Will Chesher
Miami University | 301 S Patterson Ave, Oxford, OH 45056
willchesher.org | comprhetmoneymap.org | @wschesher1
Public Change Making & Media Projects | Disciplinarity & Expertise | Research Method-s/ologies
Miami University - Oxford, OH - (expected) May 2025
Miami University - Oxford, OH - (expected) May 2025
Ball State University - Muncie, IN - May 2020
Committee: Dr. Jackie Grutsch McKinney (Chair), Dr. Jennifer Grouling Snider, and Dr. Rory Lee.
Texas A&M - Texarkana - Texarkana, TX - May 2016
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, AR - May 2016
John Brown University - Siloam Springs, AR - May 2013
Emergent Researcher Award - Conference on College Composition and Communication 2022-2023
Recognized by national organization for a digitization project and development of an open-access online archive of interviews from the early 2000s. One of three finalists.
Dissertation Research Award - Association for Writing Across the Curriculum 2023
Recognized by national organization for a digitization project and development of an open-access online archive of interviews from the early 2000s.
Ball State University Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award 2019-2020
Recognized and nominated by department faculty for exemplary teaching practices and colleague mentoring. Only one master’s level student from Ball State is selected.
Ball State Tutor of the Year 2018-2019
Recognized by colleagues for implementing tutoring practices that focus on the ethic of care and emotionally responsive tutoring.
Hope High School Secondary Teacher of the Year 2015
Recognized by principal and board members for love of teaching, relationships with students, and ability to teach reading and writing through innovative teaching practices.
Emergent Researcher Award - Conference on College Composition & Communication - $10,000 ($2,500 funded)
Leveraging Our Expertise: A Digital Archive of WAC Work Outside of Higher Education
Dissertation Research Award - Association for Writing Across the Curriculum 2023 - $1,250
Leveraging Our Expertise: A Digital Archive of WAC Work Outside of Higher Education
Student Technology Fee Award FY 23 - Miami University - $30,000
Using Mediated Peer Review Tools to Improve Peer Feedback in the Classroom
Chesher, Will, & Grouling, Jennifer. (accepted). Negotiating values and praxis: A critical consideration of mentoring new GTAs. (Un)commonplaces in Graduate Teaching Assistantship Training & Experiences, edited by dawn shepherd, Zachary Singleton, Ti Macklin, Tracy Ann Morse, & Heidi Estrem. Awaiting publishing contract and forthcoming.
Maher, Jennifer, Wardle, Elizabeth, Glotfelter, Angela, Olejnik, Mandy, & Chesher, Will. (submitted). “Stewards vs. Profiteers: Researched-Based Disciplinary Interventions for the Current Existential Threat.”
Chesher, Will. (2023). to be made whole: an essay on purity culture, the evangelical church, and cis-male bodies. Journal of Multimodal Rhetorics. 7(2).
Olejnik, Mandy, Wardle, Elizabeth,, Maher, Jennifer, Chesher, Will, & Glotfelter, Angela. (2023). Working with faculty partners to change conceptions of writing beyond university walls. WAC Journal, 31, 7-31.
Chesher, Will. (2021). From finger to screen: A phenomenological inquiry into touchscreen typing and secondary students.” Wisconsin English Journal, 63(1), 44-72.
Allen, Holly Catterton, Howerton, Robin, Chesher, Will, & Brown, Hannah. (2014). Body and spirit: The role of physical movement in children’s spiritual development. Exploring and Engaging Spirituality for Today’s Children, edited by La Verne Tolbert, 195-209. Wipf & Stock.
Miami Writing Institute, with the Miami University HWCE Team, January, 2022.
CompRhet Money Map, with Logan Clem, March 2023 - Current.
Chesher, Will. (2016). Didacticism. Aquila Review 9, 83-88. Texas A&M-Texarkana.
“Leveraging Our Expertise: Building a Digital Archive of WAC Work Outside of Higher Education.” Conference of College Composition & Communication Annual Convention, April 3-6, 2024, Spokane, Washington.
“The Abundance of Graduate Student Perspectives: Stories, Lessons, and Critiques Across Institutions: Data Advocacy and the CompRhet Money Map..” Conference of College Composition & Communication Annual Convention, April 3-6, 2024, Spokane, Washington.
