About Dr. Davis
I am a teacher.
I love to teach and I love to learn. Â I learn and then I teach what I have learned. Â Feel free to join me in that experience here on my blog.
My teaching experiences:
I have taught college English at two SLACs (small liberal arts colleges)- one inner city and one small town, one of the Big Ten, three community colleges of very different populations, and one small public university.
In addition to that, I have taught a remarkable variety of subjects in some wildly different settings. I was the main teacher in a one-room schoolhouse. I have taught middle school classes on history, apologetics, and creative writing. I have taught high school history, biology, and English. I have homeschooled two sons to college.
My education:
I have a PhD in Rhetoric and Composition from Purdue University. My second field was Old English.
My master’s emphasis was on Modern American and Middle English literature.
My undergrad was a dual major in history and English with a minor in biology from Abilene Christian University.
Aside from teaching I have worked at McDonald’s and as a waitress, a bookstore clerk, a tutor, and a secretary for the Spanish-speaking church in French-speaking Geneva.
How this blog can help you
If you are a new college teacher and don’t have a clue, there are lots of them here. Â Look around for help with your topic.
If you are a seasoned teacher who has become bored with teaching and your classes, there are ideas here for rejuvenating your teaching. Â I find I like teaching more when I am learning. Â You may find that works for you as well.
And, serendipitously, if you are a student who has been told to write a character analysis and don’t know how, you will find that on the blog as well. Â (Most of my visitors these days seem to be you!)
Scholarly activity includes:
- TYCA in October/November 2008
- SWTX PCA/ACA in February 2009
- TCEA in March 2009
- CCTE in March 2009
- PCA/ACA in April 2009
- ALA in May 2009
- Computers and Writing in June 2009
- SCMLA in October 2009
- MLA in December 2009
- SWTX PCA/ACA in February 2010
- CCTE in March 2010
- TCEA in March 2010
- CEA in March 2010
- Kalamazoo in May 2010
- Computers and Writing in May 2010
- International Hemingway Conference in June 2010
- SCMLA in October 2010
- MLA in January 2011
- CCTE in March 2011
- PCA/ACA in April 2011
- Kalamazoo in May 2011
- SCMLA in October 2011
My work has been published in Teaching American Literature, the CEA Forum, Scholarship and Creativity, Teaching English in the Two-Year College, Changing English: An International Journal of English Teaching, Currents in Teaching and Learning, Southwest Journal of Cultures, Taj Mahal Review, and Teaching English in the Two-Year College.
I have a book on Shakespeare’s Romances by Chelsea Publishing.
Upcoming publications include my second book and several reviews, for the Journal of American Culture, Teaching English in the Two-Year College, and the Journal of Popular Romance Studies.
Contact me: drdavis AT teaching college english DOT com This is the blog of Dr. Davis and no one else. If you have a question or concern, feel free to contact me.
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