EDUCATION
Ph.D. Baylor University: English Literature Spring 2002
Dissertation: “Poetic Prospects: John Gay’s Early Career and the New Topography of London”
M.A. Baylor University: English Literature Fall 1996
B.A. Abilene Christian University: English Spring 1993
TEACHING AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Professor, ACU 2015-present
Associate Professor of English 2007-2015
Assistant Professor, ACU 1999-2007
Director, AT&T Learning Studio 2011-present
Director, Digital Media Center 2009-2011
Researcher in Residence, Adams Center 2008
COURSES TAUGHT
ENGL 111: Composition and Rhetoric
ENGL 112: Composition and Literature
ENGL 221: Major British Writers I
ENGL 222: Major British Writers II
ENGL 299: Introduction to the English Major
ENGL 332: Introduction to Film
ENGL 377: Drama (British Drama and Drama after Shakespeare)
ENGL 472: Film and Belief
ENGL 495: Eighteenth-Century British Literature
ENGL 497: Modern Existentialist Drama, Beckett & Hitchcock
ENGL 612: Eighteenth-Century Satire Seminar
ENGL 612: Restoration Comedy
CORE 110: Cornerstone, Honors
HCOL 441: Satire, from the Dunciad to The Daily Show, Honors Colloquium
HCOL 411: Alfred Hitchcock, Cruel and Unusual Cinema, Honors Colloquium
HCOL 401: Short Film Production
HUM 222: Western Heritage in England, Study Abroad Oxford
HUM 240: Oxford through the Ages, Study Abroad Oxford
UNIV 100: University Seminar, Honors
Summer Academy: Digital Storytelling
Summer Academy: Film Analysis
Summer Academy: Media Literacy
PUBLICATIONS
“Beyond Analogue: The Learning Studio as a Media-Age Library” Better Library and Learning Spaces: Projects, Trends, and Ideas, ed. Les Watson, 2013.
“Inventing the Future: AT&T Learning Studio,” ACU Today, Summer 2011, 14-21.
“This I Believe College Writing Curriculum.” with Cole Bennett. This I Believe.org. 2007.
“Old Wine in New Wineskins? Hybrid Teaching and the Humanities.” Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2007. Ed. C. Crawford. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
“A Thousand Years in Thirty Virtual Days: Summer Online Courses and the Sophomore Survey.” The Texas Journal of Distance Learning 2.2 (2005): 36-43.
“A Thousand Years in Thirty Virtual Days: Summer Online Courses and the Sophomore Survey.” Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2005. Ed. C. Crawford. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Tucker, G., R. Ashlock and K. Dickson. “Using a Brain Research Based Learning Cycle Model to Engage the Online Learner.” Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2005. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
WEB PROJECTS
Learning Studio. “Behind the Camera: Revolution Pictures,” December 2017.
Learning Studio. “Behind the Scenes: Audio-Techica (360),” December 2017.
Learning Studio. “Big Purple Marching Band,” November 2017.
Learning Studio. “A Taste of Game Day (360),” October 2017.
Learning Studio. “Vocation at ACU,” June 2017.
Learning Studio. “Building on a Legacy: Halbert-Walling Research Center,” February 2017.
Learning Studio, “After Zoey: An Original Musical,” October 2016.
Learning Studio, “A Summer Abroad: Perspectives on Art, Justice, and Healthcare,” September 2016.
Learning Studio, “ACU New Faculty Orientation,” August 2016.
Learning Studio, “Year in Review, 2014-2015″ project, September 2015.
New Media Consortium, “Abilene Christian University spotlight,” November 2014.
Learning Studio, “Year in Review, 2013-2014” project, September 2014.
Learning Studio, “Throughout the World: ACU Study Abroad,” June 2014.
Learning Studio, “PURSUIT Research,” Jennifer Shewmaker interview, November 2013.
Learning Studio, “Scaling the Ladder,” Jack Maxwell interview, October 2013.
Learning Studio, “Year Two Report” iBooks Author project, September 2013.
Learning Studio, “Rolando Diaz: A Maker Lab Story,” September 2013.
Learning Studio, “Cornerstone 2013” electronic textbook, August 2013.
Learning Studio, “ACU at CitySquare” interviews, August 2013.
