dean blumberg | www.deanblumberg.com | deanblumberg@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC | May 2010
MA in English, with a certificate in Rhetoric and Composition
Thesis: The Writing I: Re-articulating First Person Narrative in the Composition Classroom
Cumulative GPA: 4.0
The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT | May 2004
BA in English, magna cum laude
Minor: Speech & Debate
Cumulative GPA: 3.94
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC | 2008-Present
Graduate Teaching Assistant
English 1000: Expository Writing. Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2010. Cultural studies focus. Process-centered composition course exploring narrative accounts of identity and community within social and cultural contexts.
English 1100/2001: Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum. Spring 2009. WAC pilot course. Process-centered course investigating composition and rhetoric as an interdisciplinary activity.
WRITING CENTER EXPERIENCE
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC | 2009-Present
Graduate Assistant Director
Primary Responsibilities: Train new consultants on center’s policies, procedures, and philosophies | Supervise and work with writing center project groups on non-consulting tasks related to publicity, technology, research and handouts, and newsletters | Facilitate writing center outreach activities including presentations to various classes on topics such as documentation and grammar | Moderate the online discussion forum for writing center consultants | Develop social-networking mediums | Design and Development writing center website for increased navigation and usability | Create and implement writing center Facebook video blog tutorials | Assist director with staff meetings | Provide support and supervision for writing center consultants for issues related to writing center practice, non-consulting tasks, and workplace morale
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC | 2008-Present
Writing Center Graduate Consultant
Primary Responsibilities: Assist students with developing organization, revision, and composing process skills on assignments ranging from freshman composition to faculty-level work | Help students create research and writing plans, prepare for GRE and Praxis exams, and encourage helpful writing strategies catered to the learning style of the individual | Implement writing technology in the writing center | Conduct class visitations and university-wide workshops
PRESENTATIONS
“Effectively Using Online Communication” (Writing Center Retreat), Boone, NC | 2010
“Writing for Oral Delivery” (Presentation for Writing Center Staff), Boone, NC | 2010
“It’s Not Easy Being Green: Swamp Thing, Ecology, and the (Sometimes Slimy) Nature of Being” Popular Culture Association of the South Conference, Wilmington, NC | 2009
“Entering the Hidden Driveway of Writing Center Labor” International Writing Centers Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV | 2008
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Writing in the Disciplines: Nancy Sommers, Workshop, Appalachian State University | 2009
Writing Across the Curriculum Summer Institute, Appalachian State University | 2008
Re-Seeing the Argument: Nancy Welch, Workshop, Appalachian State University | 2007
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
University Writing Center Hiring Committee, Appalachian State University | 2009-2010
Composition Program Assistant, Appalachian State University | 2008-2009
Parliamentarian, English Graduate Student Organization, Appalachian State University | 2007-2008
AWARDS AND HONORS
Cratis D. Williams Society, Honors for Scholarship and Service, Appalachian State University | 2010
Golden Key International Honour Society, The University of Vermont | 2004
English Departmental Honors, The University of Vermont | 2004
PUBLICATIONS
“It’s Not Easy Being Green: Swamp Thing, Ecology, and the (Sometimes Slimy) Nature of Being” Popmatters.com, Comics Feature | 2010
Album Reviews (various), 10Listens.com: Changing Music Criticism | 2010
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Proficiency using: Elluminate, Blackboard, WebCT, Moodle (technologies for real-time digital teaching including forums, wikis, etc.), AccuTrack, TutorTrac, Various Research Databases, InDesign, Dreamweaver, GoLive, Drupal, WordPress, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Web 2.0 applications
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Vermont Housing & Conservation Board, Montpelier, VT | 2004-2007
VT Community Stewardship Program Assistant Director
Primary Responsibilities: Recruited and placed AmeriCorps applicants with sponsoring housing and land conservation non-profit organizations | Designed and maintained VCSP website | Organized and co-facilitated member enrichment and site-specific workshops like Conflict Resolution, Sprawl vs. Smart Growth and Cultural Competency | Solicited and compiled member written articles into a program newsletter | Planned annual community service-learning project for members and VHCB staff | Assisted Program Director with e-Grants and program policy development | Processed and compiled service data tracking sheets for National Annual Reports.
Hunger Mountain Journal, Montpelier, VT | 2004
Editor’s Assistant
Primary Responsibilities: Evaluated poetry and fiction submissions for publication | Scrutinized and edited blue lines and proofs prior to final press | Orchestrated a reading in support of the All Vermont issue at Crow Bookstore | Compiled an elaborate evaluation of the journal’s website, giving many suggestions that have been implemented for improving the functionality and design of the site
King Street Youth Center, Burlington, VT | 2004
Writing Club Leader
Primary Responsibilities: Planned creative activities and facilitated weekly writing workshops | Developed a long term performance poetry exercise for students that culminated in a CD recording of innovative and original teen poetry and music
The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT | 2002-2004
Research Assistant
Primary Responsibilities: Researched academic and popular texts for English Dept. professors | Located resources using Lexis Nexis, WorldCat, JSTOR, and other databases | Compiled research findings in detailed annotated bibliographies using MLA style