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Curriculum Vitae
Lawrence Lennie Irvin
San Antonio College, Dept. of English
San Antonio, TX 78212
abo2xq@r.postjobfree.com
Education
University of the South Sewanee, TN. B.A. English 1984.
University of Texas at Austin M.A. English 1988.
Emphasis: Creative Writing. Thesis: A Map of the Homeland
Texas Tech University Ph.D. Technical Communications and Rhetoric,
Fall 2010.
Teaching Experience
San Antonio College1994-
Associate Professor. Writing Center Director. Tenure awarded 2001.
University of Texas at San Antonio1994-1995
Adjunct English Instructor
Houston Community College (Central and Southwest Campuses)
1991-1994. Adjunct and full-time temporary English Instructor
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University of Houston, Downtown1992-1994Adjunct English Instructor
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Palo Alto College (San Antonio, TX) 1989-1991.
Adjunct and full-time temporary English Instructor
Teaching and Research Interests
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The role of reflection in the activity of writing
Teaching writing in a digital environments, new media rhetoric
Technical communications and user -centered design
Portfolios as a teac hing method in a writing course
Collaborative learning and the teaching of writing
Developmental writing
Writing Across the Curriculum/Wri ting in the Disciplines
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Cognitive views of writing and writing development
Publications
The Activist WPA in Action: A Profile of the First -Year Writing Program at
Eastern Michigan University . Composition Forum 20, Summer 2009.
"Reflection in the Electronic Writing Classroom." Spring 2004. Computers and
Composition Online .
"The Shared Discourse of the Networked Computer Classroom." May, 1999
Teaching English in the Two -Year College, NCTE. Republished in Trends &
Issues in Postsecondary English Studies: 2000. NCTE.
"Portfolios: Madness or Method?" December, 1993 Teaching English in the
Community College .
Books and Book Chapters :
What is Academic Writing? Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing . Vol 1. West
Lafayette: Parlor Press, 2010. 3 -17. http://writingspaces.org/
Writing Skills: Preparing for the TASP TEST . Harcourt, Brace College Publishers,
1996.
Maneuvering with Daedalus: How to Do What You Want to Do. Alliance Press,
1997.
Wiki Reviews :
A Broad View of CCCC 2008. KairosWiki 2008 Reviews.
http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/CCCCReviews/2008Irvin
Designing New Media Systems of First -Year Com position Delivery across
Multiple Institutions. KairosWiki 2008 Reviews.
http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/CCCCReviews/2008G37Irvin
Rubrics, R ealities, and Responsibilities. KairosWiki 2008 Reviews.
http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/CCCCReviews/2008A28Irvin
Professional Papers and Presentations
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Exploratory Writing: Helping to Avoid the Writicide Trap. 6 Annual San
Antonio Writing Project Teacher Conference. 4 Feb. 2012. UTSA-Downtown. San
Antonio, TX.
Turning Back, Turning Forward: Reflection in the Writing Classroom. San
Antonio Writing Project 2011-2012 Super Saturday Series. Keynote Presentation.
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Nov. 2011. UTSA-Downtown. San Antonio, TX.
Implications of the Reflective Judgment Model for Writing Instruction. CCCC.
March 2011, Atlanta.
Reflection Between-the-Drafts. Two-Year College Association-SW. Laredo, TX.
October 2010.
Celebrating Writing for Learning in All Subjects: How to Integrate More Writing
into Your Classroom. The Success Trifecta. Region 20, San Antonio, TX. October
2009.
Researching Rhetorical Reflection. Panel on Reflection with Kathleen Blake
Yancey as respondent. CCCC. March 2009, San Francisco.
Generating a Grounded Theory of Rhetorical Reflection. CCCC Resear ch
Network Forum. March 2009, San Francisco.
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What is College Readiness in Writing. San Antonio Writing Project s 3 Annual
Teacher s Conference. Feb. 7, 2009. San Antonio, Texas. (Co -Presented with
Jeanne Russell).
How Student Choice and Technology Work Together to Improve Student
Writing. NCTE. November 2008. San Antonio, Texas. NWP Writing Strand
Presentation. (Co-presented with Jennifer Hall.)
Open Spaces: A Heuristic Toward a New Composition. CCCC. March 2008.
New Orleans, Louisiana.
The "Rhetorical Forum" as a Heuristic Toward a New Composition. North Texas
Federation of University's Rhetoric Symposium 2008. Texas Women s University.
Feb. 2008. Denton, Texas.
Minimal Marking: A Technique for Responding to Student Writing and Teaching
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Computers & Writing Conference. May 26-28, 2006. Texas Tech University.