Learning Studio, “We Are Makers” short documentary, June 2013.
Learning Studio, “The Mission” presession video, August 2012.
Learning Studio, “Year One Report” iBooks Author project, July 2012.
Learning Studio, “AT&T Learning Studio: Year One” video, producer, February 2012.
Learning Studio, “Teaching with Digital Storytelling” video interviews, producer, January 2012.
We Are Makers site, 2013-present.
ACU Blogs Support site, 2009-present.
AT&T Learning Studio site, 2011-present.
Cornerstone Portal and class blogs, 2010-present.
Digital Academy photography workshops, 2010-present. blog
ACU Connected site, with marketing, 2008-2010.
ACU FilmFest archive, with Student Productions, 2012.
ACU Connected Year Three: Faculty Perspectives videos, producer with Grant Rampy, 2011.
ACU Connected Year Two: Faculty Perspectives videos, producer with Grant Rampy, 2010.
ACU Connected Year One: Faculty Perspectives videos, producer, 2009.
ACU Mobile Tools videos, 2008.
English Comp Blog, with Pearson eCollege, 2009.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
EDUCAUSE, Philadelphia, “Lights, Camera, Change: Leading Academic Innovation through Storytelling” workshop, October 2017.
National Information Standards Organization webinar, “Digital Literacy across the Curriculum,” September 2017.
New Media Consortium Summer Conference, Boston, “Lights, Camera, Change: Leading Academic Innovation through Storytelling” workshop, June 2017.
Baylor Libraries Teaching, Learning & Technology presentation, Waco, “Finding Their Voice: Digital Literacy through Student Media Making,” March 2017.
Next Generation Learning Spaces, San Diego, “Re-imagining Libraries through Digital Literacy,” February 2017.
EDUCAUSE Learning Technology Leadership Institute, presentations on strategic thinking and collaboration, July 2016.
St. Mary’s University, Summer Faculty Institute on Learning Technologies keynote, “Building Collaborative Student Learning and Leadership,” May 2016.
Trinity University, Collaborative for Learning & Teaching Invited Scholar, “Teaching & Learning with Digital Storytelling,” April 2016.
EDUCAUSE Learning Technology Leadership Institute, presentations on strategic thinking and collaboration, July 2015.
University of Delaware, Summer Faculty Institute keynote, “Digital Storytelling to Scholarly Storytelling,” June 2015.
Notre Dame, Mobile Summit keynote, “Back to the Future: Mobile Vision at Abilene Christian University,” November 2014.
New Media Consortium On the Horizon webinar, “Creating Authentic Learning Opportunities,” with Alex Freeman, November 2014.
Designs on eLearning, San Marcos, Digital Photography post-conference workshop, with Nil Santana, September 2014.
EDUCAUSE Learning Technology Leadership Institute, presentations on strategic thinking and collaboration, June 2014.
New Media Consortium Summer Conference, Portland, Digital Photography pre-conference workshop, with Nil Santana, June 2014.
UNESCO Mobile Learning Week, Paris, “Demonstrating Effective Faculty Development Approaches that Provide Best Practices in Mobile Learning,” February 2014.
EduSoCal, Malibu, “Digital Photography Workshop,” with Nil Santana, July 2013.
New Media Consortium Summer Conference, Hilton Head, Digital Photography pre-conference workshop, with Nil Santana, June 2013.
New Media Consortium webinar, “iBooks Author for Advanced Users and Projects,” with Nathan Driskell and Mathew Bardwell, September 2012.
THE Conference, Doha, Qatar, “Understanding Mobility: ACU Connected in Year Four,” February 2012.
THE Conference, Doha, Qatar, “Apps for Teaching and Learning,” with Kyle Bowen, February 2012.
Anderson University, Teaching and Learning Center, Anderson, NC, “Mobile Horizon: Disruptive Change within the University,” Workshop, September 2010.
USC Center for Scholarly Technology leadership, Los Angeles, “Mobile Implementation: ACU Connected Update,” August 2010.
CONFERENCES
New Media Consortium Summer Conference, Rochester, “Making | Media: Evolving Designs for Library Learning Spaces,” with Ryan Wetzel, June 2016.
