Dr. Janet Carol
Strever
Education
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA 1993 -2000
Emphasis: Case Study of an Online Writing Course
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA 1987-89
Degree: Master of Fine Arts -- Creative Writing -- Poetry
Dual Emphasis: College Composition/Rhetoric
Literary Editing and Design
Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA 1984-87
Degree: Bachelor of Arts -- Literature, Magna Cum Laude
Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO 1974-76
Course of Study: American Literature
Teaching Experience
Instructor, Spokane Community College, 1989-2003 (Since
2000, all of my classes are either online or web-enhanced)
Instructor, Gonzaga University, Masters in Teaching English as a
Second Language, 1999-2003
Instructor, Gonzaga University, English Department, adjunct
1991-96, year-to-year contract, 1996-99
English 98 English Composition for the Non-Native Speaker
English 101 Composition
Instructor, Gonzaga University, ESL Program, adjunct 1991-96,
year-to-year contract, 1996-99
ESL Writing 105 Paragraphs
ESL Writing 106 From Paragraph to Essay
ESL Writing 107 Writing American English
ESL Writing 108 Advanced ESL Composition
ESL Reading 107 Academic Reading
ESL Reading 108 Advanced Academic Reading
ESL Writing Technical Writing through Electronic Mail
ESL Workshop Fiction Writing for Japanese Teachers of English
ESL Research Workshop for Japanese Teachers of English
ESL Special Topics Contemporary American Poetry
Lead ESL Instructor, Institute For Extended Learning, full-time
position, 1995
Instructor, Spokane Falls Community College, 1990 and 1996
English 101 English Composition
Instructor, Eastern Washington University, 1987-90
English 100 Fundamentals of Standard English
English 101 Writing American English
English 201 Principles of Effective Writing
English 210 Introduction to Imaginative Writing
English 270 Introduction to Poetry, Internship with Dr. D. Wall, Summer 1989
English 370 British Literature, (Substitute teacher)
Curriculum Development and Special Projects
In Progress:
Articles: "The Student's Experience of Peer Feedback In the Online
First-Year Composition Class: A Case Study;" Teaching Online: A Journal of
Discovery;" "A Crucial Part of Writing: Peer Feedback, Avoiding the
"Yes" Trap;" and "Technology in the First Year Online Composition
Class: A Case Study."
Served on Outcomes Committee as the Newsletter Editor, Fall 2000-2003.
Served on hiring committee for Distance Education CEO, Spring 2002.
Worked with interested English Department members to amend English 98, Fall 2001
- Spring 2002.
Along with Gloria Lebowitz, we created "Poetry Day," a celebration of poetry
during Spring of 2002. We generated interest through advertisements and personal requests
of the poets we know on campus. Students and faculty attended the event to help
celebrate and create awareness of poetry as a viable, vivacious liberal arts topic.
Designed, coded, and implemented curriculum for Introduction to Poetry, English 275,
Winter 2002.
Worked with members of liberal arts faculty on assessment, preparing for
accreditation. Fall 2001-02.
Served on interdepartment distance education task force, Fall 2001-2002.
Chaired committee to create and pilot English 100 class, filling the gap between
English 99 and English 101 since English 101 is text-based at this time, yet there has not
been a class which meets that need.
Served on Hiring Committee for English Department faculty, Spring 2001.
Design and testing of online school wide placement tool with Lynn West.
Textbook in process: The Three /R/s: Reading, wRiting and Research.
Designed, coded and implemented curriculum for an across the curriculum Online
Research Masters Degree course, taught through the use of WWW, email and discussion
groups, Gonzaga University, Spring 1999.
Designed, coded and implemented curriculum for an across the curriculum Online English
First Year Composition course, paired with Edmonds Community College History 106, taught
through the use of WWW, email and discussion groups, Winter and Summer 1997.
Designed, coded and implemented curriculum for an Online Composition course, taught
through the use of the WWW, email and discussion groups, Spokane Community College.
Designed, coded and implemented curriculum for an Online Literature course, taught
through the use of the WWW, email and discussion groups, Spokane Community College.
Received technological grant to research, design and implement online English courses,
Spokane Community College.
