1989.
Strategies for Writing. Introductory writing course. Department of English, Carnegie Mellon University, 1986 - 1988.
Selected Professional Service
| University |
Faculty Council Committee on Teaching and Learning, representative from the College of Liberal Arts, 1997-2000 and 2003-2006, Chair 1997-1998, 1998-1999, and 2005-2006; ad hoc member (as director of the Institute for Learning and Teaching, fall 2006 to present).
Classroom Review Board, member 2006-present.
Coordinating Committee on Undergraduate Student Success (CCUSS), Fall 2006-Spring 2007.
CCUSS Course Redesign Subcommittee, Co-Chair Fall 2006.
CCUSS Learning Center Subcommittee, Fall 2006r
Associate/Assistant Dean Continuing Education Advisory Committee, Fall 2006-present.
Academic Enrichment Program Review Committee, member 2005.
Colorado State University Representative to the Colorado Commission on Higher Education State Guarantee General Education Competency Committee on Written Communication, 2002-2005.
Colorado State University Representative to Colorado Commission on Higher Education State Guarantee General Education Content Committee on Communication, 2002-2005.
Colorado State University Accreditation Committee: Self-Study Academic Outcomes Sub-Committee, 2002-2004.
Monfort Professor Selection Committee, 2002, 2003, 2004.
N. Preston Davis Award for Instructional Innovation-Selection Committee, member 2000, Chair 2006.
Enrollment Policy Committee, Faculty Council Representative, August 1997-May 1999.
CCHE Minority Enrollment Goals Committee, September 1998-May 1999.
University Disciplinary Committee, January to May, 1999.
University Retention Committee, January to May, 1998.
Office of Instructional Services Review Committee, January to September 1998.
University Web Page Steering Committee, October 1997-May 1999.
CSU Video Server Advisory Committee, 1997-1998.
CSU Online Course Committee, Fall 1997.
Writer/Editor, University Report to the NCAA Certification Committee, 1996-1997.
NCAA Certification Steering Committee, Member, 1996-1997.
CSU Ad Hoc Mid-Semester Evaluation Committee, 1997-1998.
NSF Integration Project Grant Proposal Writing Team, 1996.
Faculty Council Committee on Instructional Development, representative from the College of Liberal Arts, 1995-1997.
Faculty Council, Colorado State University, at-large representative from the College of Liberal Arts. 1994-1997.
University Catalog Redesign Project, 1992-1994.
| College |
Graduate Council, 2004-2006.
Selection Committee, University of Wales Study Abroad Program, Spring 2006.
Development Director Search Committee, 2002<./p>
College of Liberal Arts Advancement Council Faculty Advisory Board, 2002.
Technology Fee Committee, Member, 1994.
Computing Committee, Chair, 1992-1994.
Computing Committee, Member, 1990-1992.
| Department |
Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2001-2003.
Executive Committee, August 1996-May 1999, August 2002-May 2006.
Director of Composition, 1996-1999, 2002-2005.
Tenured Faculty Review Committee, 1998-1999.
Ad Hoc Committee on Adjuncts, Spring 2006.
Greyrock Institute Planning Committee, 1997-2004.
Greyrock Institute Coordinator (with Deanna Ludwin), 2001, 2002, 2003.
Graduate Committee, 1991-1994, August to December 1998, 2003-2006.
Composition Program Technology Director, 2000-present.
Writing@CSU Development Director, 1994-present.
Ph.D. Proposal Committee, August 1990-June 2002.
Department Web Committee, August 1996-present.
Composition Committee, 1991-present.
Search Committee, Assistant Professor of Composition and Rhetoric, 2006-2007.
Search Committee, Associate Professor of Composition and Rhetoric, 2002-2003, Chair.
Search Committee, Assistant Professor of Composition and Rhetoric, 2002-2003, Chair.
Search Committee, Composition Faculty Hire, Member, 1999-2000.
Search Committee, Writing Center Director/WAC Director, Chair, 1997-1998.
Search Committee, Reading/Writing Theorist, Member, 1992-1993.
| Profession |
Elected Member, NCTE College Section Steering Committee, 2006-2010
Member, NCTE Instructional Technology Committee, 2003-2005.
