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

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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