Conference Presentations
"Developing Writing-to-Learn Assignments for the Engineering Statics Classroom," co-presenter with Jim Hanson, ASEE, Salt Lake City, June 2004
“Developing Electronic Portfolios for Use in Institutional Assessment: 8 Years Experience,” Best Assessment Processes VI, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, April 2004
"Using Portfolios to Assess Engineering Communication,” co-presenter with Anneliese Watt, Best Assessment Processes VI, Rose-Hulman, April 2004
"Inducting the Rhetorical Moves in Varieties of Engineering Workplace Documents," co-presenter with Richard House, Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, San Antonio, March 2004
“Incorporating Peer Review in the Chemical Engineering Laboratory,” co-presenter with David Miller, American Institute for Chemical Engineering Education, San Francisco, November 2003
“Aliens in the Neighborhood: Technical Communicators in Engineering Schools,” co-presenter with Marj Davis, Mercer University, and Judy Ramey, University of Washington, IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, September 2003
“The Professional Engineering Genres Project: Implications for the Technical and Engineering Classrooms,” IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, September 2003
“Comparing Practitioner and Professor Perspectives on the Study of Engineering Genres in the Workplace,” with Anneliese Watt, International Council for Technical Communication Forum 2003, Milan, Italy, July 2003
“Survey, Gather, Interview, Teach: A Process for Learning About the Genres Employed by Practicing Engineers,” co-presented with Anne Watt, Conference on College Composition and Communication, New York City, March 2003
“Teaching Enron: Using Current Case Studies to Teach Technical Communication,” co-presented with Richard House and Anne Watt, IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, Portland, Oregon, September 2002
“Writing to Design/Designing to Write: Using the Correlation between Communication and Engineering to Improve Student Reflection,” co-presenter with Jeff Froyd and Anne Watt, ASEE 2002 Conference, Montreal, Quebec, June 2002
“Incorporating Writing Assignments in Technical Courses,” co-presenter with Caroline Carvill, Susan Smith, and Anne Watt, ASEE 2002 Conference, Montreal, Quebec, June 2002
“”How Dumb Do You Want Me to Write It’: Instilling a Sense of Civic Responsibility in Engineering Students through Technical Communication,” ASEE 2002 Conference, Montreal, Quebec, June 2002
“’How Dumb Do You Want Me to Write It’: Instilling a Sense of Civic Responsibility in Engineering Students Through Technical Communication,” College Composition and Communication Conference, Chicago, March 2002
“Foregrounding Rhetorical Persuasion in the Teaching of Technical Communication,” co-presenter with Richard House, Association of Teachers of Technical Writing Conference, Chicago, March 2002
“Portfolios: Proceed with Caution,” co-presenter with Gloria Rogers, The Higher Learning Commission Conference, Chicago, March 2002
“The Engineering Communication Portfolio: Writing, Reflection, and Technical Communication,” International Professional Communication Conference, Sante Fe, New Mexico, September 2001
“The Ability to Communicate Effectively: Using Portfolios to Assess Engineering Communication,” American Society for Engineering Education Conference, June 2001, Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Teaching and Assessing Team Skills in a Senior Level Design Course,” co-presenter with Patricia Brackin, American Society for Engineering Education Conference, June 2001, Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Asynchronous Assessment: Using Electronic Portfolios to Assess Student Learning Outcomes,” co-presenter with Gloria Rogers, American Society for Engineering Education Conference, June 2001, Albuquerque, New Mexico
"Writing Like an Engineer,” co-presented with Patricia Brackin, Richard Leyton, Wayne Padgett, and Ed Wheeler, Writing Across the Curriculum Conference, Bloomington, Indiana, May 2001
"Using Portfolios to Assess Engineering Communication,” co-presenter with Anneliese Watt, Best Assessment Processes IV, Rose-Hulman, April 2001
“Assessing Design Reports with Evaluation Rubrics,” co-presenter with Patricia Brackin, Best Assessment Processes IV, Rose-Hulman, April 2001
“The Impact of ABET 2000 on Technical Communication Programs,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Denver, March 2001
“Designing Writing Assignments for Technical Courses,” Frontiers in Education Conference, Kansas City, October 2000
“Using Audience Analysis and Accommodation for Effective and Ethical Communication,” co-presenter with Dr. Ed Wheeler, Frontiers in Education Conference, Kansas City, October 2000
“Transformations in Technical Communication Pedagogy: Engineering, Writing, and the ABET EC 2000,” IEEE Profession Communication Society Conference, Cambridge, September 2000
“How to Assign, Evaluate, and Grade Writing in Technical Courses, with Caroline Carvill and Susan Smith, ASEE, Charlotte, North Carolina, June 1999.
“Asynchronous Assessment: Using Electronic Portfolios to Assess Student Outcomes,” with Gloria Rogers, ASEE, Charlotte, North Carolina, June 1999.
“Introduction to the RosE-Portfolio,” one day workshop, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, June 1999.
“Using Electronic Portfolios for Assessment and Evaluation,” with Gloria Rogers, North Central Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, April 1999.
