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CV Fall 2013
CV Fall 2013
M.A,Professional and Technical Writing, in progress University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas B.A., Professional and Technical Writing, Minor: Creative Writing, 2008 University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas Donaghey Scholar Alumni Magna Cum Laude Summer student in Graz, Austria
Teaching Experience
Rhetoric and Writing Department, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Graduate Instructor, August 2012-Present Prepared lesson plans and evaluation methods to meet WPA
Used Learner-centered and feminist pedagogy Courses: Composition 1, Composition 2, Honors Composition
Wonderland/Primo Academy, Busan, South Korea ESL Teacher, January 2010February 2011 Prepared lesson plans and evaluation methods for ESL students between the ages of 4 and 17 Worked with student writers and presenters for contests to win gold and silver
BETHANY MAY
Curriculum Vitae
Publications
Sermon for Myself(ishness) Quills and Pixels 2008 My Princess Diaries: Did Cinderella Tell Me Who to Be? Quills and Pixels 2008 Eureka Springs (Carroll County) (Encyclopedia Entry) Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture 2007 ElbowRoom Quills and Pixels 2011 Effortless Flexing Quills and Pixels 2014 (in production)
Presentations
Rhetorical Runways: The Story of Fashion Donaghey Scholars Program. Final Project Defense. Fall 2008 An Introduction to Basic Writing Pedagogies. UALR Composition Teaching Practicum. With Joshua Johnson. Fall 2012 Podagogy: Teaching Available Means and Reclaiming the Rhetorical Canons of Delivery and Memory for Modern Composition Students through Podcasting. Thesis Proposal Defense. Fall 2013.
Editing Experience
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture, Little Rock, AR Intern Editor, January 2008May 2008 Fact checked submitted articles for accuracy and edited for online publication Researched and wrote new content for encyclopedia Quills and Pixels, Little Rock, Arkansas Student Editor, August 2007December 2007 Edited articles to improve readability and maintain consistent style of writing Exceeded acquisition requirements, creating larger submission pool and improving quality, by implementing online social media to reach more eligible authors
BETHANY MAY
Relevant Coursework
Writing and Teaching Digital Rhetoric (Fall 2013) Rhetorical Theory (Fall 2013) Language Theory (Spring 2013) Survey of Nonfiction (Spring 2013) Composition Theory (Spring 2012) Theory of Rhetoric and Language (Spring 2008) Writing and Healing (Spring 2008) Rhetoric of Video Games (Spring 2008) Gender and Language (Fall 2007) Advanced Nonfiction (Spring 2006) Editing Production Editing (Spring 2013) Document Design (Fall 2012) Technical Editing (Fall 2012) Editing for Publication (Fall 2007) Editing for Style, Usage, and Clarity (Fall 2006)
Awards
BETHANY MAY
Won two consecutive academic department awards Editing for style, usage and clarity Spring 2007 Contemporary issues Spring 2008