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
Page1Harding University
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