--"Oh Pioneers!: The First Two Years of an Online Ph.D. program in Technical
Communication and Rhetoric." (co-presenter)
--"LEAP II: A Video-Case Based Program for Critically Examining Technology in
Writing and Multiple Perspectives." (co-presented with Dr. Liz Stephens, Texas
State University)
"MOO--The Second Decade?" Computers & Writing Online 2005. 8 June 2005.
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"Weaving Reflection into an Entire Writing Course." TYCA, October 2004. Austin,
TX.
"MOOs as a Platform for Online Portfolios." CCCC 2004, Computer Connection.
March 2004. San Antonio, TX.
"Reflection in the Computer Classroom." NCTE 93rd Annual Convention. Nov
2003. San Francisco, CA.
"Observe to Learn: New Views of Reflection in a Networked Writing Classroom."
Computers &Writing Online 2003. 13 May 2003.online.org/archives/reflection-0513.html>.
"Reflecting on Reflections--the Central Role Reflection Plays in Teaching Writing
in a Computer Networked Environment." Presented at the 2002 Computers &
Writing Conference, Normal, Illinios. May 2002.
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"MOOSS. Using a MOO to Provide Online, Real-time Student Services." St.
Phillip's College's 11th Annual Fiesta of Continuous Learning. April 19-20, 2001.
San Antonio, TX.
"Truth, Knowing, and Teaching Writing Over Computer Networks." NCTE 90th
Annual Convention. Nov. 16-21, 2000. Milwaukee, WI. ACE Booth Handout--
"Exercises: Learning Writing With Computers Through Sharing Texts."
The Spectator-Participant in the Computers & Writing Learning Environment."
Computers and Writing Conference, 2000. Ft. Worth, TX. May, 2000
The Role of the Spectator-Participant in the Computers and Writing Learning
Environment. Conference of College Teachers of English,Texas A& M. March,
2000.
Forum Chair for "Collaborative Learning, Social Construction and the Role of the
Spectator-Participant." Electronic Discussion List, CW2K Online. March 15-28,
2000 Invited Participants: Kenneth A. Bruffee, Brooklyn College, CUNY; Wayne
Butler, The Daedalus Group, Inc. James A. Inman, Furman University.
Collaboration, Social Construction and the Role of the Spectator-Participant.
MOO Session. Computers and Writing 2000 Online. March 16, 2000
"Describing the Role of the Spectator-Participant in the Computers and Writing
Learning Environment." Presented at Writing at the Interface, an online
conference from Purdue University, December, 1999.
"Three Uses of the Web for Teaching." Fiesta of College Computing, April, 1999.
San Antonio, TX. St. Phillip's College.
"The Effectiveness of Computer Classrooms for Teaching Developmental English
II. October, 1998 CAST Conference in Dallas, Texas.
"Computers Are For More Than Word Processing." February, 1998 TCTE
Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
"Three Models for Teaching Developmental English in the Computer Classroom."
October, 1997 TYCA Conference in Austin, Texas.
"The Shared Discourse of the Computer Classroom." April, 1997 CCTE
Convention in South Padres Island, Texas.
"Zeroes and Ones: Peer Groups in the Computer Classroom" October, 1995 at
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the 35 Annual Conference of the Association for General and Liberal Studies in
San Antonio, Texas.
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"Effective TASP Remediation." October, 1994 TYCA (SRCE) Conference in
Laredo, Texas.
Awards and Honors
1999 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Excellence
Award.
Tarpley Award for Excellence in Developmental Education, Fall 1998.
Spring 1997 Professional Development Award from the Daedalus Group.
Spring 1996 Professional Development Award from the Daedalus Group.
Grants Received
2000 Alamo Community College District Innovation Grant to develop an
Educational MOO for ACCD. Continued support granted through 2001.
1997 Alamo Community College District Innovation Grant to develop multimedia
presentations for American Literture I.
1996-1998 Phoenix Grant in Developmental Education, Phoenix Institute of Palo
Alto. Evaluation Study of the Effectiveness of the Computer Classroom for
teaching Developmental English II.
Professional Associations
Conference on College Composition and Communication
National Council of Teachers of English
Two-Year College English Association-Southwest
National Writing Project
Council of Writing Program Administrators
Other Affiliations and Positions
Director, San Antonio College Writing Center 2011-
WPA Nominating Committee 2011-
Co-Director and Tech-Liaison, San Antonio Writing Project 2005-
President, enCore Consortium Inc.
Committee Leadership Positions and Activities
Chair, San Antonio College Technical Writing Course Committee 2011-
Chair, San Antonio College Writing Center Advisory Committee: 2009-2011
Chair, Computer User's Committee, Department of English: 1995-2008
Chair, Program Review Committee, Department of English: 2004-2008
Writing Center Committee 1999-2009
Chair, English 0100 Committee: 1995-2002
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Updated 11-27-2011
Coordinator, Organizing Committee for the Computers & Writing Online 2006
Conference
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