Story
In the spring of 2015, Casey Keel and Shane Wood -- graduate students in Rhet/Comp at the University of Kansas -- approached Dr. Mary Jo Reiff about an independent study on multimodality, multimedia, and digital rhetoric. Thankfully, she agreed and the independent study started in the fall (2015). The three of us collaboratively formed the texts, articles, projects, assessment, etc. for the course. We read, we wrote, and we met every week to discuss the material. The final assignment/project was to construct a digital archive that would house various research on multimodality as well as pedagogical resources. We wanted to create a space for all scholars and students -- both inside and outside the University of Kansas -- to explore and exchange useful information and material for writing classrooms. From that project, we're pleased to present Composition Sourcebook. More or less, the type of research and teaching material in this site is devoted to first-second year writing classrooms: Comp I & Comp II. Our purpose for this site is to provide an open space for all institutions to gather and share materials.
Teacher
Mary Jo Reiff has published books and articles on audience theory, public rhetoric, rhetorical genre studies and recently completed a co-edited collection on writing programs entitled Ecologies of Writing Programs: Profiles of Writing Programs in Context (Parlor Press 2015). She also co-authored the book Genre: An Introduction to History, Theory, Research, and Pedagogy (Parlor Press, 2010) and has a forthcoming collection co-edited with Anis Bawarshi entitled, Genre and the Performance of Publics (Utah State University Press 2016). Reiff has also published a book on audience, Approaches to Audience: An Overview of the Major Perspectives (2004) and has co-authored textbooks (with Amy Devitt and Anis Bawarshi) entitled Scenes of Writing: Strategies for Composing with Genre (2004) and Rhetoric of Inquiry (2009, with Kirsten Benson). Contact: [email protected]
Students
Casey Keel is currently working on her M.A. in Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Kansas. She earned a B.A. in English with a specialization in Rhetoric and Composition from Creighton University. Her research interests include Digital Media, African American Studies, Cultural Studies, Class Studies, Genre Studies, and Visual Rhetoric. Contact: [email protected]
Shane Wood: doctoral student in English Rhetoric and Composition; M.A. in English Composition Theory (California State University, Fresno); B.A. in English Literature (Western Kentucky University). Areas of interest: composition theory, first-year writing programs, writing assessment, writing across the curriculum, and failure theory. Contact: [email protected]
In the spring of 2015, Casey Keel and Shane Wood -- graduate students in Rhet/Comp at the University of Kansas -- approached Dr. Mary Jo Reiff about an independent study on multimodality, multimedia, and digital rhetoric. Thankfully, she agreed and the independent study started in the fall (2015). The three of us collaboratively formed the texts, articles, projects, assessment, etc. for the course. We read, we wrote, and we met every week to discuss the material. The final assignment/project was to construct a digital archive that would house various research on multimodality as well as pedagogical resources. We wanted to create a space for all scholars and students -- both inside and outside the University of Kansas -- to explore and exchange useful information and material for writing classrooms. From that project, we're pleased to present Composition Sourcebook. More or less, the type of research and teaching material in this site is devoted to first-second year writing classrooms: Comp I & Comp II. Our purpose for this site is to provide an open space for all institutions to gather and share materials.
Teacher
Mary Jo Reiff has published books and articles on audience theory, public rhetoric, rhetorical genre studies and recently completed a co-edited collection on writing programs entitled Ecologies of Writing Programs: Profiles of Writing Programs in Context (Parlor Press 2015). She also co-authored the book Genre: An Introduction to History, Theory, Research, and Pedagogy (Parlor Press, 2010) and has a forthcoming collection co-edited with Anis Bawarshi entitled, Genre and the Performance of Publics (Utah State University Press 2016). Reiff has also published a book on audience, Approaches to Audience: An Overview of the Major Perspectives (2004) and has co-authored textbooks (with Amy Devitt and Anis Bawarshi) entitled Scenes of Writing: Strategies for Composing with Genre (2004) and Rhetoric of Inquiry (2009, with Kirsten Benson). Contact: [email protected]
Students
Casey Keel is currently working on her M.A. in Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Kansas. She earned a B.A. in English with a specialization in Rhetoric and Composition from Creighton University. Her research interests include Digital Media, African American Studies, Cultural Studies, Class Studies, Genre Studies, and Visual Rhetoric. Contact: [email protected]
Shane Wood: doctoral student in English Rhetoric and Composition; M.A. in English Composition Theory (California State University, Fresno); B.A. in English Literature (Western Kentucky University). Areas of interest: composition theory, first-year writing programs, writing assessment, writing across the curriculum, and failure theory. Contact: [email protected]