Dawnelle A. Jager
Writing Program Instructor
Office: 105 Moon Library
Phone: (315) 470-6722
Fax Number: (315) 470-6512
Email: dajager@syr.edu
Education
- B.A., Youngstown State University
- M.A., Syracuse University, 1989
Academic Interests
Learning Communities, Composition Curriculum Development, EcoComposition, Technical Writing, Creative Nonfiction in the Sciences, Environmental Issues, Teacher Training.
Organizations
- Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment
- College Composition and Communication
- Board of Directors, Lutheran Campus Ministry
- Susan M. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Publications
- How to Rite for Righting Teachers, Vocabula Review, May 2005.
- Conversations in Context Reviewed, Reflections, Writing Program, Syracuse University, Spring 2001
- Unit 1 Assignment, WRT 105, Fall 2002
- WRT 205 Shared Syllabus and Research Anthology Assignment, Spring 2002 and Spring 2003
Presentations
- "Invention Strategies for Difficult Writing Assignments," Onondaga Community College, Semester Workshop for the Writing Skills Center
- "Working with Students with Learning Disabilities," Writing Program, Syracuse University, Fall 1993
- "Authority and the Female Writing Instructor," at The Writing Skills Conference, Onondaga County Community College, Fall, 1994
- "Peer Group Dynamics," Writing Program, Syracuse University, Spring, 1997 Conference
- “Summary Strategies” and “Langston Hughes in the 205 Classroom,” Writing Program 1998
- “Self-Discovery, Skill Development, and the Sustained Writing Project, CCCC Convention, 1999
- “Beyond ‘One Size Fits All’ TA Training,” CCCC Convention, 2002
- “The (Im)possibilities of Research in a Material World: The Multi-Genre Collaborative Research Anthology,” CCCC Convention, 2003
- Technology and Research, ASLE SIG, CCCC Convention, 2004.
Awards
- Phi Lamda Theta National Honor Society
- Chancellor’s Award for Public Service for the Education Living Learning Community
Community Service
- Youth Leader
- Academic Advisor and Freshman Forum Leader
Personal
- 2nd Degree Black Belt, Kempo and Jitzu Karate
- Marathon runner
