Curriculum Vitae

Andrea L. Beaudin

Curriculum Vitae

andrea.beaudin@gmail.com • abeaudin.com

Education

M.A. in English

Southern Connecticut State University, 2004
Thesis: “Reconciling the ‘Other’ Woman: Actively Reading St. Mary the Egyptian and Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Cundrie la sorcière

B.A. in English cum laude

Albertus Magnus College, 1993

Teaching Experience

Instructor of English

Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut

January 1998 –Present (began full time appointment August 2007)

Courses Taught: English 111, English 112, and English 200-W

Graduate Teaching Assistant

English Department, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut

August 1997- May 1998

Assistant to Dr. Sue Ellen Holbrook in English 100

State School Substitute Teacher

Elizabeth Cady School, Long Lane (State of Connecticut, Dept. of Children and Families), Middletown, Connecticut

1995

Related Experience

Assistant Technology Coordinator (University Assistantship)

Office of Information Technology, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut

November 2006-June 2007

Assisted Dr. Will Hochman, English department technology coordinator, in furthering the department’s effective use of technology (specifically, for the teaching of writing)

Graphic Designer/ Desktop Publishing

Home Builders Association of Hartford County, Inc./Original Connecticut Home Show, Rocky Hill, CT

1995-2007

Used graphic design and desktop publishing abilities to facilitate communication with and among the 500+ members of a non-profit trade association whose mission is to promote the needs of the industry, educate the public, and help members cultivate business relationships.

Responsibilities included, but were in no way limited to, the following:

Web Design/Maintenance

Desktop Publishing/Graphic Design

Responsible for various Association publications, including the Association Membership Directory (complete project control), the Blueprint newsletter (layout, design, and pre-press), and the Original Connecticut Home Show Prospectus (collaborative document)

Technical Support

Historic Interpreter/ Assistant to Visitors Center Coordinator

Mark Twain House, Hartford, CT

1993-98

Drew upon retail business experience along with knowledge of history and literature to cover many functions at a historic home with over 60,000 visitors annually

As Historic Interpreter:

As Assistant to the Visitor Center Coordinator, assisted in:

Publications and Presentations

"Beyond Dichotomy: Bridging the Gap between Individualized and Large Group Writing Instruction." With Steven Corbett, Daniela Ragusa, Talya Goodman, and Justin Short. 25th Annual Connecticut State University Research Conference, Southern Connecticut State Univ., New Haven, CT. 4 Apr. 2009.

"'Please Feel Free to View My Success': Fostering Engagement in FYC." Conference on College Composition and Communication. San Francisco, CA. 14 Mar. 2009.

"Open Source Your Course: A Guide to Using Open Source, Portable Learning Space in the Classroom." Poster Session as part of "Digital Interventions." Conference on College Composition and Communication. San Francisco, CA. 13 Mar. 2009.

Freire in the Twenty-First Century: Open Source As Pedagogy.” Multimedia presentation as part of panel, “Information Wants to Be Free 2.0: Open Sourcing the Writing Classroom.” With Will Hochman. International Computers and Writing Conference. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 24 May 2008.

Review of 2008 CCCC Session F17: “'That shit is plagiarism by any definition': Conceptualizing Cheating in an Academic Context” by Susan Miller-Cochran, Katherine Hagopian, Roy Stamper, and Evelyn Audi. KairosWikis: Conference Reviews. <http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/CCCCReviews/2008F17Beaudin>

The Commons Classroom: Composition Pedagogy and Open Source.” 9th Annual Graduate Student Conference, Southern Connecticut State Univ., New Haven, CT. 19 Apr. 2008.

Review of 2007 Computers & Writing Session 7.1: “Crafting a Position Statement in a Culture of Fear: Implications of FERPA in the Networked Classroom” by Charles Lowe, Gina Maranto, and Martine Courant-Rife. KairosWikis: Conference Reviews. <http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/CWReviews/20071571Beaudin>

Taking it to the Streets: Changing Perceptions of Rhetoric.” Multimedia presentation at the International Computers and Writing Conference. Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI. 18 May 2007.

Review of 2007 CCCC Session G02: “Identifying the Writer as Re-mixer: Rearticulating ‘Writing’ in New Media” by Shaun Slattery, Jason Swarts, and Chris Berg. KairosWikis: Conference Reviews. <http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/CCCCReviews/2007G02Beaudin>

Converging Learning Literacies and Diverging Learning Spaces in First Year Composition.” With Will Hochman, Lois Lake Church, Chris Dean, and Andy Piscitelle. Multimedia presentation at the International Computers and Writing Conference. Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX. 25 May 2006.

Asleep at the Wheel?” Multimedia presentation as part of panel, “Techie Teaching: How Cyberspace Becomes Learning Space in English Studies.” 7th Annual Graduate Student Conference, Southern Connecticut State Univ., New Haven, CT. 22 Apr. 2006.

Converging Learning Literacies and Diverging Learning Spaces in First Year Composition: Where Is the Class in This Class?” With Will Hochman, Lois Lake Church, and Andy Piscitelle. Multimedia presentation at the 20th CSU Academic Computing Conference, Eastern Connecticut State Univ., Willimantic, CT. 8 Apr. 2006.

The Reader’s Fortunate Fall: Reflections on Wolfram’s Cundrie la sorcière.” Florilegium, the 23rd Annual Graduate Student Medieval Studies Conference. Yale Univ., New Haven, CT. 29 Oct. 2005.

Committees, Awards, and Professional Service

Committees

Awards and Service

Professional Affiliations

Andrea L. Beaudin | Composition and New Media | email andrea.beaudin@gmail.com