Miriam E - Champlain College



Miriam E. Horne

Education

Ph.D. Education, McGill University, Montreal QC, October, 2007

Thesis: Community membership through socially situated writing processes: A journey of inkshedding into Inkshed

Supervisor: Anthony Paré

M.Ed. TESL, McGill University, Montreal QC, 1995

Monograph: “Genre in writing: a discussion and a proposal”

Supervisor: Carolyn Turner

B.A. Humanities, Brigham Young University, Provo UT, 1993

Emphasis: English literature

Research Interests

Composition and rhetoric, writing pedagogy, social process writing, communities of practice, writing across the curriculum, literacy, multiliteracy, collaborative learning

Publications

-Inkshedding: History as context, Inkshed 23(1), Spring 2006.

-Learning to Inkshed: Learning to belong, Inkshed 21(1), Spring 2004.

Forthcoming

-Writing into a knowledge society: Vulnerability in inkshedding. In D. Starke-Meyerring, A. Paré (Eds). Writing in the knowledge society. Toronto: Canadian Association of Teachers of Technical Writing.

-Starke-Meyerring, D., Paré, A., Horne, M., Yousoubova, L., Artemeva, N., Beaudet, C., & Grant-Russell, P. (forthcoming). Writing in the knowledge society. Toronto: Canadian Association of Teachers of Technical Writing.

Presentations

- The Inkshed alternative, presented at Inkshed 24, London ON, May 2007

-Creating a classroom community through writing online; presented at McGraw-Hill Ryerson National Teaching , Learning and Technology Conference, Montreal, May 2007, with Mary Lee Wholey

- Inkshedding: Identity construction in an academic community, presented at CCCC, New York, March 2007

-Blogging: Community building through writing online, presented at TESOL, Seattle, March 2007 with Mary Lee Wholey

- Writing and knowledge making in context: A case study of the Inkshed community, presented at CATTW, Toronto ON, May 2006.

- Inkshedding: History as context, presented at Inkshed 23, Gimli MB, May 2006.

- Stepping stones, presented at Inkshed 21, Kamloops B.C., May 2004.

Academic Associations

- Canadian Association for the Study of Language and Learning (CASLL)—also known as “Inkshed”—a national community established to explore ways to facilitate academic reading and writing instruction. Role: Elected member of board of directors 2006-2008.

- Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing (CASDW)—a national academic community concerned with the teaching of and research in writing in a variety of genres.

Role: Member of program and organizing committees for 2006 and 2007 annual conferences,

-National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

-Teachers of English to Speakers of other Languages (TESOL)

Teaching Experience

- Lecturer, Concordia University, Department of English, Montreal QC, 2007-2008. Courses

taught:

- Instructor, McGill University, Centre for the Study and Teaching of Writing, Montreal QC, 2006. Courses taught:

- Instructor, Concordia University, Continuing Education, Montreal QC,

1995-2008. ESL courses taught:

-Instructor, Concordia University, Continuing Education, Montreal, QC, 1999. Courses taught:

Teacher Training Experience

-Supervisor, McGill University, Montreal QC, 2006-2007: field supervisor for first, second, third and fourth year education students. Responsibilities included visiting the classroom, evaluating student teachers, and working with coordinating instructors and Education department.

Other professional work

-Professional Consultant, McGill University, Mary H. Brown Foundation, 2006

Part of a cross-disciplinary research team mandated to understand the writing resources available at McGill and how these resources compare with other universities.

- Research Assistant, McGill University, Faculty of Education, 1994-1995

- Research Assistant, Brigham Young University, Department of Canadian Studies, 1989-1990

Committee Work

- Clearpoint Elementary, Pointe Claire QC

Governing board, 2006-2008—elected as a parent representative to help ensure the smooth transition of two schools after a merger.

- Seigniory School, Pointe Claire QC

Governing board, 2005-2006—worked as a parent representative to ensure the smooth running of the school by making decisions on school policies, activities, and so on including consultations on major school changes.

- Concordia University English Language Institute, Montreal QC

Personnel Committee, 2000-2004—responsibilities included interviewing potential teachers, verifying course assignments and non-teaching contracts, and verifying seniority points.

Volunteer Work

- Executive committee, Cedar Park Pool, Pointe Claire, QC. 2007-2008

- Parent volunteer, Seigniory School, Pointe Claire, QC. 2000-2006

- Fundraiser, Morgan’s Hope foundation, Montreal, QC. 2005-present

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