Lizbeth Bryant
Assistant Professor of English
Director of Composition
Areas of Specialization:
Teaching Writing
Writing Program Administration
Writing Assessment
Voice in Writing
Early American Literature
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Courses Taught:
English 100: Introductory Composition
English 104: Composition One
English 108: Advanced Composition
English 391: Composition for English Teachers
English 504: Practicum in Teaching Composition One
English 590: Theory and Practice of Teaching Basic Writing
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Biography:
Lizbeth Bryant writes and teaches about writing with a focus on how we learn to write and the best ways to teach writing. Dr. Bryant creates classroom spaces that support the literacy development of students from all backgrounds. She employs a critical pedagogy with the use of collaborative groups, portfolio assessment, grade contracts, reading and writing workshops, student/teacher conferences, self-reflection, and publication opportunities.
Dr. Bryant has published two books, Grading in the Post-Process Classroom (Heinemann 1997) and Voice as Process (Heinemann, 2005). Her third book Essays on Writing is under contract with Pearson–Longman and is scheduled for publication in fall 2008.
Prior to her joining the faculty at Purdue University Calumet, Dr. Bryant taught at the University of Tampa, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, and Ohio State University-Mansfield. While at Ohio State University, she founded and directed the Mid-Ohio Writing Project, a site of the National Writing Project.
Education:
A.A.S. Piedmont Virginia Community College
B.A. English, Virginia Commonwealth University
M.A. English, Virginia Commonwealth University
Ph.D. English, University of South Florida
Director of First-Year Writing:
Dr. Bryant oversees the first-year writing program: Engl 100, 104, 105, and 108. She develops the curriculum, mentors the writing instructors, trains the graduate assistants, and supervises the English supplemental instructor program. Current projects include assessing the course outcomes of Engl 100 and 104.
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