Consulting and Related Experiences

Experiences in Online and Traditional Writing Instruction

• NCTE Cosponsored Speakers Program, December 2004–present.
• “Teaching through Text.” WAC Workshop at Hampton University, Norfolk, VA. May 18, 2005.
• Test Item Writer for Riverside Publishing
  • Write test items in English language and literature for grade levels 9–12.
  • Write expository and argumentative passages for test item development.
• External consultant for Kentucky Statewide High Schools
  • Re online tutoring as preparation for proficiency testing, 2002–2003.
• Participant in the Quality in Undergraduate Education (QUE) project
  • In conjunction with national K-16 initiative, worked to identify outcomes and to articulate English Major standards between two- and four-year educational institutions.
• Consultant, Online and Traditional Writing Instruction
  • NCTE Consulting Network, 2005.
  • University of Delaware, January 2006. Design/development of Online Writing Lab (OWL)
  • Secondary school English studies, independent IEP Consultant, 2006.
  • Editorial Consultant, World Bank Institute, 2005–present.
  • Writing coach for dissertation writers, 2000–present.

Writing Coach for Dissertation Writers

• Consultant and Facilitator.  SMARTHINKING, Inc.  2001–2002
  • Mentored and assisted new OWL Director in rhetoric/composition background and training programs.
  • Co-wrote the SMARTHINKING High School Online Writing Program, as well as various student/tutor handbook chapters.
  • Consulted with Houghton Mifflin to assist teachers in using the SMARTHINKING OWL.
  • Developed sub-team leadership plan and new synchronous training plan.
  • Served as Interim Coordinator of the Online Writing Lab, part-time (Dec 01–Aug 02).
  • Selected course texts for an online course: Training Teachers for Synchronous Online Instruction.
  • Facilitated the orientation of new SMARTHINKING OWL Trainees to asynchronous and synchronous tutorial instruction.

Consultant

• Comments on Interactive Software.  Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, 2001
  • Served as Reviewer and Consultant in the development of interactive software that assists students in online peer response and that may be used for online Writing Center essay reviews.
• Technical Writing Consultant and Editor
  • Develop and facilitate customized workshops and individual coaching program for technical writing in the private sector.
  • Consultant, co-editor for the U. S. Marine Corps Environmental Compliance and Protection Manual. (Potomac Hudson Engineering, Bethesda, MD), 1996–1998.