Course development

As the first person to arrive (1990) at GSU's English Department with a degree in Rhetoric and Communication I designed the original History of Rhetoric sequence: Greek, Roman, and Contemporary Rhetoric. Since then I'm proud to say that the rhetoric and composition colleagues I helped hire have extended that curriculum to include Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern rhetoric, making ours the most comprehensive history of rhetoric sequence in the country. As that was happening, I turned my attention to digitalizing our technical writing class and then adding desktop publishing and then web design and writing for the web into the mix. The result was the creation of Digital Rhetoric, Electronic Writing and Publishing, and Document Design. I've also offered several Topics classes, most recently Rhetoric and Power.

Every class I offer is focused on critical thinking, persuasive writing, and digital literacy. The subject matter is always only grist for the mind.

Here is a list of links to syllabi reaching back to 2003. The evolution of my digital literacy is apparent. As I've moved increasingly into administrative roles, I've taught less frequently, limiting my rotation lately to the Greeks and the Romans at the graduate level and The History, Theory, and Practice of Argumentative Writing at the undergraduate level.