Stewart Whittemore 8060 Haley Center Department of English Auburn University Auburn, AL /

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1 8060 Haley Center Department of English Auburn University Auburn, AL / ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Assistant Professor, English (2008 present) Auburn, University, Auburn, AL EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in Rhetoric and Writing Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Graduated 2008 Emphasis in Digital Rhetoric; Professional and Technical Writing Dissertation: Writing Memory: A Study of Memory Tools in Invention Dissertation Committee: Jeff Grabill (chair), William Hart-Davidson, Julie Lindquist, Jim Porter Master of Arts in English Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Graduated 2003 Emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric; Professional and Technical Writing Bachelor of Arts in English University of the South, Sewanee, TN Graduated 1992, Magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS Finding and Learning: Exploring the Information Management Practices of a Technical Communicator. Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, Honolulu, HI, July, "Metadata and memory: Lessons from the canon of memoria for the design of content management systems." Technical Communication Quarterly 17.1 (2008) Designing user assistance for internet marketplace applications using server-side online help. Technical Communication 50.1 (2003) OTHER PUBLICATIONS Book review: Appeals in modern rhetoric: An ordinary language approach by M. Jimmie Killingsworth. Journal of Business and Technical Communication 21.3 (2007)

2 STC teaching fellowship report. Intercom. February PUBLICATIONS IN PROGRESS Book prospectus for Writing Memory: Technical Communication and the Construction of Organizational Knowledge under review by Texas Tech University Press Series in Technical Communication and Rhetoric. Co-editor and contributor to the edited collection Memory reloaded: Recovering the canon of memory in contemporary settings with Angela Haas and Qwo-Li Driskill. Co-editor and contributor to the edited collection Play & pedagogy: Video games and writing instruction with Doug Eyman and Andrea Davis. PRESENTATIONS The forgotten labor of memory. Association of Teachers of Technical Writing Conference. San Francisco, CA. March, Writing memory: A study of memory tools in invention. Association of Teachers of Technical Writing Conference. New Orleans, LA. March, "Building programs around ideas." Co-presenter with Jeff Grabill. Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication Conference. Greenville, NC. October, "Mnemonics as mediating texts: What the canon of memory can tell us about complex knowledge work." College Composition and Communication Conference. New York, NY. March, "Mediating interfaces: The ars memoria meets activity theory." Association of Teachers of Technical Writing Conference. New York, NY. March, "Video games and writing pedagogy." Rhetoric and Writing Good Practice Brown Bag Session. Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI. February, "Using web-based collaboration tools to study student writing." Technology Brown Bag Session. Michigan State University. With Martine Rife, PhD Student. East Lansing, MI. March, "Memory work and working memory: Lessons from the canon of memory for the design of content management systems." Poster session. Association of Teachers of Technical Writing Conference. Chicago, IL. March, "Writing outside (and inside) the margins: Adapting Bedford/St. Martin's Comment for collaborative writing experiences." Computer Connection. College Composition and Communication Conference. Chicago, IL. March,

3 "Report of a video game analysis assignment for first-year writing." Poster Session. Computers and Writing Online Conference. February, "PK'ing for points: Report of a video game assignment for first-year writing." Poster Session. FuturePlay Conference. East Lansing, MI. October, "Skillful plagiarism: Bridging the workplace/academy divide." Originality, Imitation, and Plagiarism Conference at the University of Michigan Sweetland Writing Center. Ann Arbor, MI. September, "Planning for content management." Co-presenter with Lynn Henry. 51st Annual STC Conference, Baltimore, MD. May, TEACHING EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor ( ) Auburn University ENGL 5010, Document Design, Fall 2008 ENGL 7030, Topics in Technical and Professional Communication, Fall 2008 ENGL 3040, Technical Writing (2 sections), Spring 2009 ENGL 6010, Document Design, Spring 2009 Graduate Teaching Assistant ( ) Michigan State University WRA 202, Intro to Professional Writing, Fall 2007 WRA 210, Intro to Web Authoring, Summer 2007 WRA 110, Writing: Science and Technology (5 sections), WRA 1004, Preparation for College Writing, Fall 2004 Graduate Teaching Assistant ( ) Georgia State University English 3130, Business Writing (3 sections), RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Contract Instructional Designer ( ) Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (contract through Sai People Solutions Inc.) Senior Technical Writer ( ) Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., Atlanta, GA Graduate Research Assistant ( ) Writing Across the Curriculum at Georgia State University Senior Technical Writer ( ) Clarus Corporation, Suwanee, GA 3

4 Technical Writer ( ) Clarus Corporation, Suwanee, GA Technical Trainer ( ) Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., Atlanta, GA AWARDS AND HONORS Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Michigan State University, 2008 Phi Kappa Phi, 2007 Society for Technical Communication Teaching Fellowship for Practicing Professionals, $4000, 2002 Designed and wrote user assistance for Microsoft Global ecommerce Solution of the Year, 2000 Phi Beta Kappa, 1992 ACADEMIC SERVICE Manuscript reviewer, Technical Communication MSU Faculty Learning Community "Scientists and Writers: Sharing Our Knowledge of Teaching Writing in the Biological Sciences." Graduate Teaching Assistant Peer Mentor, President of WRAP, Rhetoric & Writing graduate student organization, Assistant at the 1st Annual WIDE Research Center Conference: Writing::Digital Knowledge, April 2006 Georgia Board of Regents Exam Grader, 2002 SELECTED GRADUATE COURSEWORK Ph.D. Courses, Michigan State University Rhetoric Theory & History Teaching with Technology Methods of Research into Language, Learning, and Literacy Composition Research Composition Pedagogies Professional Writing Theory & Research Contemporary Theories of Rhetoric Visual Rhetoric for Professional Writers Introduction to Language Teaching Methods (ESL) 4

5 Topics in Second Language Learning & Teaching: The Teaching of Writing M.A. Courses, Georgia State University Foundations of Rhetoric Digital Rhetoric American English Modern Grammar Electronic Writing & Publishing Technical Writing Foundations of Critical Theory Writing and Research Methodologies PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Society for Technical Communication Senior Member Association of Teachers of Technical Writing Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication IEEE Professional Communication Society National Council of Teachers of English Usability Professionals' Association 5