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
Specializations:
Eighteenth-Century Satire
British and American Drama
Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Fiction
TEACHING AND POSITIONS
Assistant Professor, ACU 1999-2007
Teaching Assistant, Baylor University 1995-1999
Teacher, Abilene Christian High School 1993-1995
Drama, Speech, and Yearbook
COURSES TAUGHT
ENGL 111: Composition and Rhetoric ACU
ENGL 112: Composition and Literature ACU
ENGL 221: Major British Writers I ACU
ENGL 222: Major British Writers II ACU
ENGL 299: Introduction to the English Major ACU
ENGL 377: Drama (British Drama and Drama after Shakespeare) ACU
ENGL 472: Film and Belief ACU
ENGL 495: Eighteenth-Century British Literature ACU
ENGL 612: Eighteenth-Century Satire Seminar ACU
ENGL 612: Restoration Comedy ACU
UNIV 100: University Seminar ACU Honors
HUM 222: Western Heritage in England ACU Study Abroad
HUM 240: Oxford through the Ages ACU Study Abroad
HCOL 441: Satire, from the Dunciad to The Daily Show Colloquium ACU Honors
ENGL 1302: Thinking and Writing Baylor
ENGL 1304: Thinking, Writing, and Research Baylor
ENGL 2300: English Literature before Burns Baylor
PUBLICATIONS
“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.
CONFERENCES
National and international conferences designated with an *asterisk.
*Conference of College Composition and Communication, New Orleans April 2008
“Teaching the Audio Essay: Podcasting and Praxis in the This I Believe Curriculum”
*Conference of College Composition and Communication, New York March 2007
“Framing the Other: Satirical Analysis from Swift to Colbert”
*Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, San Antonio March 2007
“Old Wine in New Wineskins? Hybrid Teaching and the Humanities”
Southwest Conference on Christianity and Literature, Abilene September 2006
Chair, “The Future of Literature and Composition Online”
South Central Modern Language Association, Houston October 2005
“Between the Garden and the City: Pope’s ‘Ode on Solitude’”
*Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Phoenix March 2005
“A Thousand Years in Thirty Virtual Days: Summer Online Courses and the Sophomore Survey”
Southwest Conference on Christianity and Literature, Oklahoma City October 2004
“‘To Eclipse the Phoenix’: Christian Pedagogy in Online Courses”
South Central Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Santa Fe February 2004
“Fiddlers, Bricklayers, and Poets: Scriblerian Patronage in the Shadow of Burlington House”
*Literary London: Representations of London in Literature, London July 2002
“Housing the Poet: Gay’s Trivia and the Topography of Patronage”
*American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, New Orleans April 2001
“Approaching the Metropolis: Immigration in the Development of Post-Fire London”
South Central Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Shreveport February 1999
“Gay’s Descent into the City: The Epic Journey of Walking across the Street” 24th Annual
Southwest Conference on Christianity and Literature, Dallas October 1998
“Sir Epicure Mammon: Classical and Christian Satire in The Alchemist”
South Central Renaissance Conference, Waco April 1998
“Commodifying Eden: The Intrusion of Colonial Commerce into Marvell’s ‘Bermudas’”
South Central Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, San Antonio February 1998
“Hypocrisy Unmasked: Cosmetic Layers in The Man of Mode” 23rd Annual
Midwest Modern Language Association, Chicago November 1997
“Mountebanks of the Market and Brokers of the Stage: Men of Business in Volpone”
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Adams Center Researcher in Residence 2007-2008
Adams Center Summer Stipend Summer 2005
“The Hybrid Classroom: Assessing Amphibious Teaching”
Attended Oxford Literary Festival and over a dozen plays in London Spring 2005
Adams Center Researcher in Residence Fall 2004
Online Learning and Brain Theory workshop Spring 2004
with Gary Tucker and George Saltsman
Adams Center Summer Stipend Summer 2003
“Teaching Humanities in Oxford: An Instructor’s Notebook”
Attended Oxford Literary Festival and over a dozen plays in London Spring 2003
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
New Media Consortium, NMC
National Council of Teachers of English, NCTE
South Central Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, SCSECS
Southwest Conference for Christianity and Literature, SWCCL
PRESENTATIONS
Campus Conversations, This I Believe Chapel with Cole Bennett Fall 2007
Adams Center, PowerPoint in 2007: An Upgrade to Learning? November 2007
Adams Center New Faculty Lunch, “ACU Jargon: A Primer” August 2007
