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Books:

Going the Distance: A Handbook for Part-Time Adjunct Faculty Who Teach Online. Ann Arbor, Mich.: The Part-Time Press, 2005.

 

Book chapters:

"Writing for Their Future: Students Research the Job Market." Writing to Make a Difference: Classroom Projects for Community Change. Ed. Chris Benson and Scott Christian. New York: Teachers College Press, 2002. 45-58.

"Catalogs." The Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture. Vol. 1. Ed. M. Thomas Inge and Dennis Hall. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 2002. 191-211.

 

Articles on education:

"Rebuilding Relations with Teachers." PTO Today. Oct. 2008.
"Building on a Strong Foundation." PTO Today. Sept. 2008.

"Greenville Technical College." Sandlapper. Autumn 2008.
"Florence-Darlington Technical College." Sandlapper. Autumn 2008.
"Denmark Technical College." Sandlapper. Autumn 2008.
"Central Carolina Technical College." Sandlapper. Autumn 2008.
"Aiken Technical College." Sandlapper. Autumn 2008.
"Tuning in to Technical Education." Sandlapper. Autumn 2008.
"Homework 911." Jump In. Fall 2008.

"Customer Service Secrets You Can Use." PTO Today. Aug. 2008.

"Make Your Group a Resource." PTO Today. Aug. 2008.

"Tri-County Tech Acquires Land for New Campus." Anderson Independent-Mail. 5 June 2008.

"AU Bids a Fond Adieu to Two Beloved Professors." Anderson University Magazine. Spring 2008.

"AU Alum Begins Medical Career at Age 70." Anderson University Magazine. Spring 2008.

“The School Always Wins.” PTO Today. Apr. 2008.

“A Carnival with Spirit.” PTO Today. Apr. 2008.

"The Synnex Connection." Anderson University Magazine. Winter 2008.

"A Passion for Poetry." Anderson University Magazine. Winter 2008.

"Nikki Anthony: Happy to Be Home." Anderson University Magazine. Winter 2008.

"Build Support for Your Product Fundraiser." PTO Today. Mar. 2008.

"Passion Prods Clemson's Teacher of the Year." Anderson Independent-Mail. 26 Feb. 2008.

"Conference Adds Creativity to Math, Science." Anderson Independent-Mail. 3 Feb. 2008.

"My Most Memorable Advisee: A Model of Persistence." The Mentor. Pennsylvania State University. 1 Feb. 2008.

"Make It Great." PTO Today. Jan. 2008.

"Fusion Warehouse to Expand." Anderson Independent-Mail. 26 Dec. 2007.

"Anderson University: A Place of 'Uncommon Civility.'" Sandlapper. Winter 2007-2008.

"Program Graduates Help to Make Movie Magic." Anderson Independent-Mail. 25 Nov. 2007.

"Anderson Literacy Program Reforms at Adult Center." Anderson Independent-Mail. 7 Nov. 2007.

"Storytelling Festival Comes to an End in Anderson." Anderson Independent-Mail. 3 Nov. 2007.

"Tri-County Program Earns Accreditation." Anderson Independent-Mail. 27 Oct. 2007.

"Colloquium Offers Tips to Anderson University Students." Anderson Independent-Mail. 26 Oct. 2007.

"Fun for All: Making Your Playground Accessible Lets Kids of All Abilities Play Together." PTO Today. Oct. 2007.

"Artist in Residence Dancing at Calhoun." Anderson Independent-Mail. 12 Oct. 2007.

"Clemson Educator Uses Show to Fight Childhood Obesity." Anderson Independent-Mail. 28 Sept. 28 2007

."Outstanding Effort to Overcome Adversity: Strength to Carry On." PTO Today. Sept. 2007.

"Get Organized." PTO Today. Aug. 2007.

"Better Grades: How You Can Help." Jump In. Fall 2007.

“Add a Spark to Learning.” PTO Today. Apr. 2007.

“36 Ideas for Arts & Science Enrichment.” PTO Today. April 2007.

"Add New Energy: How to Pep Up Your Fading Fundraiser--or Dump It and Start Over." PTO Today. Mar. 2007.
"Overcoming the Language Barrier." PTO Today. Jan. 2007.
"Fun Town: A Playground with Real Community Spirit." PTO Today. Oct. 2006.
"National Parent Group of the Year Runner-up: Raising the Flags of Involvement." PTO Today. Sept. 2006.
"Outstanding Private School Group: Parents to the Rescue." PTO Today. Sept. 2006.

"Why We Do It." PTO Today. Aug. 2006.

"How We Cope: Balancing PTO and Personal Life." PTO Today. Aug. 2006.

"Make Your Playground More Fun." PTO Today. Apr. 2006.