Co-presenter. “Reaching Beyond the Academy: Drawing on Empirical Research to Change Public Conceptions of Writing.” With Elizabeth Wardle, Mandy Olejnik, Angela Glotfelter, and Jennifer Maher. Writing Research Across Borders, February 18-22, 2023, Trondheim, Norway.
Co-presenter. “Reaching Beyond the Academy to Change Public Conceptions of Writing.” With Elizabeth Wardle, Mandy Olejnik, Angela Glotfelter, and Jennifer Maher. Conference of College Composition & Communication, February 15-18, 2023, Chicago, Illinois.
Co-presenter. “A Spiderweb of Agency: Fostering Conceptual Shifts and Teacher Agency in a Writing Project Graduate Degree.” With Jason Palmeri and Beth Rimer. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, November 16-19, 2022, Anaheim, California.
“MAking Informed Decisions: A Content Analysis of MA Writing Studies Program Websites.” Conference of College Composition & Communication Annual Convention, March 9-12, 2022, Chicago, Illinois.
Co-presenter. “What about us? Considering Professional Development for Experienced Graduate Teaching Assistants” With Zach Dwyer. Council of Writing Program Administrators Annual Convention, July 12-14, 2021, Reno, Nevada. [Conference Canceled due to Covid-19]
“Using Obsidian to Help Students.” Teacher to Teacher at the Conference of College Composition & Communication Annual Convention, April 7-10, 2021, Online.
Co-presenter. “Interjecting and Intersecting: Writing Center and Writing Program Commonplace(s).” With Bethany Meadows. Conference of College Composition & Communication Annual Convention, March 26-28, 2020, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [Conference Canceled due to Covid-19]
“Modal Ambiguity: A Teacher’s Response.” National Council of Teachers of English 2019 Annual Conference, November 21-24, Baltimore, Maryland.
Co-presenter. “10 Points to Gryffindor! A Workshop on Gamifying Professional Development.” With Dr. Jackie Grutsch McKinney, Dr. Kat Greene, Bethany Meadows, Zach Dwyer, and Kyle Pratt. International Writing Center Association Annual Conference, October 17-19, 2019, Columbus, Ohio.
“Modal Ambiguity: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Touch Screen Typing.” Computers and Composition 2019 Annual Conference, June 20-22, 2019, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
“Modal Ambiguity: Addressing the Shifting ‘Text-onics’ of Student Composing Practices.” Research Network Forum at Conference of College Composition & Communication, March 13, 2019, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
“(AD)Dressing the Part: Graduate Student Embodiment and Dress/Codes.” East Central Writing Centers Association, April 4-6, 2019, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio.
Co-presenter. “Embodied Spirituality: The Role of the Body in Children’s Spiritual Development.” With Dr. Holly Allen and Elizabeth Leon. Children’s Spirituality Conference: Christian Perspectives, June 10-13, 2012, Concordia College, River Forest, Illinois.
Co-presenter. “Community Development: A Holistic Approach Using Dr. John Perkins' 3 R's of Community Development.” With Cassandra Castellanet, Catherine Harbor, and Joseph Roberts. Great Plains Honors Conference, April 1-3, 2011, University of Texas-Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Co-presenter. “An Introduction to The Comp/Rhet Money Map.” With Logan Clem. Consortium of Doctoral Programs in Rhetoric and Composition, March 24, 2023.