Adobe Creative Campus, Lehi, “Digital Literacy Campus-wide: Digital Storytelling in the Curriculum,” June 2016.
Adobe EDUMAX, Los Angeles, “21st-Century Library and the Connected Campus,” with Marisa Beard, October 2015.
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, Anaheim, “Learning Spaces for Digital Discovery,” with Kyle Bowen, February 2015.
Designs on eLearning, San Marcos, “From Maker Movement to Maker Lab,” with Nil Santana, September 2014.
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, New Orleans, “A Maker Vision for Higher Education,” with John Weaver, February 2014.
EDUCAUSE, Anaheim, “OpenClass: Advancing the Learning Experience” panel, October 2013.
World Maker Faire, New York, “Making We Are Makers,” with James Langford, September 2013.
New Media Consortium Summer Conference, Hilton Head, “Making in Education, A Short Feature Film,” with James Langford, June 2013.
New Media Consortium Summer Conference, Hilton Head, “Digital Photography pre-conference workshop,” with Nil Santana, June 2013.
Conference of College Teachers of English Conference keynote, “Storytelling and the Future of the Profession,” with Bill Carroll, February 2013.
Cite Conference, Orlando, “Why OpenClass: An IT, Professor, and Administrator Perspective,” with Kevin Roberts, April 2012.
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, Austin, “Media and Mobility: Changing How and Where Coursework Gets Done,” with Kyle Bowen, February 2012.
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, Austin, “Are Devices the Focus? Mobile Approaches to Classroom Engagement,” with Kyle Bowen, February 2012.
Christian Colleges and Universities IT Conference, Abilene, “Faculty Technology Development and the Learning Studio,” February 2012.
Connected Open House, Abilene, “Mobile Teaching and Learning Showcase,” with Bill Rankin, October 2011.
NERCOMP: WordPress in the Liberal Arts, Boston, “New Models for Blogs on Campus,” September 2011.
WordCamp Boston, “Mobile WordPress on Campus,” July 2011.
EDUCAUSE West/Southwest, Austin, “HeadsUp: A Mobile Tool for Deepening Classroom Discussion,” with James Langford, February 2011.
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, Washington DC, “HeadsUp: A Mobile Tool for Deepening Classroom Discussion,” with James Langford, February 2011.
Connected Summit, Abilene, “Media and Mobility” track chair and AT&T Learning Studio tours, February 2011.
EDUCAUSE, Anaheim, “WordCamp EDUCAUSE: WordPress as an Open-Source Platform for Teaching and Learning,” Full-Day Workshop with Gardner Campbell, Jim Groom, and Mike Wiggins, October 2010.
Connected Open House, Abilene, “Mobility and Next-Wave Interaction,” with Dwayne Harapnuik, September 2010.
New Media Consortium Summer Conference, Anaheim, “The Mobile Horizon: A Panel Discussion,” with Bryan Alexander, Kyle Bowen, and Shan Evans, June 2010.
mLearn Con, San Diego, “Building a Mobile Vision: From Content to Collaboration,” June 2010.
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, San Diego, “From Silo to Sandbox: WordPress as a Mobile Learning Environment,” with Mike Wiggins, March 2010.
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Online Spring Focus, “Mobile Collaboration: Redefining the Classroom,” with Bill Rankin, March 2010.
Christian Colleges and Universities IT Conference, Oklahoma City, “ACU Blogs: Mobile Learning with Class Blogs,” February 2010.
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Conference, Austin, “The Future of Mobile Learning,” with Dwayne Harapnuik, January 2010.
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Conference, Austin, “ACU Blogs: Mobile Applications for WordPress,” with Hab Adkins and Mike Wiggins, January 2010.
EDUCAUSE, Denver, “ACU Connected: Mobile Learning with the iPhone and iPod touch a Year Later,” with Brad Crisp and Scott Perkins, November 2009.
ConnectEd Open House, Abilene, “Mobile Blogging and Podcasting,” October 2009.
Connected Online Conference, Abilene, “Podcasting, Learning Resources, and Beyond”, July 2009.
Connected Online Conference, Abilene, “Digital Roundtable: How Mobility Changes Teaching and Learning,” July 2009.