"After Katrina: Gulf Coast PTOs Regroup." PTO Today. Jan. 2006.

"Get the Principal on Your Side." PTO Today. Oct. 2005.

"My Fight with the Principal." PTO Today. Oct. 2005.

"Mega-Merger: Nine Schools Become One." PTO Today. Sept. 2005.

"Small School, Powerhouse Parent Group." PTO Today. Sept. 2005.

"My First Meeting." PTO Today. Aug. 2005.

"If You Hold It Will They Come." PTO Today. Aug. 2005.

"Prepared to Graduate." Best Practices. Summer 2005.

"A Road Map to Fundraising Success." PTO Today. Mar. 2005.

"Greenville Tech's 'Mr. Can-Do.'" Sandlapper. Winter 2004/2005.

"The Invisible World of Packaging Science." Sandlapper. Winter 2004/2005.

"How Parent Groups Build Science Skills." PTO Today. Oct. 2004.

"How Parent Groups Build Math Skills." PTO Today. Sept. 2004.

"Home Is Where We Learn." Sandlapper. Autumn 2004.

"How Parent Groups Help to Build Literacy Skills." PTO Today. Aug. 2004.

"No Child Left Behind: A New Focus for Schools. A New Role for Parent Groups?" PTO Today. Aug. 2004.

"Education Union Comparison Chart: Which Education Union Fits Your Group Best?" Adjunct Advocate. May/June 2004.

"PTOs Working Together." PTO Today. Apr. 2004.

"School Mergers." PTO Today. Jan. 2004.

"Great Family Nights." PTO Today. Jan. 2004.

"The Sky's the Limit." Boys' Life. Dec. 2003.

"Keeping Schools Safe." PTO Today. Sept. 2003.

"The Trouble with School Security; How It Affects PTO's." PTO Today. Sept. 2003.

"Making Church and School Partnerships Work." PTO Today. Aug. 2003.

"Murals: More Than Just a Pretty Wall." PTO Today. Aug. 2003.

"An Interview with Barbara Wolf (Introduction)." Adjunct Advocate. May/June 2003.

"Dad's New Job--PTA President." PTO Today. Apr. 2003.

"Appealing a Rejection from Your Dream College." College Bound. Mar./Apr. 2003.

"Should Parents Pay to Participate?" PTO Today. Mar. 2003.

"Working with Local Businesses." PTO Today. Mar. 2003.
"Cynthia Selfe: The Future of Technology and Teaching."  Adjunct Advocate. Jan./Feb. 2003.
"It's an Honor." Point of View. Community College Week. 6 Jan. 2003.

"Building a Multicultural PTO." PTO Today. Oct./Nov. 2002.

"The Mysterious Territory of Distance Learning." Thought & Action. Fall 2002. (Winner, National Education Association Democracy in Higher Education Prize)

"Faculty Interns: A Bargain for Business, a Bonus for the Classroom." Workforce. Aug. 2001.

"A Degree's Worth." Office.com. 15 Jan. 2001.

"The Joys of Being a Club Advisor." Innovation Abstracts. Vol. 17. No. 6. (1995).

"Salvation Journal." Innovation Abstracts. Vol. 15. No. 6. (1993).

 

Articles on business:

"Taking Care of Business." Insight. May/June 2008.

"Found Money." Insight. Mar./Apr. 2008.

"Money to Burn." Insight. Jan./Feb. 2008.

"Techno Phobes." Insight. Jan./Feb. 2008.

"Are You on the Right Path?" Insight. Nov./Dec. 2007.

"Homebuilder Turns Microlender to Help World." Oconee Today. 5 Aug. 2007.

"Click Culture: New Media Tools Help Recruit Top College Grads in Today's Tight Job Market." Insight. Aug. 2007.

"Speak No Evil: Securing Job Promotion the Ethical Way." Insight. Jan./Feb. 2007.

"Strategy Unit." Insight. Sept. 2006

"All Above Board?" Insight. Nov./Dec. 2004.

"Health Stealth." Insight. Nov./Dec. 2004.

"Patent Control." Insight. Aug. 2004.

"Shipping Out." Insight. July 2004.

"World Travelers." Insight. Jan./Feb. 2004.

"To Your Health." Insight. July 2003.

"No Easy Answers." Insight. June 2003.

"Young Bloods." Insight. Feb./Mar. 2003.

"The Change Up." MyBusiness. Feb./Mar. 2003.

"Artful Investing." Insight. Oct./Nov. 2002.

"Tech Speak." Insight. Aug. 2002.

"Tongue Tied." Insight. July 2002.

"The Mentor Brigade." Insight. Apr./May 2002.