Howe Center for Writing Excellence - Miami University - Oxford, OH - January 2021 to May 2024
- Designed and lead a Faculty Learning Community about Peer Review
- Designed and co-lead various workshops for faculty and graduate students
- Lead groups of Faculty Fellows to help develop new conceptions of writing in their discipline
- Organized capstone assessment project for the Liberal Education Committee
- Co-designed Miami Writing Institute for Miami Alumni
- Interviewed Faculty Fellows and presenters for public facing write-ups
Program Awards Granted:
- Writing Program Certificate of Excellence - 2022 - The Conference on College Composition and Communication
- Exemplary Enduring Writing Across the Curriculum Program Award - 2022 - The Association for Writing Across the Curriculum
Department of English - Miami University - Oxford, OH - August 2021 to July 2022
- Designed, distributed, and budgeted marketing materials for incoming Miami freshmen
- Co-designed online portfolio reading process using assessment best practices
- Updated website to describe portfolio program and provide clear submission guidelines
- Monitored portfolio email account and corresponded with students and university staff
- Co-facilitated portfolio assessment and delivered assessment results to students
Department of English - Miami University - Oxford, OH - April 2021 to July 2021
- Monitored and responded to portfolio inquiries from incoming Miami students
- Lodged and processed incoming portfolio submissions
- Designed portfolio assessment guidelines and norming examples
- Led norming session with portfolio readers to ensure reading consistency
- Co-facilitated portfolio reading assessment with a group of writing instructors
Ball State University - Muncie, IN - May 2019 to May 2020
- Designed and co-lead research inquiries: 1) TA preparation and values, 2) Student placement
- Co-created online LiveBinder repository with resources for use in Writing Program Courses
- Planned Fall Orientation for new and experienced instructors and graduate instructors
- Organized on campus Writing Program Speaker Series for 2019-2020 academic year
- Created peer-observation system for ongoing professional development for experienced TAs
- Edited and created content for Ball Point vol. 1 & 2, inhouse textbooks for WP courses
- Mentored new TAs and taught workshops in new TA practicum course
- Recorded, created, and edited Writing Program Speaker Series videos and other digital media
“All-Fellows Change and Innovation Retreat.” Presented to Miami Howe Faculty Fellows, with HCWE members, Spring 2024.
“Make Your Voice Heard: Composing with Digital Media.” Presented to Miami Faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students with Emma Boddy, Dr. Bernadette Bowen, and Courtney O’Banion, Fall 2023.
“Make Your Voice Heard: Talking and Writing to Local Governments.” Presented to Miami Faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students with Emma Boddy, Kathie Brinkman, and Alex French, Fall 2023.
“Make Your Voice Heard: Writing Op-Eds.” Presented to Miami Faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students with Emma Boddy, Meredith Perkins, and Devin Ankeny, Fall 2023.
“Faculty Learning Community: Student Peer Review and Feedback Platforms: Evaluating the Impact of Student Learning.” In collaboration with the Center for Teaching Excellence and the Howe Center for Writing Excellence, Fall 2023-Spring 2024.
“Facilitating Effective Online Peer Review.” Presented to Miami Faculty in Collaboration with Miami Online, Spring 2023.
“Facilitating Effective Peer Review.” Presented to Miami Faculty, Fall 2022.
“Teacher Education Working Group: Creating Lasting Institutional Change” with Mandy Olejnik. Presented to Teacher Education P-5 faculty, Spring 2022
“Using Writing for Learning in the College of Engineering and Computing Courses: A Six Session Certificate Program” with Elizabeth Wardle and Mandy Olejnik. Presented to College of Engineering and Computing faculty, Spring 2022
“Using Writing for Learning in Farmer School of Business Courses: A Six Session Certificate Program” with Mandy Olejnik. Presented to Farmer School of Business faculty, Spring 2022.
“Writing Workflows: Keeping Track of Your Readings & Research with Citation Management Systems” with Tim Lockridge. Presented to Miami University faculty, November 1, 2021.
“Rethinking Cheating & Plagiarism: Teaching Citation as Conversation (2 part series)” with Elizabeth Wardle & Mandy Olejnik. Presented to Miami University faculty, October 5th-6th & November 16th-17th, 2021.
“Reimagining Assessment Through ePortfolios: What Are They and How Can They Improve Learning in Your Courses and Programs” with Elizabeth Wardle. Presented to Miami University faculty, September 15-16, 2021.
“Thinking Creatively About Culminating Capstone Projects” with Elizabeth Wardle. Presented to Miami University faculty, August 31-September 1st, 2021.
“HCWE Fellows Assignment Workshop” with Elizabeth Wardle, Mandy Olejnik, and Ann Updike. Presented to HWCE Fellows, August 12-13, 2021.
“HCWE Faculty Fellows: Summer 2021” with Elizebeth Wardle, Ann Updike, Mandy Olejnik. Presented to new HWCE Faculty Fellows, May 17-28, 2021.
“Guided Peer Review Tools–Calibrated Peer Review (CPR), Kritik, and Eli Review.” with Ann Updike and Jennifer Keplinger. Presented to Miami University HWAC Participants, March 22, 2021.
“Using Labor Based Contract Grading in First Year Writing Courses.” Presented to Ball State Writing Program, February 18, 2020.
