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Panel reviewer. (2009, Summer). National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants.
description
National reviewer for NEH grants related to editing and digital humanities work. Read and evaluated 25 start-up grants and attended a one-day review panel in Washington, D.C. to discuss evaluations with other panel members.
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Tags: invited, national service, panel reviewer
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Judge. (2009). National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Affiliate Website Award.
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Judging a dozen or so websites of local or regional NCTE affiliates based on criteria including navigation, content, speed, privacy, size, outreach, and links.
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Tags: invited, judge, national service
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Member. (2008-present). Council of Editors of Learned Journals.
description
This subcommittee of the CELJ was tasked with writing a set of guidelines on best practices for electronic journal editors. I was one of three e-journal editors (of 12 editors) who served. I participated heavily in the writing and revision of the document, including changing early versions that addressed multiple audiences with incorrect information (i.e., trying to appeal to authors and administrators through an historical overview of the move from print to digital publishing; suggesting that publishing online was “quicker and cheaper” than print, which is not usually true, etc.). The sections that I worked on most closely include “Mission Statement, Submission Guidelines, and Timely Review,” “Style,” “Web Design,” “Accessibility,” “Availability,” and the reference list.
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Tags: cross-listed, member, national service
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Conference on College Composition and Communication Committee for Computers in Composition & Communication (7Cs)
description
Since 1949, the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) has been the world’s largest professional organization for researching and teaching composition, from writing to new media. The 7Cs Committee is appointed by the Executive Committee of the CCCC. 7Cs supports composition teachers and scholars (and those in related fields) who work with digital technology. The committee is responsible for selecting the onsite and online hosts for the annual Computers and Writing conferences as well as for organizing the Computer Connection presentations at the annual CCCC conference (attendance ~4,000). 7Cs is also responsible for coordinating the Technology Innovator Award, which is presented annually at the C&W onsite conference. This committee of nine voting members works closely with its associated Task Force, which is comprised of any constituents interested in promoting digital technology issues. As of November 2008 (when I wrote my penultimate report as chair), some current 7Cs projects include the annual Computer Connection at CCCC and collaborating with related committees to promote digital scholarship in relation to tenure issues. During my co-chairship (with Michael Day at Northern Illinois University), the 7Cs committee was commended by the Chair of CCCC for its prodigious work achieved through online communication technologies.
status (all appointed)
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Tags: appointed, chair, co-chair, national service
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