"Insuring Profitability." Knowledge Management. Oct. 2001.
"Creative Thinking." Office.com. 22 Mar. 2001.
"Business-Driven Education." Office.com. 8 Mar. 2001.
"IRS Information Overhaul." Office.com. 2 Mar. 2001.
"Is the Time Right for Impairment Testing?" Workforce. Feb. 2001. (Reprinted in Staffdigest.com, Sept./Oct. 2001)
"Navigating the Tax Maze." Office.com. 23 Feb. 2001.
"Resuscitating a Dying Business." Office.com. 13 Dec. 2000.
"Trees of Gold." Office.com. 20 Nov. 2000.
"A Place Called Home." Office.com. 8 Nov. 2000.
"Fly Right." Office.com. 25 Oct. 2000.
"Making Banner Ads Affordable Again." Office.com. 27 Sept. 2000.
"Bearing Down on Wireless." Office.com. 14 Sept. 2000.
"Business in Action." Office.com. 6 Sept. 2000.
"Draw Customers at the Drive-Through." Office.com. 24 Aug. 2000.
"Company Mascots." Office.com. 7 Aug. 2000.
"Double-Edged Sword." Office.com. 7 July 2000.
"Cowgirl Rounds Up Sales." Office.com. 3 July 2000.
"Employees as Headhunters." Office.com. 27 June 2000.
"Much Ado about the ADA." Office.com. 16 June 2000.
"Craftswoman Finds Success in a Bear Market." Women's Circle. Nov./Dec. 1990.

 

Articles on South Carolina People and Places:

"AnMed Health." Sandlapper. Autumn 2008.
"Movie of Best-Selling Novel Pleases Author Sue Monk Kidd." Anderson Independent-Mail. 18 Oct. 2008.
"Due West Teen Attending Conference in New York City." Anderson Independent-Mail. 30 Mar. 2008.

"New Anderson County Museum Director Settles In." Anderson Independent-Mail. 17 Jan. 2008.

"New Veterans Nursing Home Director Says Providing Service Is His Job." Anderson Independent-Mail. 13 Jan. 2008.

"Minister Guides Boys State into Manhood." Anderson Independent-Mail. 2 Jan. 2008.

"Alternative Christmas Invokes the Season's True Meaning." Anderson Independent-Mail. 2 Dec. 2007.

"Home for the Holiday: Annual Fundraiser Tour Set for Saturday." Anderson Independent-Mail. 30 Nov. 2007.

"Newspaper Bike Route Leads to Fundraising." Anderson Independent-Mail. 20 Oct. 2007.

"Wanted: Good Homes for Horses." Anderson Independent-Mail. 13 Oct. 2007.

"John C. Calhoun Portrait to Arrive Today." Anderson Independent-Mail. 5 Sept. 2007.

"PEARL Takes Horses on Road to Recovery." Anderson Independent-Mail. 1 Sept. 2007.

"Trauma Made Him Stronger: Clemson Mayor Larry Abernathy Recounts Difficult Year." Anderson Independent-Mail. 5 Aug. 2007.

"Look Aloft." Sandlapper. Summer 2007.

"Freedom in the Air." Sandlapper. Spring. 2007.

"Denver Downs." Sandlapper. Summer 2006.

"Farming & Fun at Callaham Orchards." Sandlapper. Spring 2006.

"Christmas in Olde Abbeville." Sandlapper. Winter 2005-2006.

"Art Flourishes in Belton." Sandlapper. Autumn 2005.

"Split Creek Farm." Sandlapper. Autumn 2005.

"Redwood of the East." Sandlapper. Summer 2005.

"Anderson's New YMCA." Sandlapper. Autumn 2004.

 

Columns on distance education:

"OurSpace." Adjunct Advocate. Nov./Dec. 2006.

"Essay Grading Software." Adjunct Advocate. Mar./Apr. 2006.

"Online Courses Provide Hurricane Relief for Students." Adjunct Advocate. Jan./Feb. 2006.

"The Newest and Best Search Engine Tools." Adjunct Advocate. Nov./Dec. 2005.

"High Maintenance Online Students." Adjunct Advocate. Sept./Oct. 2005.

"As the Boy Scouts Always Say: 'Be Prepared.'" Adjunct Advocate. July/Aug. 2005.

"20 Time-Saving Tips for Faculty Who Teach Distance Education Courses." Adjunct Advocate. May/June 2005.

"Using Instant Messaging Chat to Engage Students Online." Adjunct Advocate. Mar./Apr. 2005.

"The Online Lecture." Adjunct Advocate. Jan./Feb. 2005.

"Computer Crash: Academic Freedom Collides with Online Automation." Adjunct Advocate. Nov./Dec. 2004.

"Land of a Thousand Lesson Plans." Adjunct Advocate. Sept./Oct. 2004.

