Terence C. Elliott

M.A., English

Instructor, 2004-2009

English, Potter College

Current Address                                                                        University Address

1176 Rocky Hill Road                                                               Cherry Hall, Room 20B

Munfordville, KY 42765                                                               Bowling Green, KY  42101

(270) 531-3979                                                                           (270)-745-5768

                                                                                          terry.elliott@wku.edu

EDUCATION HISTORY

     Ed. D. Candidate, Educational Leadership

         Western Kentucky University

Master of Arts, English, 2004

Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

Secondary and Middle Schools Teacher Certification in Language Arts, 1993

Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

Bachelor of Arts, English, 1977

Centre College, Danville, KY

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

     Instructor, English, Western Kentucky University, 2004-2009.

         Teaching Assistant, English, Western Kentucky University, 2003-2005.

         Teacher, English/Humanities/Drama, Grades 8-12, Hart County High

                  School, 1994-2003.

         Substitute Teacher, Hart County Schools, 1990-1994.

         Self-Employed, Chimney Technician, 1984-1994.

         Reporter, Hart County News-Herald and WLOC Radio AM/FM, 1984-1994.    

UNIVERSITY COURSES TAUGHT

     English 100, Freshman Composition, emphasis on at-risk students.

     English 200, Introduction to Literature.

     English 200, Introduction to Literature, Independent Learning.

     English 200, Introduction to Literature, Online.

     English 300, Writing in the Disciplines.

     English 599, Writing for the Web.

HONORS/AFFILIATIONS

John D. Minton Graduate Student Award for Outstanding Contributions to Western Kentucky University—2003-2004

National Writing Project, Technology Liaisons Network—2007-present

RESEARCH INTERESTS

“The Self-Efficacy of Weblogs for At-Risk Freshman Composition Students”

“Cognitive Linguistic Theory in Toni Morrison’s Beloved”

TEACHING INTERESTS

Social networking and Web 2.0 technology tools in the classroom

At-risk students and technology in the contact zone

Mentoring technology in communities of practice

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Teaching

Continuing Instructor, Western Kentucky University—2004-2008

Responsible for teaching general education literature and composition courses, specializing in teaching at-risk and online students.

         Graduate Teaching Assistant, Western Kentucky University—2003-2004

         Responsible for teaching general education courses in literature and composition.

Teacher, Hart County Board of Education, Munfordville, KY—1994-2003

Responsible for teaching portfolio-level English classes, arts and humanities, and drama classes to middle and secondary students.

Technology

Technology Liaison, Western Kentucky University Writing Project, Kentucky        Writing Project Web Re-design, Western Kentucky University— 2007-2008

Online Course Peer Reviewer, Quality Matters Online Course Peer Review, Western Kentucky University—2007-2008

Webmaster, English Majors’ Weblog (http://blog.wku.edu/english), Western          Kentucky University—2006-2008

Webmaster, TechKnowledgE Weblog (http://blog.wku.edu/techknowledg-e), Western Kentucky University—2006-2008

Committee Member, English Department Technology Committee, Western            Kentucky University—2004-2008

Technology Coordinator, Hart County High School—1999- 2003

Responsible for wiring, servers, training, and maintenance of high school computers and network.

E-train Grant Awardee, “Portable Hardware and the Classroom”, Western Kentucky University—Spring 2007

Technology Power User Group Committee Member, WKU Technology                           Consulting Committee to Dr. Richard Kirchmeyer, Western Kentucky                              University—2007-2008

PRESENTATIONS

TechKnowledgE Mini-Conference Organizer and Keynote Speaker, Western           Kentucky University—2007-2008.

E-Train Presenter, Western Kentucky University—Summer 2005, 2006, and 2007.

Weblog Pilot Participant, “Wordpress Weblogs in the Classroom”, Western Kentucky University—2006-2008.

Technology Liaison, National Writing Project Tech Liaison Retreat, Western               Kentucky University Writing Project, Denver, CO—May 2-4, 2008.

Panel Presenter, “Weblogs as Communities of Practice—or—How You Can Be in Two Places at Once When You Are Not Anywhere at All”, Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference,  Orlando, Florida--March 20-24, 2006.

Panel Presenter, “Weblogs in the Contact Zone”, Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), San Francisco, CA—March 19, 2005.