New Media Consortium Summer Conference, Monterey, “Exploring the Mobile Campus: The ACU Connected Initiative,” with Bill Rankin and George Saltsman, June 2009.
Connected Summit, Abilene, “Podcasting & Mobile Media track”, chair and presenter, February 2009.
EDUCAUSE, Orlando, “ACU Connected: A Case for Campus-wide mLearning with iPhones,” with Bill Rankin and George Saltsman, October 2008.
Handheld Learning, London, “ACU Connected: The iPhone and Handheld Learning,” with Bill Rankin, October 2008.
New Media Consortium Summer Conference, Princeton, “ACU Connected: A Rationale for Engaging the 21st-Century Student,” with Bill Rankin and George Saltsman, June 2008.
Conference of College Composition and Communication, New Orleans, “Teaching the Audio Essay: Podcasting and Praxis in the This I Believe Curriculum,” April 2008.
Conference of College Composition and Communication, New York, “Framing the Other: Satirical Analysis from Swift to Colbert,” March 2007.
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, San Antonio, “Old Wine in New Wineskins? Hybrid Teaching and the Humanities,” March 2007.
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Phoenix, “A Thousand Years in Thirty Virtual Days: Summer Online Courses and the Sophomore Survey,” March 2005.
INTERVIEWS
Future Trends Forum, “Digital Literacy and Education,” December 2016.
Chronicle of Higher Education/Adobe, “Leading Universities Produce Digitally Literate Students with Adobe Creative Cloud,” April 2016.
New Media Consortium, “Ideas that Matter: 20 Voices,” June 2012.
Wise Scholars, Learners’ Voice Podcast, “Implementing Mobile Learning,” February 2012.
AT&T Education Spotlight, “Education Innovation: Transforming the Classroom Experience with Mobile Technology,” February 2011.
EDUCAUSE Now Podcast #25, “How Will Mobile Devices Evolve?” March 2010.
ACU Connected, “Mobile Learning interviews,” January 2010.
NPR Weekend Edition. “This I Believe End of Series interview,” April 2009.
Handheld Learning blog, “Is the 21st Century Here Yet?” January 2009.
Canadian Network for Innovation in Education, with Bill Rankin and George September 2008.
Intended Consequences Podcast, “iPhones in Education,” with Bill Rankin and George Saltsman, May 2008.
Adams Center, “Potential in Podcasting Pedagogy,” May 2007.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Sundance Film Festival Initiative, Faculty lead with Darryl Tippens, January 2017.
EDUCAUSE Learning Technology Leadership Institute, Faculty, 2013-2015.
EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, Faculty IT Study subject matter expert, 2014.
New Media Consortium, “Horizon Report for Higher Education” editorial board, 2011-present.
CAMPUS PRESENTATIONS
20/20 Teaching Innovation Workshop, “Create 101,” September 2016.
20/20 Teaching Innovation Workshop, “Create 101,” August 2016.
Faculty Fusion, “Sparking Creativity in the Classroom,” with Mike Wiggins, August 2016.
Adams Center lunch, “WordPress for T&P,” March 2015.
Adams Center lunch, “Hands-on with WordPress,” November 2015.
Adams Center lunch, “Hands-on with Lightboard,” October 2015.
Adams Center lunch, “Video to Support Learning,” February 2015.
Adams Center lunch, “Introducing Lightboard,” February 2015.
Adams Center lunch, “Video to Support Learning,” November 2014.
Adams Center lunch, “eBooks for iPad: Textbook Options for the Fall,” April 2014.
Adams Center lunch, “WordPress for T&P,” March 2014.
Maker Lab pilot, “Design Thinking Deep Dive,” with Nil Santana, March 2014.
Faculty Fusion, “Quick and Easy Media Production,” August 2013.
Faculty Fusion, “Teaching with the iPad,” with James Langford, August 2013.
Faculty Fusion, “Advanced WordPress for Class Blogs,” with Mike Wiggins August 2013.
Summer Teaching Institute, “Quick and Easy Media Production,” May 2013.
Summer Teaching Institute, “Teaching with the iPad,” May 2013.
Adams Center lunch, “Have you met Lynda.com,” with James Langford, February 2013.