“Introduction to LiveBinder.” Presented to Ball State Writing Program at Fall Orientation, August 14, 2019.
“Citation as Academic Conversation & Participation” with Rena Perez. Presented to Miami Graduate School and Graduate Students, March 3 & 10, 2022.
“Designing & Using Labor Based Grading Contracts” with Destiny Brugman. Presented to English Department Graduate Students, November 11, 2022.
“Labor Based Grading Contracts” with Destiny Brugman. Presented to ENG 606, November 3, 2021.
“Designing Writing Assignments & Evaluating/Responding to Student Writers” with Mandy Olejnik. Presented to Psychology Graduate Assistants in PSY 685: Psychology Teaching Practicum, October 18, 2021.
“History and Philosophy Graduate Assistant Workshop: Responding to Student Writing” with Anne Updike and Mandy Olejnik. Presented to History and Philosophy Graduate Assistants, August 18th, 2021.
“ECWCA Preview: Ball State Tutors at East Central Writing Center Association.” Presented to Ball State Writing Center Tutors, March 29, 2019.
“Four C’s Recap: Graduate Student Perspectives.” Presented to Ball State Writing Program, March 22, 2019.
“An Introduction to Infographics.” Presented to Ball State TCOM 100 Class, October 22, 2019.
“Incorporating Best Practices for ESL Students.” Presented to Hope High School Teachers, Administrators, and Staff, October 7, 2015.
“Teaching Dialogue to Secondary Students.” Presented to East Texas Writing Project, June 9, 2015.
“How to Use Jeff Anderson’s Mechanically Inclined in the Writing Classroom.” Presented to East Texas Writing Project, January 15, 2015.
“Using GoogleApps for Education in the Classroom.” Presented to Hope High School Teachers, Administrators, and Staff, December 3, 2014.
“Creative Writing in/from the Historic Ahern House.” Presented to East Texas Writing Project, October 11, 2014.
Miami University- Oxford, OH - August 2020 to Present
Courses:
ENG 313: Technical Writing
ENG 304: Background Theories and Research in Composition
ENG 224: Digital Writing and Rhetoric
ENG 111: Composition and Rhetoric
Ball State University - Muncie, IN
Course: ENG 104: Composing Research
Ball State University - Muncie, IN - August 2018 to December 2018
Course: ENG 104: Composing Research
Hope High School - Hope, AR - August 2013 to May 2016
Courses:
English 11: American Literature
English 12: British and World Literature
English 9-12 Alternative Learning Environment
East Texas Writing Project - Texarkana, TX - October 2014 to June 2015
Ball State University - Muncie, IN - August 2018 to May 2020
Ball State University - Muncie, IN - August 2019 to May 2020
Collaboration with Logan Clem – March 2023 - Present
- Created website, maps, spreadsheets in GoogleSuite
- Co-edited data worksheets and content with user experience in mind
- Conducted user testing for dissemination and marketing
- Disseminated invitations for crowdsourcing through professional listservs and social media
Howe Center for Writing Excellence - Miami University - Oxford, OH - June 2021 to Present
- Created content in digital platforms Articulate Rise, Open EdX, Canvas, and Wordpress
- Created website for distribution
- Co-edited content with user experience in mind
- Conducted user testing for publication and marketing
- Collaborated with team on various deadlines and deliverables
GSOLE - February 2023 - December 2023
- Completed eight (8) modules about online literacy education
- Created an ePortfolio highlighting my theory of online literacy education with digital resources demonstrating bridging theory and practice.
Ball State Writing Program - Ball State University - Muncie, IN - May 2019 to May 2020
- Created and organized content in digital platform LiveBinder
- Collaborated with administrators and instructors to disseminate resources to instructors
- Recorded, created, and edited video content for speaker series and pedagogy workshops
Miami University IRB Member, 2022-Present
Global Miami Plan Writing Assessment Committee Member, 2021-2022
Miami English Graduate Student and Adjunct Association Executive Committee Member, 2020-2022
Miami University Composition Committee, 2020-2021
Ball State University English Program Committee, 2019-2020
Conference on College Composition & Communication
National Council for Teachers of English
Association for Writing Across the Curriculum
Global Society for Online Literacy Educators
Writing Program Administration Graduate Organization