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Vanessa Alander

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Adjunct Faculty, English

BA, Plymouth State University
Email: vjalander@plymouth.edu

Office: Ellen Reed  23

Phone: 603-452-8444

 

Selected Publications:

Alander, Vanessa J.  “Success Starts with Failure.”  Because My Story Matters: Struggle and Success on Higher Education’s Frontlines.  Eds. Susan Bernadzikowski and Jennifer Levi.

Alander, Vanessa J.  “Interdependent.”  Centripetal.  13.2 (2012): 79-82.  Print.

 

Selected Presentations:

2012 Backchanneling the Classroom: In-Class use of Twitter during Films, Fishbowls & Presentations (Roundtable Presentation)November 14th-17th

National Conference of English Teachers (Las Vegas)
2012 Tweeps, Bloggers, Digital Content Producers:  Moving from the Paper to the Screen(Individual Presentation)November 14th-17th

National Conference of English Teachers (Las Vegas)
2012 20 Pounds of Paper or 1.44 Pounds of iPad – Managing a Paperless ClassroomApril 18th

Faculty Spotlight on Technology—Plymouth State University
2012 Tweeps, Bloggers, Digital Content Producers:  Moving from the Paper to the ScreenApril 2nd & 3rd

Frost Center for Excellence—Plymouth State University
2012 Twitter in the ClassroomMarch 31st

EdCampME—Waynflete School, Portland, Maine
2012 Managing a Paperless ClassroomMarch 31st

EdCampME—Waynflete School, Portland, Maine
2011 Breaking in and Finding a HomeOctober 21st & 22nd

THATCAMP New England

Awards or recognition:

Nominee for Distinguished Adjunct Faculty-2012

Professional Equity Project Award (Conference on College Composition & Communication)-2012

Mellon Foundation Fellowship-2011

Courses Taught:

First Year Composition

Murder, Mayhem & Madness

The Outsider

First Year Seminar:  Are We Too Plugged In?

 

Contact Us

English Department

Ellen Reed House
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., M-F

Phone: 603-535-2746
Email: mepetz@plymouth.edu
(Mary Petz, Administrative Assistant)
Fax: 603-535-2584

Mailing Address
17 High Street
MSC #40 Plymouth, NH 03264

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