Received faculty development stipend to teach teachers and staff how to use the
Internet and the WWW, Spokane Community College.
Received faculty development stipend to develop homepages for the Liberal Arts and
English Department, Spokane Community College.
Developed homepages for the Doctoral Studies at Gonzaga University, Fall 1995.
Developed ESL Core Curriculum in Reading, Writing, Listening/Speaking, Grammar, and
Mathematics for pre-literate to advanced ESL students, Institute for Extended
Learning,1995.
Implemented a bridge program between advanced ESL students and English 101 students at
Gonzaga University, Fall 1994.
Developed curriculum for English Reading and Study Skills for second language
learners, 1994.
Created curriculum for an electronic ESL Technical Writing Course at Gonzaga
University, 1994.
Instituted a pen-pal project for ESL students through electronic mail with instructors
and their classes in New York and Nebraska, Summer 1994.
Organized and supervised holistic evaluation for composition assessment Gonzaga
University, ESL, Summer 1992-99.
Teaching Others to Teach
Winter 2003, Sunny,
English 275 Introduction to Poetry
Summer 2002,
Intern Deb Jones, English 97 From Sentence to Paragraph
Spring 2002, Intern
Rebekkah Ferenchuck, English 120 Technical Writing
Summer 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, Instruction Technology for Teachers of a
Second Language, MTSL 516
Spring 1999, Research
Effectively for Teachers of a Second Language, MTSL 600
Awards
1998 NISOD, Educational Leadership Recipient.
Affiliated Adjunct Stipends, 1996, 1997, 1998.
Editorial Experience
Newsletter Editor, Assessing Our Abilities, 2000-2003.
Editor and Publisher of Kimera Publishing. Books to date: Gribble-Neal, Iris. A
Year and A Day Man; Gribble, Tom. Interest Free Karma; and Powers,
James G. When The Saints Come Marching In.
Editor, an international electronic journal, Research and Reflection: A Journal of
Educational Praxis, 1996-99.
Managing Editor, e-journal, Research and Reflection: A Journal of Educational
Praxis, 1993-96.
Listowner of Poetry-L, an electronic poetry workshop, with eighty-five members
worldwide through Internet, 1992-96.
Editor-in-Chief, Kimera, a national literary magazine, 1995-99.
Co-Editor, Heliotrope, a national literary magazine, 1995-97.
Faculty Advisor, Legends magazine, a student publication, 1991-99.
Presentations
Guest Poet, Reading of original works, National Poetry Week, LRC, October, 2002.
Guest Poet, Reading of original works, Legends Celebration, Spokane Community College,
May 2001.
Presentation, "Using the Net for Effective Research," MATESL Students, April
20 and 24, 2002.
Presentation, "Learners Online: Understanding the Diverse Needs of Learners
Online," Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education,
co-presenter with Lynn West, February, 2001.
Presentation, "Traits of the Online Learner." Faculty Development, SCC,
April 19, 2000.
Presentation, "Using the Net for Effective Research," MATESL Students, April 20
and 24, 2001.
Presentation, "A Winning Assessment: A Tool for Entrance," League of
Innovation, co-presenter with Lynn West, Chicago, Oct., 1999.
Presentation, "Online English Classes," SFCC English Retreat, co-presenter
with Lynn West, November, 1998.
Presentation, "The Purpose and Production of a Web Presence," CIEE
Conference, London, England, February, 1998.
Presentation, "English 101 Taught Through the Internet," guest speaker,
Edmonds Community College, November, 1997.
Presentation,
"Citizen of the Dream: Who is the Online First-year Composition Student?"
Washington Area Humanities Conference, October 1997.
Presentation, "Writing Through the Past: Coordinated Studies Through the
Internet," Co-presenter, 13th Annual League for Innovation Conference on Information
Technology, Atlanta, GA, Oct. 1997.
Presentation, "Writing Through the Past: Team Teaching Over the Internet"
BCC, 1997.
Guest-co-speaker Seminar in Community and Technical College Education for the State
Board, September 1997.
Presentation, "The Online Composition Class," Guest speaker, Wenatchee
Consortium, February, 1997.