With Mimi Barnard and Cole Bennett
Adams Center, “Exploring Podcasting at ACU” August 2007
Adams Center Podcast, “Potential in Podcasting Pedagogy,” iTunes U May 2007
Honors Chapel, with HCOL 441: Satire Colloquium students April 2007
“Immodest Proposals: Honors Students Talk about Religious Satire”
Adams Center, Summer Stipend Report February 2007
“Beyond the Hype of Hybrid Teaching”
Adams Center Podcasting Pilot, “This I Believe: Podcasting Belief” December 2006
Guest Lecturer, ENGL 472: Film and Belief October 2006
“Sex, Lies, and Hollywood: The Hays Code to NC-17”
Honors Chapel, with ENGL 112H: Composition and Literature students October 2006
“Claiming a Belief: Students Talk about This I Believe Essay”
English Department, TechTeaching Lunch November 2005
“Palm PDA Training for English Faculty”
Guest Lecturer, HUM 222: Western Heritage in England, Oxford Spring 2005
“The Politics of Romanticism” and “Poetry in the Trenches”
University Faculty Meeting, with Carol Williams October 2004
“Distance Learning at ACU”
Adams Center, Distance Education panel, with Rodney Ashlock October 2004
“Creating an ACU Summer Online Course”
Adams Center, Summer Stipend Report March 2004
“Teaching Abroad: Instructor’s Notebook for Humanities in Oxford”
English Department, TechTeaching Lunch October 2003
“Life after the Lab Upgrade”
Study Abroad, Pre-Flight Orientation and Academic Expectations 2003-present
English Department, TechTeaching Lunch December 2002
“Plagiarism and the Challenge of Digital Integrity”
English Department, TechTeaching Lunch April 2002
“Teaching Comp and Lit in a Smart Classroom”
New Faculty Mentoring Lunch panel January 2001
CONSULTING
This I Believe—Abilene, with KACU and Dave Smith 2007-2008
Content selection and editing, with Cole Bennett
Producing Podcasts and Podcast Assignments meetings Fall 2007
College of Biblical Studies with Stephen Johnson
Department of Art and Design with Mike Wiggins
First Year Program with Charles Mattis
Adams Center, Alternative Learning Space Design Focus Group April 2007
CLEP English Literature Exam Committee, College Board (ETS) 2004-2007
Blackboard Bbionic and Greenhouse Exemplary Course Contest 2006-2007
Online/Hybrid Course Design overview for Dallas Christian Spring 2006
High School English and history teacher Kathleen Brooks
Study Abroad Visiting Committee, faculty resource 2003-2006
Adams Center, Campus-wide Gradebook Focus Group February 2001
Adams Center, Blackboard Users’ Group Fall 2000
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
University, Disciplinary Review Board 2007-present
Adams Center, Podcasting Research and Support Team 2007-2008
Direct faculty and staff research into iTunes U applications
University, iPhone at ACU Leadership Team 2007
Member, co-edited Apple iPhone proposal
University, Social Club Review Committee 2006-2007
Member, contributed to Report to Board of Trustees
University, Library Committee 2003-2007
Chair, wrote proposal for Mabee Library Auditorium redesign
Member, edited proposal and brochure for Learning Commons
Campus Life, Sub-T 16 Self Study, Reviewer February 2007
Adams Center Search Committee, Director Faculty Enrichment Fall 2006
English Department, Inscription Conference Committee 2003-2005
Co-Chair, Local Arrangements, media and web
Distance Education, Summer Online Courses Program 2004-present
Course Developer and Supervisor, ENGL 221 Online
Study Abroad, Oxford Spring 2005
On-site Duties in absence of program director
Study Abroad, Oxford Spring 2003
Developed and led all curricular travel
English Department, Technology Committee 2001-present
Chair, support liaison for labs and smart classrooms
Writer departmental LINK proposals
English Department, Sophomore English Committee 2005-present
Chair, review of learning objectives for sophomore surveys
English Department, Faculty Search Committee 2003-2005
Member, reviewed and interviewed applicants for open positions
English Department, Library Committee 2002-2005
Member, prepared purchase lists for targeted periods and areas
University, Disciplinary Review Board 2001-2003
Adams Center, Mini-grants for departmental TechTeaching Lunches 2001-2007
with Debbie Williams and Laura Carroll
English Department, English Essay Examination 2000-present
Director of Testing, administer and evaluate advanced credit essays
Texas Regional UIL Ready Writing 1999-present
Contest Director and Judge
ADVISING & MENTORING
New Faculty Mentoring Program 2005-present
Mentor for Kenny Jones, Brad Crisp, John Camp
Oxford Alums “Commons Room” Small-Group Chapel 2005-2006
Sponsor
Advisor for a dozen majors annually 2003-present
Honors U100 sections teaching and advising 2002-2003