VITA

Scott Foll
Email: dickens@speedy.com.ar
(More information on request.)

EDUCATION

1978-82:
Ph.D. in English, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Major: Nineteenth-Century British Literature
Minor: Eighteenth-Century British Literature

1992-94:
M.A. in Spanish, University of Northern Iowa, Soria, Spain

1976-78:
M.A. in English, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Major: Nineteenth-Century British Literature

1974-76:
B.A. in English, summa cum laude, LSU in Shreveport
Major: English

DISSERTATION

Through a study of The Uncommercial Traveller, the dissertation shows Dickens as a matured essayist, traces the relationship of the essay series to his novels,and reveals his attitude toward himself and his times during the last decade of his life.

MASTER'S THESIS

Focusing upon the letters and poetry, especially those pieces written immediately preceding, during, and after the Scottish walking tour of 1818, the study explores Keats's struggle with the duality of human nature.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Retired: December 2001
1990-2001: Professor of English, Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX
       (Spanish professor since 1995)
1988-89: Associate Professor of English, Northwest College, Powell, WY
1982-87: Assistant Professor of English, Northwest Community College, Powell, WY

Courses taught have included developmental English, the freshman composition and literature sequence, the sophomore British literature survey sequence, an introduction to Shakespeare, the first-year Spanish language sequence, and a late-Victorian novels course.

For the freshman sequence, I have designed and taught on-line versions of Freshman Composition I and Freshman Composition II, and I have taught a telecourse version of Freshman Composition II for seven years. I have also designed and taught an online version of the second half of the sophomore British survey (1798-roughly the end of World War I).

TEACHING INTERESTS

Web-based distance learning (design and implementation)
Web-enhanced traditional classes (design and implementation)
English Grammar/Composition (developmental through advanced)
Survey Courses (British literature from the beginnings to the present)
Spanish language and literature
Victorian Studies
Shakespeare
Romantic Poetry

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

May-July 2001:

Spanish language studies, Instituto de Lengua Española para Extranjeros, Buenos Aires, Argentina

13-16 April 2001

Attended workshops on Internet classroom management and on JavaScript for Educators.

May-June 1999:

Spanish language studies, Instituto de Lengua Española para Extranjeros, Buenos Aires, Argentina

May-June 1998:

Spanish language studies, Escuela Internacional, Salamanca, Spain

24-26 October 1997:

Developing Courses for the World Wide Web--Advanced Topics, a Symposium workshop on how to use the Web to deliver instructional materials, Philadelphia, PA

Introduction to HTML 4.0, an online course, Ziff-Davis University

Frames, an online course, Ziff-Davis University

Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets, an online course, Ziff-Davis University

Spanish language studies, Escuela Internacional, Salamanca, Spain

Spanish language studies, Forester Instituto Internacional, San Jose, Costa Rica

Spanish language studies, Forester Instituto Internacional, San Jose, Costa Rica

Dickens Fellowship Conference, St.-Leonards-on-Sea; served as a respondent to member of Parliament from Hastings during after dinner presentation

Wyoming Association of Teachers of English Conference, Cody, WY

Lancashire Conference of the Dickens Fellowship, University of Salford, Salford, England

"Drama and Theatre in the Age of Shakespeare," University of Birmingham Summer School, Stratford-upon-Avon

"Victorian Literature and the Arts in London," University of London Summer School, London

Additionally, I have attended various professional conferences for organizations such as the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, the Modern Language Association, the South Central Modern Language Association, the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association, and the National Council of Teachers of English.

PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS

18 February 2001

Presented a workshop on managing an online classroom for the FIRST Center, Amarillo College

20 September 1997:

Presented a workshop on "Creating the Online Classroom" with Dr. David Zimmermann for the Higher Education Consortium of Texas and Oklahoma, Borger, TX

Presented a reading paper, "La música de la frontera Goes Mainstream--Sort Of," for the Texas/Southwest Popular Culture Association, Amarillo, TX

Presented a reading paper, "Dickens's Imaginative Return: Reflections on 'Wapping Workhouse' and 'Dullborough Town,'" at the CCTE Conference, San Antonio, TX