"Virtual Field Trips." Adjunct Advocate. July/Aug. 2004.

"Learning Without Borders." Adjunct Advocate. Mar./Apr. 2004.

"Moving Your Course Online." Adjunct Advocate. Jan./Feb. 2004.

"How to Ace a Virtual Interview." Adjunct Advocate. Sept./Oct. 2003.

"OFTEN Comes Just in Time to Improve Working Lives of Adjuncts." Adjunct Advocate. July/Aug. 2003.

"Real-Time Data Lead to Real-Life Lessons." Adjunct Advocate. May/June 2003.

"eArmyU Wants You." Adjunct Advocate. Mar./Apr. 2003.

"Distance Education: A Global Perspective." Adjunct Advocate. Jan./Feb. 2003.

"Storyboards Aren't Just for Film Directors Anymore."  Adjunct Advocate. Nov./Dec. 2002.

"Hybrid Courses." Adjunct Advocate. Sept./Oct. 2002.

"Saving Time On-line." Adjunct Advocate. July/Aug. 2002.

"Streaming Audio Lectures." Adjunct Advocate. May/June 2002.
"Teaching at a Distance." Adjunct Advocate. Mar./Apr. 2002.
"Problem-Based Learning." Adjunct Advocate. Jan./Feb. 2002.
"Learning Styles & Distance Education." Adjunct Advocate. Nov./Dec. 2001.

"On-Line Plagiarism: Fighting the Good Fight." Adjunct Advocate. Sept./Oct. 2001.
"On-Line Degrees: How Employers View Them." Adjunct Advocate. July/Aug. 2001.
"Supplemental Income: Opportunities for On-Line Instructors." Adjunct Advocate. May/June 2001.
"Group On-line Projects." Adjunct Advocate. Mar/Apr. 2001.

"On-Line Science Labs." Adjunct Advocate. Jan./Feb. 2001.

"Guest Experts in On-Line Courses." Adjunct Advocate. Nov./Dec. 2000.

"Student Attrition in On-Line Courses." Adjunct Advocate. Sept./Oct. 2000.

 

Reviews:

"The Writing on My Forehead." Library Journal. 2008.
Glass Grapes and Other Stories. Library Journal. 2008.
"Miles from Nowhere." Library Journal. 2008.

"From A to X." Library Journal. 2008.

"Two Marriages." Library Journal. 2008.

"A Blessed Child." Library Journal. 2008.

"Say You're One of Them." Library Journal. 2008.

"The Stone Gods." Library Journal. 15 March 2008.

"The White Tiger." Library Journal. 2008.

"Dervishes." Library Journal. 15 Dec. 2007.

"The Golden Age.” Library Journal. 2007.

"The Sound of Butterflies." Library Journal. 15 Sept. 2007.

"The Worst Thing I've Done." Library Journal. 2007.

"By George." Library Journal. 2007.

"The Blood of Flowers." Library Journal. 1 March 2007.

"Forgive Me." Library Journal. 1 Feb. 2007.

"Online Student Skills and Strategies Handbook." Adjunct Advocate. Jan./Feb. 2007.

"In the Country of Men." Library Journal. 15 Nov. 2006.

"Small Acts of Sex and Electricity," Library Journal. 2006.

"The Bullet Trick." Library Journal. 15 July 2006.

"One Hundred Semesters." Library Journal. 15 July 2006.

"Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration." Library Journal. 1 May 2006.

"The Secret River." Library Journal. 1 Apr. 2006.

"An Iliad." Library Journal. 15 Mar. 2006.

"Excellence without a Soul." Library Journal. 2006.

"Higher Ground: Ethics and Leadership in the Modern University." Library Journal. 1 Mar. 2006.

"Whiteman." Library Journal. 1 Feb. 2006.

"Luck." Library Journal. Dec. 2005.

 

Literary Criticism:

 "Howard Sackler" (brief biography). Literature Online 20th Century Dramatists Series. 2008.
Ahmadou Kouroma" (brief biography). Literature Online African Writers Series. 2008.
"Djuna Barnes" (brief biography). Literature Online 20th Century Dramatists Series. 2008.

"Olusegun Obasanjo" (brief biography). Literature Online African Writers Series. 2008.

“Moody, Rick. Introduction.” Contemporary Literary Criticism.

“The Metamorphosis.” KnowledgeNotes Student Guides. 2000.

 

Newsletters:

Forum. Teaching English in the Two-Year College. Sept. 2008.
Forum. Teaching English in the Two-Year College. Mar. 2008.

Forum. Teaching English in the Two-Year College. Sept. 2007.

Forum. Teaching English in the Two-Year College. Mar. 2007.

Forum. College Composition and Communication. Sept. 2006. 

"The Fundraising Edge." Fall 2005.