Disciplinary Interests: rhetoric
Janice McKendrick
Prior Learning, Assessment, Recognition., Island Studies, Rural & Urban, Literacy & Education, Global Issues, Law and Public Policy
Ms. Janice McKendrick is the founding Director for the Centre for Public Policy & Knowledge, and a Sessional Professor at the University of Prince Edward Island. She has presented research papers for professional organizations such as the Association for Donor Professionals (ADRP) and the International Small Islands Association (ISISA)
Academically, Ms. McKendrick completed a Bachelor of Arts with first class distinction in both English and Political Studies in 2002. She earned a diploma in public administration at the University of Prince Edward Island in 2001. She went on to become the first student to complete the Master of Arts degree in Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island in 2006. Following the completion of her M.A., Ms. McKendrick continued to perform much needed recruitment and community development services in her health care profession.
In 2008, Ms. McKendrick began teaching adult learners how to acquire academic credit for prior learning in the workplace using PLAR processes at the University of Prince Edward Island. This pioneer University 193 course transitions adult learners into the University of Prince Edward Island Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree program. As well, Ms. McKendrick’s certification as an ISTP trainer has led to her comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the theoretical principles and methodology associated with teaching adults workplace skills in professional and clinical environments.
In previous teaching positions, Ms. McKendrick taught numerous small business development and accounting courses. As an Adult Training Instructor responsible for curriculum development, program revisions and course delivery in a broad range of learning environments and subjects, she acquired considerable experience teaching workplace training skills to adults from disadvantaged groups, graduate and undergraduate students, community volunteers and adult learners entering the workforce either for the first time or after an extended absence. For a pilot program she co-initiated, she taught intellectually and physically disabled adults how to read and write. She was a member of the Steering Committee responsible for publishing “Stepping Forward: Including Volunteers with Intellectual Disabilities” in 2006.
As well, Ms. McKendrick served as a researcher for the Prince Edward Island Task Force on Student Achievement, a report that resulted in $13 million in funding for new K-12 projects. She has completed considerable research in public policy and legislation, making numerous presentations to Standing Committees and Legislative Hearings. She spearheaded the implementation of Freedom of Information and Privacy legislation in Prince Edward Island in the early 1990’s, and, as an elected Director for Parents Opposed to Government Waste in Education, reversed the government imposed, mandatory Textbook Fee. Another significant accomplishment for which Ms. McKendrick was primarily responsible was the changing of the Health Care Identification system from the previously used Social Insurance Numbers to numerical identifiers specific to healthcare.
Ms. McKendrick’s current project involves writing a book entitled, “When Inspiration Whispers: The Mantra of the Academy.” Ms. McKendrick is particularly proud of her five adult children and eight grandchildren.
Gideon O. Burton
Gideon Burton is Asst. Professor of English at Brigham Young University
Trent Batson
Directing professional association for the ePortfolio community, AAEEBL. Editor of Campus Technology's Web 2.0 newsletter. Research, writing and consulting regarding ePortfolio enterprise strategy.
English professor at Michigan State, George Washington University, Gallaudet University, Carnegie Mellon; academic technology director at Gallaudet and University of Rhode Island. Communications Strategist, Office of Educational Innovation and Technology, MIT. Editor, Campus Technology web 2.0 newsletter. Chair of the Board, The Open Source Portfolio Initiative. Director, Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning.
Christy Desmet
Christy Desmet is Professor of English and Director of First-year Composition at the University of Georgia.
Debra Ballard
Chair of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Otis College of Art and Design
Jason Stuart
Jason Stuart is a graduate student in English (composition and professional writing) at Case Western Reserve University.
Mary Wendt
Mary Wendt is a visiting professor at Alma College.
Steven John Thompson
Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR), The European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST), Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC), National Communication Association (NCA), Semiotic Society of America (SSA), The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), Society for the Study of Symbolic Interactionism (SSSI)
Steven John Thompson teaches English 314: Technical Writing at Clemson University.
ryan m moeller
ryan moeller is an assistant professor of rhetoric and technology in the english department at utah state university. his research interests include the role of agency within systems dominated by technique and technology.
Edward Lee Lamoureux
Free for a Fee: Intellectual Property Law in the 21st Century New Media Environment, co-authored with Steve Baron and M. Claire Stewart as part of the Digital Technologies and Everyday Life Series, edited by Steve Jones, Peter Lang Publishing, Publishing in summer 06 (we hope)
Edward Lee Lamoureux, Ph.D.is Director of the Multimedia Program, Bradley University and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication.
Colette Wanless-Sobel
American Studies Association, Coalition of Women Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition, International Society for Intellectual History, Association of Internet Researchers
Colette Wanless-Sobel has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Minnesota Her research interests lie in intellectual history, specifically, gender and sexuality, cyber culture, and distance education.
Lutfi M Hussein
-American Dialect Society, -Linguistic Society of America, -International Pragmatics Association, -Language in the New Capitalism, -Middle East Studies Association, -Modern Language Association, -National Council of Teachers of English
Lutfi M Hussein is Professor of English at Mesa Community College.
Janet Swenson
Janet Swenson is director of the Michigan State University Writing Center and Red Cedar Writing Project, MSU's site of the National Writing Project.
Carolyn Handa
Carolyn Handa is a Professor in the English Department at The University of Alabama where she directs the Writing Program.