Adams Center lunch with Paul Wertheim, “Tenure & Promotion ePortfolios on WordPress,” February 2013.
Learning Studio, Scholarly Storytelling workshop, with Al Haley, December 2012.
Adams Center lunch, “From Digital Storytelling to Scholarly Storytelling,” November 2012.
Faculty Fusion, “Teaching with a Class Blog” and “Media Production on the iPad,” August 2012.
Adams Center lunch, “Learning Studio Year One,” March 2012.
Learning Studio, Digital Academy photography workshops, with Nil Santana, March 2012.
Adams Center lunch, “Portfolio Blogs,” November 2011.
ENGL 624: Non-Traditional Rhetoric guest lecture, “Digital Storytelling in the College Classroom,” for Debbie Williams, November 2011.
Adams Center lunch, “Digital Storytelling 101,” October 2011.
Learning Studio, Digital Academy photography workshops, with Nil Santana, October 2011.
Adams Center lunch, “Your First Media Project,” September 2011.
ACU Summit, “Worship and the Media Generation” panel leader, September 2011.
Campus Conversations chapel, “Monster Movies: Constructing Humanity,” host and presenter, Fall 2011.
Learning Studio, Digital Academy lightpainting evening, with Nil Santana, September 2011.
Texas Chemistry Teachers workshop, “Profcasting: 4 Practical Principles for Media in the Classroom,” for Kim Pamplin, August 2011.
Faculty Fusion, “Blog Set-up for Beginners,” August 2011.
Faculty Fusion, “WordPress Upgrade & Portfolios,” August 2011.
Faculty Fusion, “Digital Storytelling in the CORE,” August 2011.
Learning Studio, Center for Digital Storytelling 3-day workshop, August 2011.
NGLC Workshop for Mobile-Enhanced Inquiry Based Learning, “Three Kinds of Instructional Podcasts,” June 2011.
Apple Executive Briefing Center, Cupertino, “AT&T Learning Studio,” June 2011.
Learning Studio, Center for Digital Storytelling 3-day workshop, May 2011.
Learning Studio, Digital Academy photography workshops, with Nil Santana, April 2011.
Adams Center lunch. “HeadsUp: Energizing Small Group Discussion,” Kyle Dickson and James Langford, January 2011.
Learning Studio, Digital Academy photography workshops, with Nil Santana, October 2010.
Adams Center lunch, New Faculty Mentoring, “ACU Jargon: A Primer,” with Tracy Shilcutt, September 2010.
Adams Center lunch, “Class Blogs Across Campus,” with Mike Wiggins, September 2009.
Adams Center lunch, “Core Classroom Opening,” with Dennis Marquardt, September 2009.
Campus Conversations chapel, “Out of the Depths: Hollywood and the Psalms” host and presenter, Fall 2009.
Faculty Fusion, “Blog and Podcast Training,” August 2009.
Faculty Fusion, “Mobile Learning Workshop,” May 2009.
Adams Center lunch, “The Course Blog,” with Mike Wiggins, April 2009.
Adams Center lunch, “Profcasting: 5 Practical Principles for Classroom Media,” December 2008.
Adams Center lunch, “This I Believe: A Composition Curriculum,” with Cole Bennett, October 2008.
Art chapel, “One Whose Name Was Writ in Water,” September 2008.
Adams Center, “Mobile Learning Innovators,” with Bill Rankin, August 2008.
Adams Center, “Assessment in the Mobile Classroom,” with Debbie Williams, April 2008.
Campus Conversations chapel, “This I Believe Student Essays,” with Cole Bennett, Fall 2007.
Adams Center lunch, “PowerPoint in 2007: An Upgrade to Learning?” November 2007.
Adams Center lunch, New Faculty Mentoring, “ACU Jargon: A Primer,” with Mimi Barnard and Cole Bennett, August 2007.
Adams Center lunch, “Exploring Podcasting at ACU,” August 2007.
Honors Chapel, “Immodest Proposals: Honors Students Talk about Religious Satire,” April 2007.
Adams Center lunch, Summer Stipend Report, “Beyond the Hype of Hybrid Teaching,” February 2007.
Adams Center lunch, “This I Believe: Podcasting Belief,” December 2006.