Lyra Hilliard

“Synchronous Interventions: Revisiting Webconferencing in the Composition Classroom.” Computers and Writing, Menomonie, WI: June, 2015 (accepted).

 

“Shared Stories: The Narratives of Undergraduate Teaching Assistants in a Blended College Composition Classroom.” National Council of Teachers of English, Washington, DC: November, 2014

 

“Even Better than Face-to-face: Using Voicethread to Increase Active Participation, Collaboration, and Reflective Learning.” Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference, UMD College Park: April, 2014

 

“‘Do You See Me Now? Good’: The Instant Gratification of Blended Learning.” Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference, UMD College Park: April, 2013

 

“So You Want to Teach a Blended Learning Course? Lessons From the Pilot.” Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference, UMD College Park: April, 2012

 

“Festivals on Fire: Transformation, Co-Creation, and the Sacred Fire Circle.” Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Joint National Conference, New Orleans, LA, April, 2009.

 

“Edward Abbey: American Patriot.” Confluence: A Celebration of Reading and Writing, Moab, UT: October, 2008.

 

“‘This is the Place’: Prophets and Artists Conquer the Mythological West.” Intermountain Graduate Conference (IGC), Utah State University: April, 2008.

 

“Spiders, Skeeters, and Bees: Insects as Ecotonal Mediators” Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Joint National Conference, San Francisco, CA, March 19–22, 2008. 

 

 

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATIONS

 

“Teaching the Digital Forum.” Academic Writing Program, University of Maryland, College Park. March 2015

 

“‘I See What You Mean’: Increasing Participation and Engagement with Voicethread.” Teaching and Learning Transformation Center, University of Maryland, College Park. February 2015

 

“Integrated Course Design for Blended Learning.” Blended Learning Retreat, Academic and Professional Writing Programs, University of Maryland, January 20, 2015.

 

“Blended Learning Overview and Rationale.” Blended Learning Retreat, Academic and Professional Writing Programs, University of Maryland, January 15, 2014.

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

 

Blended Learning Coordinator, Academic Writing Program, UMD  2013-present

Establish research-based pedagogical guidelines for BL in AWP, mentor and support BL instructors, facilitate digital pedagogy workshops, communicate BL in AWP across campus

 

Designer, Blended Learning in Academic Writing, University of Maryland   2011­­-2012

Redesigned course syllabus to blended format, developed additional digital resources to deliver course content, developed resources for future instructors of blended sections 

 

SERVICE

 

Expert Panelist, CCCC Committee for Effective Practices in Online Writing Instruction, 2014-present

Participant, UMD Library Pilot Program for Academic Writing, 2014

Editorial Staff, Interpolations: A Journal of Academic Writing, UMD, 2013-present

Mentor, Undergraduate Teaching Assistants in Academic Writing, 2012-present

Chair, Undergraduate Mentoring Committee, Student Association of Graduates in English (SAGE), Utah State University, 2008

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

Digital Pedagogy Lab, University of Wisconsin-Madison, August 2015 (accepted)

 

Blended Learning Mastery Series Program, Online Learning Consortium, Spring 2015

 

Graduate Certificate in Technology in Distance Education and E-Learning, University of Maryland University College (in progress).

 

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

 

College Composition and Communication

National Council of Teachers of English

Association of Writers and Publishers

American Society for Literature and the Environment

American Studies Association