“Applications of the Laptop Computer in the Writing Classroom,” invited seminar presented to faculty of Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, March 1999.
“Faculty Workshops on Technical Communication,” 3 Faculty Workshops, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, September 1998.
“Electronic Portfolios in the Classroom: The Case of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology,” presented at the Best Assessment Processes in Engineering Education Symposium, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana, October 1998.
“Teaching Effective Communication in Technical Courses,” workshop presented at American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Seattle, June 1998.
“Laptop Computers, Instructional Design, and Technical Communication: Pedagogy and Engineering Education Meet the Future,” presented at the Modern Language Association Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, December 1997.
“Preparing for Research and Writing on a Technical Subject,” presented to junior Civil Engineering students, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, December 1997.
“GS 512 Engineering Management Seminar: Technical Communication Methods and Resources,” co-presenter with Professor Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, November 1997.
“Books, Business, ‘Britishness’: The Booker Prize,” presented at the Midwest Modern Language Association Conference, Chicago, November 1997.
“Team Teaching and Technical Communication: Making Collaboration Work,” presented at the “Crossroads in Communication Conference,” sponsored by the IEEE Professional Communication Society, Snowbird Resort, Utah, October 1997.
“The Role of Technology in Enhancing Learning in Various Disciplines,” co-presenter with Professors S. Allen Broughten, Edward R. Doering, and Samuel Hulbert, at “Technology Enhancement of Teaching and Learning: Asynchronous Delivery from Course Development to Learner Support,” sponsored by the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System, Purdue University, October 1997.
“Elements of an Assessment Program,” presented at the Civil Engineering Department Heads Forum on Assessment, American Society of Civil Engineers Conference, Minneapolis, October 1997.
“Institutional Goals,” co-presented with Professor Edward R. Doering, to the National Board of Advisers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, September 1997.
“The Basics of Technical Reports,” presented to students enrolled in the Catapult summer program, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, June and July 1997-99.
“Preparing for Research and Writing on a Technical Subject,” presented to students planning to enroll in RH 330, Technical Communication, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, May 1997.
“Courseware/Media Demonstrations,” Rose-Hulman Showcase, presented at “Best Assessment Processes in Engineering Education: A Working Symposium,” sponsored by the National Science Foundation, ABET, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Foundation Coalition, and Gateway Coalition, April 1997. These demonstrations were repeated in April (for a faculty development workshop, sponsored by the Dean’s Office) and in May (for the Olin Advanced Learning Center Dedication).
“Their Intimate Machines: Writing about Technology with the Laptop Computer,” presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Phoenix, Arizona, March 1997.
“Technical Communication: Technical Knowledge and Professional Contexts in Engineering Education,” presented to the “Symposium on Engineering Education for the 21st Century,” sponsored by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Kanazawa Institute of Technology, November 1996.
“Academic Applications of the Laptop Computer in the Freshman Composition Classroom,” presented to representatives of the School of Education from Ball State University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, October 1996.
“Get the Point: An Introduction to Using Power Point in Oral Presentations,” presented to students, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, sponsored by the Learning Center, September 26, 1996, October 24, 1996, February 2, 1997, March 26, 1997, January 7, 1998, January 14, 1998, January 29, 1998.
"'Fiction with the Texture of History': Elizabeth Bowen's The Last September," presented at the Midwest Modern Language Association Conference, St. Louis, November 1995.
"Texts of Distress: The Famine as Fiction and History in Liam O'Flaherty's Famine," presented at "Ireland: Island of Diversity" Conference, international meeting of the American Conference for Irish Studies and the Canadian Association for Irish Studies, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, July 1995.
"'Maidenly Modesty,' Maidenly Murder: Femininity and Revolution in Julia O'Faolain's No Country for Young Men," presented at the Midwest Women's Studies Association Conference, University of Nebraska--Kearney, March 1994.
"Hidden Nationalism: The Eclipse of the Protestant Ascendancy in Elizabeth Bowen's The Last September," presented at the national meeting of the American Conference for Irish Studies, Villanova University, April 1993.
"The Nation Articulate: The Discourse of Nationalism and the Anglo-Irish Novel," presented at the Humanities, Social and Life Sciences Seminar, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, October 1992.
"Shuffling Through the Logosphere: Samuel Beckett's Embers and the Environment of Radio Theater," presented at the Twentieth-Century Literature Conference, University of Louisville, February 1992.
"Intertext(sex)uality: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's 'Carmilla' Into Film," presented at the International Myth and Fantasy Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, October 1991.
"Defining the Other, Redefining the Self: The Female Double in Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's 'Carmilla'," presented at "Texts, Lies, and Stereotypes" Conference, Emory University, May 1991.
"In the Irish Zone: The Discourse of Colonialism and the Anglo-Irish Novel," presented at the Institute for Women's Studies Colloquium, Emory University, November 1990.
"The Marketplace of Virtue: Social Relations as Economic Transactions in Henry Fielding's Amelia," presented at the Southeast American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Conference, The University of Georgia at Athens, March 1990.