Presented a reading paper, "Dickens and the Uncommercial," to the Dickens Fellowship, Canterbury, England

"Dickens's Later Journalism: The Uncommercial Dickens" for the Dickens Fellowship, Laramie, WY

"The Latter-Day Dickens: Carlyle and the `Uncommercial,'", paper given at the SCMLA Convention, Austin, TX

"Great Expectations and the `Uncommercial' Sketch Book," Dickensian, 81 (1985), 109-16.
"Dickens and West's `Bedraggled Harlequin,'" Ball State University Forum, 3 (1982), 59-63.
Rev. of The Lantern's Dance in the Beehive, by Silvia Scheibli. The Texas Review, 2 (1981), 112-13.

ACADEMIC SERVICE

1992-2001:
English Department Internet Resources Committee
Distance Education Classes Committee
Faculty Web Technology Committee
Program Review Committee, Amarillo College Telecourses
Developed the online version of ENGL 2323 (Sophomore survey)
Developed and maintained the English Department web page
Developed and maintained the web page for the online version of ENGL 1301 (Freshman Composition I)
Developed and maintained the web page for the online version of ENGL 1302 (Freshman Composition II)
Learning Resources Advisory Committee
Council for International Studies
English Faculty Search Committee
Ad hoc subcommittee charged with evaluating the programs for the Faculty Forum
English Writing Lab Committee
English Textbook Committee
Mentor, supplemental faculty members
Dean's Book Review, New Kingdom of the Saints: Religious Art in New Mexico 1780-1907
Sponsor, Voices of Verse, poetry club
Sponsor, Spanish Club
Campus Council (student/sponsor council for Student Government Association activities)
Community Service literature classes

1991-92
Liaison with Chamber of Commerce, Texas/Southwest Popular Culture Association Conference, Amarillo, TX
Liaison with Chamber of Commerce, CCTE Conference, Amarillo, TX
Proofread SACS Visitation team information booklet
Participated in Brazosport College Freshman Composition Placement Study
Community Service literature class

1990-91
Judge, UIL forensics competition
Facilitator, John Ben Shepherd Leadership Forum
Coordinator, ENGL 3053 Textbook Committee
Group leader, Faculty Book Selection Interest Group: Literature
Member, Faculty Book Selection Interest Group: Fiction

1985-89
Coordinator, English Program
Information Systems Management Committee
Faculty Organization Welfare Committee
Faculty Handbook Committee
Faculty Grievance Committee
Secretary, Wyoming Association of Teachers of English
Registrar and member of planning committee, WATE Conference, Cody, WY, 6-8 October 1988
Learning Resources Committee
Faculty Review Board
Welfare Committee
Co-Sponsor, Field Studies in Great Britain
Coordinator, Humanities Division Brochure
Sponsor, Phi Theta Kappa

WEB PAGE DESIGN

Amarillo College English Department
A site designed for the Amarillo College English Department

Big Dog's Grammar
An online basic grammar developed for the use of beginning English students, with interactive exercises

CCFA (Community College Faculty Association)
An information source for faculty associations at community colleges across the country

ENGL 1302 Freshman Composition 2
An online introduction to literature and writing about literature

ENGL 2323 Masterworks of English Literature 2 (Online)
An online class survey of British literature from 1798-1918

Gabi's Küche
A German recipe page

Language Links
Useful links for beginning and intermediate students of French, German, and Spanish

MLA Quick Guide
A basic source of information about documenting research writing

TYCA-SW (The Two-Year College English Association-Southwest)
An online newsletter

MEMBERSHIPS

LANGUAGES

REFERENCES

Transcripts available upon request.

Joyce Hinsley
Chair, Department of Modern Languages
Amarillo College
P O Box 447
Amarillo, TX 79178
USA
Email: hinsley-dj@actx.edu

Carl Fowler
Chair, Department of English (retired)
Email: cmfowler@swbell.net

Tom Hodges
Chair, Department of English
Amarillo College
P O Box 447
Amarillo, TX 79178
USA
Email: hodges-te@actx.edu

Dr. David Zimmermann
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Amarillo College
P O Box 447
Amarillo, TX 79178
USA
Email: zimmerman-dh@actx.edu

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