WIU interview notes, 2002

These are some of the notes I reviewed before my MLA interview (the first cut, so to speak). See also my dissertation talk and research statement, which I also used to prepare for the interview.

Letter/posting strengths:

• demonstrated experience and interest in classroom applications of technology;
• web rhetoric and design
• writing pedagogy, writing theory, and technical and/or professional writing.

Courses to teach:

• standard setup
• 583 Contemporary Theories of Composition
• 615 Seminar in Composition
• 568 Contemporary Literary Theory and Its Issues.

Program matches with me

• web stuff -- could help with that, make it part of course, etc

Committee points

• David Boocker
• Milton
• web stuff -- Stonecipher, etc
• Bruce Leland
• techrhet, C&W, etc

What I like about WIU from web site

• http://www.wiu.edu/TLTC/ -- would like to get involved

Questions

• Tell me more about TLTC.
• New president -- how is he doing?
• First year as chair -- how is that going?
• Graduate students in writing center, some as assistants -- how many not on fellowship/assistantship?
• Professional/technical writing opportunities?
• % of graduate students in English, education? Balance of undergraduate majors in English, journalism?
• Connections with communications department?

Dilger job materials from 2002