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Department faculty teach 5,272 participants in the “Using Educational Technology in the English Language Classroom” course!
We are pleased to announce that the Iowa State University-developed Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Using Educational Technology in the English Language Classroom (https://www.openenglishprograms.org/MOOC) ended for 5,272 participants on August 23, 2021. This MOOC was offered as part of the Online Professional English Network (OPEN), which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State … Continue reading Department faculty teach 5,272 participants in the “Using Educational Technology in the English Language Classroom” course!
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Congratulations to our Summer ’21 Graduates
Congratulations to the following graduate students in the Department of English who received their M.A., M.F.A., or Ph.D. degrees this Summer. Daniel Henke, PhD. in Rhetoric & professional Communication — Telling stories of critical unearthings: A two-part research study examining narrative in first-year composition and dominant knowledge production Anton Neretin, MA in Teaching English as … Continue reading Congratulations to our Summer ’21 Graduates
Monday Monologues | Live: Deb Marquart reads from The Night We Landed on the Moon: Essays Between Exile & Belonging
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Charlie Kostelnick Receives Frank R. Smith Award for Outstanding Journal Article
This summer, Charlie Kostelnick was awarded the Frank R. Smith Award for Outstanding Journal Article (for the journal Technical Communication) for “The Art of Visual Design: The Rhetoric of Aesthetics in Technical Communication.” Technical Communication 67.4 (2020): 6-27. Society for Technical Communication, May 2021. Here is the text of the certificate: The Society for Technical … Continue reading Charlie Kostelnick Receives Frank R. Smith Award for Outstanding Journal Article
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English 314 Earns QM Certification
Quality Matters (QM) is a nationally recognized organization that certifies the design of online courses according to a number of criteria, such as organization, clarity, alignment of course goals, accessibility, and others. Similar to peer review, the process for getting a course QM certified involves two or three QM-trained instructors blind reviewing the course and … Continue reading English 314 Earns QM Certification
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Emma Murray Was Awarded an Iowa Artist Fellowship
Emma Murray, a lecturer in the Department of English, has been awarded a 2021–2022 Iowa Artist Fellowship through the Iowa Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts. For more information on the award, see the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs website. Congratulations, Emma!
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Nicole Allaire Awarded the Excellence in Teaching Foundational Speech Communication Courses Award for 2021
We are pleased to announce that Nicole Allaire, associate teaching professor, is this year’s recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Foundational Speech Communication Courses Award. This award, given annually, recognizes instructors for their excellence in teaching foundational speech communication courses. Awardees receive $200 and a certificate.
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Dr. Sarah Huffman Receives a Miller Open Education Mini-Grant
Dr. Sarah Huffman, assistant director of the Center for Communication Excellence, was awarded a Miller Open Education Mini-Grant for the 2021-2022 academic year for her project Expanding Research Writing Learning Materials for Application across University Graduate-Level Courses. This grant will make it possible for graduate faculty members instructing courses across the university to access and … Continue reading Dr. Sarah Huffman Receives a Miller Open Education Mini-Grant