Linda Adler-Kassner Explained

Linda Adler-Kassner
Discipline:Writing Studies
Alma Mater:Ph.D.: University of Minnesota M.A.: University of Minnesota B.A.: Macalester College
Known For:Research on writing program administration, basic writing, writing knowledge transfer
Awards:Council of Writing Program Administrators’ Best Book Award (The Activist WPA, 2008), Council of Writing Program Administrators' Special Award for Outstanding Scholarship (Naming What We Know, 2015)

Linda Adler-Kassner is an educator and university administrator. She is known for her work in the field of writing studies, including co-authoring Naming What We Know: Threshold Concepts of Writing Studies, which was recognized by the Council of Writing Program Administrators.

Education and career

Adler-Kassner received her B.A. from Macalester College in 1985. She earned her M.A. in 1992 and she received her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1995.[1] [2] Adler-Kassner had taught at the University of Michigan-Dearborn[3] and Eastern Michigan University.[4] From 2009–2015, she served as director of the University of California, Santa Barbara's Writing Program.[5], she is the faculty director of the Center for Innovative Teaching, Research, and Learning (CITRAL),[6] a professor of writing studies, and Associate Vice Chancellor at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

From 2009 to 2011, Adler-Kassner was president of the Council of Writing Program Administrators.[7] While serving in this role, she Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing, a policy document used by institutions and writing programs to guide writing pedagogy.[8] [9] [10]

In 2017, she chaired the Conference on College Composition and Communication.[11]

Research

Adler-Kassner's research areas broadly include literacy studies with attention to inclusive pedagogies.[12] Her work includes the nature of writing as a learning method and process of discovery.[13] Recent research, as published in her two Naming What We Know books, has focused on the disciplinary knowledge of composition studies, threshold concepts, writing knowledge transfer, genre studies, and reflective writing.[14] [15] Additionally, Naming What We Know has contributed to new developments in information literacy[16] and the practical application of threshold concepts across disciplines.[17] Earlier in her career, Adler-Kassner's scholarship covered topics such as basic writing and community literacy.

Selected publications

Awards and honors

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Linda Adler-Kassner Center for Innovative Teaching Research and Learning - UC Santa Barbara . 2022-03-04 . www.citral.ucsb.edu.
  2. Web site: Linda Adler-Kassner Writing Program - UC Santa Barbara . 2022-03-23 . www.writing.ucsb.edu.
  3. Adler-Kassner . Linda . Just Writing, Basically: Basic Writers on Basic Writing . Journal of Basic Writing . 1999 . 18 . 2 . 69–90 . 10.37514/JBW-J.1999.18.2.05 . free .
  4. Contributors . Composition Studies . 2007 . 35 . 1 . 154–157 . 43501698 .
  5. News: Linda Adler-Kassner New Writing Program Director . The Santa Barbara Independent . UC Santa Barbara . 4 August 2010 .
  6. Web site: About Us | Center for Innovative Teaching Research and Learning - UC Santa Barbara . www.citral.ucsb.edu.
  7. Web site: CWPA CWPA Executive Board Members . 2022-06-21 . wpacouncil.org.
  8. O'Neill . Peggy . Adler-Kassner . Linda . Fleischer . Cathy . Hall . Anne-Marie . Creating the 'Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing' . College English . 2012 . 74 . 6 . 520–524 . 23212910 .
  9. News: Laird . Jonathan . 2011-10-15 . Linda Adler-Kassner Goes to Washington . en-US . The Santa Barbara Independent . 2022-03-25.
  10. Web site: April 7, 2011 . Far From Standard: New guidelines for teaching writing seek to build "habits of mind" instead of touting specific methods . Inside Higher ED.
  11. Web site: 2018-06-06 . CCCC Chairs . 2022-03-24 . Conference on College Composition and Communication . en-US.
  12. Web site: Linda Adler-Kassner Writing Program - UC Santa Barbara . 2022-03-04 . writing.ucsb.edu.
  13. . Adler-Kassner . Linda . 2017 CCCC Chair's Address . College Composition and Communication . 69 . 2 . December 2017 . 317–340 . 10.58680/ccc201729421 . 149028438 .
  14. Book: Adler-Kassner . Linda . Wardle . Elizabeth . Naming What We Know: Threshold Concepts of Writing Studies . 2015 . Utah State University Press . 978-0-87421-989-0 . 895302988 .
  15. Book: Adler-Kassner . Linda . Wardle . Elizabeth . (Re)Considering What We Know: Learning Thresholds in Writing, Composition, Rhetoric, and Literacy . 2020 . University Press of Colorado . 978-1-60732-932-9 . 1122688913 .
  16. Web site: April 23, 2020 . On Naming What We Know By Linda Adler-Kassner and Elizabeth Wardle . Studying Research: Research Is Not A Basic Skill.
  17. Web site: Nov 1, 2015 . Naming What We Know About Writing: A new book explores threshold concepts in writing studies and how they can be useful in practice. Librarians, take note. . Inside Higher Ed.
  18. University Press of Colorado . Naming What We Know . 2022-03-24 . en-US.
  19. Sperber . Lisa . Whithaus . Carl . Adler-Kassner . Linda . 'Everything Gets to Writing': An Interview with Linda Adler-Kassner . Writing on the Edge . 2017 . 27 . 2 . 4–17 . 44647480 .
  20. Web site: CWPA Awards . 2022-03-11 . wpacouncil.org.

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