Melanie Shoffner

Assistant Professor
English Education
Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Education

Ph.D.	University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 2006, Education; Culture, Curriculum and Change strand
M.A.T.	Duke University, 1996, English Education
A.B.	Duke University, 1994, English and History

Courses Taught

EDCI 422	Teaching English in Secondary Schools
EDCI 502	Reading in Middle/High School
ENGL 492	Literature in the Secondary School

Professional Experience

2006- present	Assistant Professor of English Education, College of Liberal Arts and College of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2004-2006	Instructor, Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Program and NC Teach Program, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
2005	Editorial Assistant, Dr. Catherine Marshall's Designing Qualitative Research (4th ed.)
2003-2004	Teaching Assistant, Masters for Experienced Teachers (M.Ed.) Program and Graduate Studies Program, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
2001-2002	Instructor, Program in Education, Duke University
1999-2000	Secondary English Teacher and Speech & Debate Teacher, Hamilton High School, Chandler, AZ
1997-1998	Secondary English Teacher, Southern High School, Durham, NC

Research

Dr. Shoffner's research interests include pre-service teacher reflection, technology in secondary English teacher education and the teaching of literature in secondary schools.

Selected Publications

• Shoffner, M. (2007).  Pre-service English teachers and technology: A consideration of weblogs for the English classroom. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE) [Online], 7(4). Found at http://www.citejournal.org/vol7/iss4/languagearts/article1.cfm
  
• Shoffner, M.  (2007, August). [Review of the book Using blogs to enhance literacy: The next powerful step in 21st-century learning].  Teachers College Record [on-line version].  Found at http://www.tcrecord.org
  
• Shoffner, M.  (2007, March).  Choosing their technology: Integrating technology into pre-service teacher reflective practice.  Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) Conference.  San Antonio, TX.
  
• Shoffner, M. (2006, April). [Review of the book The universally designed classroom: Accessible curriculum and digital technologies]. Teachers College Record. Found at http://www.tcrecord.org.
  
• Shoffner, M. (2006, March). The potential of weblogs in pre-service teachers' reflective practice. Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) Conference, Orlando, FL.
  
• Shoffner, M. (2005, March). "If you write it down, you have to think about it": Incorporating weblogs into pre-service teachers' reflective practice. Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) Conference. Phoenix, AZ.
  
• Shoffner, M. (2004, November). [Review of the book Teaching values: Critical perspectives on education, politics, and culture]. Education Review. Found at http://edrev.asu.edu
  
• Shoffner, M. (2004, March). Strange bedfellows: High-stakes accountability and reflective practice. Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) Conference. Atlanta, GA.
  
• Shoffner, M. (2003, November). [Review of the book The tech-savvy English classroom]. Education Review. Found at  http://www.edrev.asu.edu