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Associate Professor / Director of Educational Innovation at Abilene Christian University
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William Rankin Associate Professor / Director of Educational Innovation at Abilene Christian University [email protected] Summary University professor with 20 years' experience in higher education. Academically focused on medieval English literature, literary theory, and the history of pedagogy. Significant experience with teaching and technology, including lab & facility design, conceptualization, and implementation. Specialties Grant writing; information design; document design; technology consultation; professional training; teaching; facility design; pedagogical theory, conceptualization, and implementation. Experience Director of Educational Innovation at Abilene Christian University January 2008 - Present (3 years 5 months) This is an educational "imagineering" position, focused on imagining the future of educational technologies and bringing them into higher education. Associate Professor at Abilene Christian University 2006 - Present (5 years) Assistant Professor at Abilene Christian University 1996 - 2005 (9 years) Director, CLA Writing Center at University of Minnesota 1994 - 1996 (2 years) I supervised 20 teaching assistants who tutored more than 1,000 students per semester. I was also member of the Core Staff of the Program in Composition & Communication. Instructor of English at Abilene Christian University 1989 - 1992 (3 years) Education University of Minnesota-Twin Cities PhD, Medieval English Literature, 1992 - 1996 University of California, Riverside MA, English Literature, 1987 - 1989 Page1Harding University BA, English, 1984 - 1987 Activities and Societies: Sigma Tau Delta International English Honors Society Harding University BA, French, 1984 - 1987 Honors and Awards 2008 Campus Technology Innovator of the Year in Mobile Learning 2008 Handheld Learning Finalist for the Innovation Award (Tertiary, FE, HE & Adult Category) Interests Mobile learning, educational technology, future of the book, history of pedagogy, medieval literature
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