Presentation, "Practical Internet Resources for the ESL Educator," Spokane
Regional ESL Conference, February 1997.
Presentation, "How to Research on the Internet," Classroom presentation, for
the S.C.C. Ed. 210 class, February 1997.
Presentation, "The Good and the Bad of the Online Classroom." Co-presenter
for the Washington Center, 1997.
Presentation, "Using Electronic Communication Networks to De-centralize the Role
of Teacher," Spokane Regional ESL Conference, February 1996.
Presentation, "The Internet and the Disabled Student," Celebration of
Abilities, SCC, February 1996.
Presentation, "How To Use Gonzaga's New Electronic Journal," WSASCD,
Seattle, February 1995.
Presentation, "Research and Reflection: An Electronic Journal," Northwest
Association of Teacher Educators, Coeur d'Alene, April 1995.
Presentation, "The Literary Magazine: Praxis of Teaching Creative Writing,"
Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association, Colorado Springs, CO, Fall 1994.
Faculty presentation, "Mainstreaming the ESL Student," Gonzaga University,
Fall 1994.
Faculty presentation, "Internet and the Liberal Arts Faculty," S.C.C., May
1994.
Workshop, "Audience Awareness: Is Anyone Out There?" TRI-TESOL (Teachers of
English as a Second Language), a two hour workshop, Vancouver, B.C. October 1993.
Presentation, "TESL-L and Other Internet Resources for the ESL Teacher,"
TRI-TESOL October 1993.
Guest poet at Spokane Community College, February 1990-92. Readings from works in
progress.
Guest editor for panel at Spokane Falls Community College Writing Workshop, "The
Little Magazine and its Audience," Winter 1989.
Guest poet at Auntie's Bookstore, February, March, and May, 1989, and January, 1990.
Guest poet at the Women's Center, Eastern Washington University, May 1989.
Publications
Strever, Jan. Against Advice. Spokane: Heliotrope Press, 2000.
Strever, J. "Small's Large World in Focus." Assessing Our Abilities.
5 Dec. 2000: 1.
Strever, J. "Al's Project for Success." Assessing Our Abilities. 25
Jan. 2001: 1.
Strever, J. "Writing and Reading for Success." Assessing Our Abilities.
26 Mar. 2001:1.
Strever, J. "To Tutor or Not to Tutor?" Assessing Our Abilities. 10 May
2001: 1.
Strever, J. Review of Computer Literacy. JAAL, Sept. 2000.
Strever, J. and K. Newman. "Using Electronic Peer Audience and Summary Writing
with ESL Students," Journal of College Reading and Learning, 28 (1), Fall
1997.
Strever, J. and L. West. "The New Frontier: Online Interdisciplinary Studies
Courses," Washington Conference News, Fall 1997.
Strever, J. "Editor’s Page," Research and Reflection: A Journal of
Educational Praxis, http://www.gonzaga.edu/rr/1997-98.
Strever, J. "Notes From the Editor," Kimera: A Journal of Fine Writing,
May 1997, September 1998, January 1999.
Strever, J. and Perreault, G. "Deevolution: Returning to the Source: The Making
of Research and Reflection: A Journal of Educational Praxis," CBE Views,
October 1995.
Finalist, placed 9th out of 15, 000, in the 1994 Writer's Digest Fiction
Contest.
Poems published in 2River, In Other Words Anthology, Alsop Review, Willow Springs,
Crosscurrents, The McGuffin, Ygdrasil, Poetrymagazine, Bellowing Ark, Denver Quarterly,
Best Poetry of 1990, Chicago Sheet, Colorado Writer's Forum 1976, Vernal, Circa, Durango
Herald newspaper, The Independent and Definitely.
Short stories published in Mediphors and Moondance.
Articles, "Sailing The Seas of Internet," The Inlander, November and
December, 1994.
Professional Organizations
Modern Language Association
Washington Association for Speakers of Other Languages
Washington Association for Developmental Education
Association for Higher Education
Washington Education Association
Associated Writing Programs
National Council of Teachers of English
Phi Kappa Phi
Adjunct Faculty Caucus
National Educational Association
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