Jennifer Buckner

Digital Communication Visual Rhetoric EDUCATION: PhD Doctorate in Rhetoric and New Media In Progress, Old Dominion University Composition New Media

M.A. Master of Arts in English December 2001, University of North Carolina at Charlotte B.A. Bachelor of Arts in English Education May 1998, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Gardner-Webb University Composition Studies, Coordinator Writing Center, Director Department of English Literature and Language, Instructor Learning Assistance Program, Director Aug 2011-present Aug 2008-present Aug 2007-present Aug 2007-2010

Teach composition courses in English Department Direct Campus Writing Center, including training of consultants, administration of program, budgeting, campus-wide seminar planning, establishing online audio-visual-textual conferencing for distance learning students Evaluate Current Developmental Curriculum: CRLT 101, ENGL 191, and MATH 100, assessing accuracy of placement tools and exit strategies for LAP courses Communicate with LAP faculty, adjuncts, and students about student progress in LAP courses. Facilitate campus-wide Peer Tutoring Program, including assessment of program June 2000-present

University of North Carolina Writing Project Teacher Consultant

Teacher Consultant (2008-2010) working with Charlotte-Mecklenberg schools through a Research Grant with the National Writing Project, designing and leading August and February writing and pedagogy retreats for teachers, providing in class demonstrations and debrieng meetings, and facilitating meetings for curriculum reection and redesign. Presenter (June 2008) for 10 day Writing Project Writing Institute, professional development examining pedagogical and personal writing practices of 26 CMS teachers, pre-K12th grade. Presenter (Aug 2008) for 3 day Writing Retreat, professional development with teachers from Martin Luther King Middle School Instructor (July 2006) for UNC-Charlottes Summer Program Aspire program in the area of Journalism, teaching 15 adolescents for two weeks

Director of Young Writers Program (2002, 2003) responsible for curriculum design for two week writing program for grades 2-12, communication with parents and staff members, training of staff, administration of a two week program in the summer, design and production of a magazine, and planning of a fall reunion for participants, staff, and parents, Charlotte, NC August 2006 June 2007

Kings Mountain High School English Teacher West Rowan High School English Teacher

July 1998- June 2004 August 2005- June 2006

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS: National Board Certication in Adolescence and Young Adulthood English Language Arts, 2001-2002 Current NC Teaching License, English 9-12 Level G Current NC Teaching License, English 9-12 Level A Advanced Placement English, Language and Composition Certication Advanced Placement English, Literature and Composition Certication

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Buckner, Jennifer (forthcoming) InqScribe Software Review. Kairos. Buckner, Jennifer (May 2010) #intertxt: Twitter Feeds, Discourse Communities, and Distance Education. Computers and Writing 2011. Ann Arbor, MI. Buckner, Jennifer (October 2010) Creative Spaces, Self-Publication. Presentation at UNCC WP Fall Technology Conference. Buckner, Jennifer (February 2010) Narrating Their Way through Literacy, Identity, and Agency. Presentation of research at Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy 2010. Virginia Tech, VA. Buckner, Jennifer (October 2009) ePortfolios. Presented at UNCC WP Fall Technology Conference. Buckner, Jennifer. (March 2009) Discourse Strokes in a Sea of Pownces. Presented as part of a panel entitled Web 2.0 Wavelengths: Examining Spaces Created Within Electronic Discourse at CCCCs 2009 Conference. San Fransisco, CA. Buckner, Jennifer. (June 2009) Teachers@Play: Micro-blog Discourse in a Community of National Writing Project Consultants. To be presented as part of a panel entitled Learning@Play: What Happens

When Professors Incorporate Social Networking Tools into Professional and Personal Discourse? At Computers and Writing 2009. University of California at Davis. Buckner, Jennifer. (October 2008) Infusing Digital Video in Literacy Classrooms. Presentation at the UNC-Charlotte Fall Technology Conference. Buckner, Jennifer et al. (October 2008). E-Commenting: Asynchronous Video Response in a Web 2.0 World. Presentation at North Carolina English Teachers Association Conference: Classroom 2.0: The Changing Needs of the 21st Century Student. Buckner, Jennifer. Pownce Play. (May 2008) Presentation at the Graduate Research Network of the Computers and Writing Conference. University of Georgia. Athens, Georgia. Buckner, Jennifer. When Words Change Shape: Molding Literacies with Pen and Post. North Carolina English Teacher Journal. Winter 2008: 4-7. Article exploring tension between ELA teachers and students with relationship to their sense of audience in traditional settings and online spaces. Buckner, Jennifer. (Jan 2007) Telerex presentation. Four day workshop exploring how perceptions of grammar use, both verbal and written, play into business world of telecommunications. Buckner, Jennifer et al. (Nov 2007) Preparing for the 10th Grade Writing Test. Presentation at North Carolina English Teachers Association. Pre-Conference session presented with other members of North Carolina Writing Project Partnership. Buckner, Jennifer and Lydia Bouk. (October 2007). Digital Storytelling and Literacy. Presentation at the UNC-Charlotte Fall Technology Conference. Buckner, Jennifer et al. (July 2007) North Carolina Writing Project Partnership. Curriculum Designer and Teacher Consultant for NC Professional Development. A partnership of the Capital Area Writing Project, the Tar River Writing Project, and the UNC-Charlotte Writing Project sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction designing professional development modules for neighboring school systems. Teacher Researcher (2007) Multimodal literacy research in progress in conjunction with other teacher researchers, UNC-Charlotte Writing Project. AWARDS: Gardner-Webb University Student Choice Award, 2009-2010, 2008-2009, 2007-2008. Runner Up Northeast Regional Teacher of the Year, 2003 Rowan County Teacher of the Year, 2003 West Rowan High School Teacher of the Year, 2003 Time Warner Cable Star Teacher Award, 2002 Sallie Mae First-Year Teacher Award, West Rowan High School, 1999 MEMBERSHIPS:

NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) NCET (North Carolina English Teachers Association), Region 6 Board Member NADE (National Association for Developmental Education) Urban Education (UNCC Research Group) REFERENCES Dr. Julia Romberger-DePew Assistant Professor Department of English Old Dominion University 4054 Batten Arts & Letters 757-683-4012 mailto:[email protected] Dr Lil Brannon Department of English University of North Carolina at Charlotte 9201 University City Boulevard Charlotte, N.C. 28223 (704) 687-3220 / 687-8880 [email protected] Dr. June Hobbs, Department of English, Chair Gardner-Webb University PO Box 7232 Boiling Springs, NC 28017 (704) 406 4412 [email protected] Dr. Shana Hartman Gardner-Webb University Assistant Professor of English Education 1121 Myrtle Avenue #41 Charlotte, NC 28203 (704) 281-0850 [email protected]