Director, Colorado Writing Tutors Conference, February 25, 2006.
Presenter, CCCC preconvention workshop, Inquiry as Transformation: Practicing Alternative Research Writing, 2003.
Presenter, CCCC preconvention workshop, Crossover Pedagogy: A Workshop on New Ways to Teach First-Year Research Writing, 2003.
Board of Directors, Alliance for Computers and Writing, 1995-1997.
Board of Associates, Alliance for Computers and Writing, 1994-1995.
Director, Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Alliance for Computers and Writing, 1993 to 1997.
Presenter, Eleventh Computers and Writing Conference workshop, A Workshop for Authors: Publishing Scholarship and Research on Computers and Writing.
Presenter, CCCC pre-convention workshop, The World of Computers and Writing: A Carnival of Delights 1995.
Workshop Leader, Teaching Writing with Computers One-day workshop for high school English teachers in rural southern Colorado, Trinidad, Colorado. February, 1997.
Workshop Leader, Teaching Writing with Computers. One-day workshop for high school English teachers in Widefield School District, Widefield, Colorado. January 25, 1995.
Workshop Leader, Teaching Writing with Computers. Half-day workshop for community college writing faculty, Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, Colorado. September 8, 1995.
Presenter, Colorado State University Professional Development Institute: "Teaching Communication Skills Across the Curriculum III -- Cutting Down on the Paper Load: Writing and Responding in Student Groups. January 5, 1995.
Presenter, Colorado State University Professional Development Institute: "Teaching Communication Skills Across the Curriculum III -- Grading and Grammar, or What to Do With That Stack of Papers. January 5, 1995.
Workshop Leader, Colorado State University Professional Development Institute: "Write-To-Learn Strategies for Content Area Classes." January 13, 1993.
Discussion leader, CCCC preconvention workshop, Theoretical Perspectives on Electronic Discourse: Rhetorical, Critical, Linguistic, Cultural, Cognitive and Sociological. 1992.
Workshop Leader, Colorado State University Professional Development Institute: "Exploring Writing Across the Curriculum at Colorado State University." January 16, 1992.
Workshop Leader, Colorado State University Professional Development Institute: "Writing for Professional Publication: A Roundtable Discussion." January 9, 1991.
Presenter, CCCC pre-convention workshop, Research Network. 1990.
Discussion leader, CCCC pre-convention workshop, Theory and research into practice: Word processing and writing instruction. 1989.
| Community |
Youth Soccer Coach, Spring 2002-2004.
Youth Soccer Referee, 2000-2001.
Board of Directors, ServiceNet, Fort Collins, Colorado, Summer 1998- 2001.
Literacy Tutor, 1990.
Volunteer in Service to America, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1980-1981.
Professional Affiliations
Alliance for Computers and Writing
American Educational Research Association
Association of Teachers of Advanced Composition
Conference on College Composition and Communication
Council of Writing Program Administrators
Mikes of America
Modern Language Association
National Council of Teachers of English
Phi Beta Kappa
Related Professional Experience
Freelance Writer (1984-1986): Specialized in public relations writing, product literature, and institutional histories. Clients included 3M, the University of Minnesota, and Bethesda Lutheran Hospitals.
Production and Advertising Coordinator, Fitsport Magazine (1983-1984): Wrote articles and advertising copy, supervised layout and production, and solicited advertising for Fitsport Magazine.
Advertising Director, GBS Sports Inc. (1982-84): Wrote, designed, and placed advertisements for a seven-store retail sporting goods chain.
Manager, GBS Sports Inc. (1981-1984). Managed retail running specialty store in Minneapolis; participated as partner/owner in seven store retail sporting goods chain.
Assistant Coach, Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Outdoor Track, College of St. Thomas. (1981-1986): Coached several All-Americans, individual national champions, and two NCAA Division III championship teams.
VISTA Volunteer. (1980-1981, St. Paul, Minnesota): Worked as community organizer, wrote grant proposals and community newsletters, worked as liaison between community organizations and St. Paul City Council.