Jeffrey Chan


Post-Secondary Education

Texas State University
Master of Fine Arts
Creative Writing


Teaching Experience

Adjunct Professor, Austin Community College, Austin, TX, August 2007-current

  • Teach Composition I and II courses

Instructional Associate, Austin Community College, Austin, TX, April 2019-current

  • English and Writing IA at Eastview Campus Learning Lab; tutor students, promote and develop Lab services, liaison with academic departments

Tutor, English and Writing, Austin Community College, Austin, TX, Feb 2010-April 2019

  • Began at Riverside Campus Learning Lab, moved to Highland Learning Center Learning Lab; Tutor IV (Feb 2010-July 2017) and Tutor V (July 2017-April 2019)

 

Austin Community College, Austin, TX, Spring 2017

  • Taught two sections of ENGL 1301 as part of the Achieving the Dream Open Educational Resources (OER) Degree Initiative

Austin Community College, Austin, TX, Jan-March 2016

  • Co-led Great Questions Seminar: The Soul and the Whole

Harry Ransom Center for Research in the Humanities, Austin, TX, Sept 2012-May 2016

  • Served as a volunteer docent tour guide

Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, TX, August 2009-Dec 2011

  • Taught Composition I and II courses as an Adjunct Instructor

Austin Pre-Freshman Engineering Program, Huston-Tillotson U., Austin, TX, June-July 2011

  • Taught Technical Writing to middle/high school students

St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX, August 2007-May 2008

  • Taught Presentational Speaking and Rhetoric/Composition II classes as an Adjunct Instructor

Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, August 2001-Dec 2005

  • Taught English Common Curriculum courses and one Intro to Creative Writing section as an Instructor

Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, Fall 2004

  • Taught one section of Freshman Writing

Loyola Intensive English Program, Loyola U. New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Oct. 2002-May 2003

  • Taught writing and basic web design to ESL students

Upward Bound, Loyola U. New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Oct. 2001-May 2002

  • Taught English composition and test prep for high school students preparing for college

Herzing College New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, June 2001-April 2002

  • Taught General Composition and Business Writing classes as an Asst. Professor

Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, August 1998-May 2000

  • Taught College Writing classes as a Graduate Teaching Assistant

SWT Office of Continuing Education, San Marcos, TX, Oct. 1999-May 2000

  • Taught writing classes in SWT’s English as a Second Language Program

Project Pass, Southwest Texas State U., San Marcos, TX, Summer 1999

  • Co-taught creative writing classes to incoming San Marcos H.S. freshmen

Upward Bound, Southwest Texas State U., San Marcos, TX, Oct. 1997-July 1998

  • Taught English composition and creative writing for high school students preparing for college

Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, August 1996-May 1997

  • Taught Expository I and II Writing classes as a Graduate Teaching Asst.

KO.OP Radio, 91.7 FM, Austin, TX, Spring 1996

  • Served as volunteer trainer of new radio programmers


SPECIALIZED TRAINING/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Open Education Texas: Policy, Practice and Potential Conference, Summer 2019

  • Conference on OER practice and policy in Texas higher ed

Great Questions Seminar Faculty Training, Austin Community College, Fall 2018

  • Faculty training to lead new iteration of Great Questions Seminar courses

Instructional Development Faculty Institute, Austin Community College, July 2017

  • Certificate, Developing Sustainable (Non-Disposable) Assignments

Project ACC Summer Institute on Active and Engaged Teaching, June 2017

  • Training led by Faculty Fellows in active teaching techniques

Brainfuse Online Tutoring Training, Austin Community College, August 2016

  • ACC initiative to integrate college-specific tutoring with Brainfuse platform

Instructional Development Faculty Institute, Austin Community College, July 2016

  • Certificate, ACC Online: Exemplary Blackboard Online Course Development

Instructional Development Faculty Institute, Austin Community College, June 2016

  • Certificate, Using OERs to Increase Student Access and Persistence

Faculty Training, EDUC 1300 Student Success Course, Austin Community College, Oct 2015

  • Classroom training completed; online training incomplete

Flair Symposium, University of Texas-Austin, Oct 2015

  • “Gabriel Garcia Marquez, His Life and Legacy”

Great Questions Seminar Faculty Training, Austin Community College, Summer 2015

  • Faculty training to lead first iteration of Great Questions Seminar courses

National Weather Service Training, Austin Community College, Feb 2015

  • Certificate, Severe Weather Storm Spotter

Annual Learning Lab Tutor Conferences, Austin Community College, 2012-current

  • Workshop training and tutor level certification


CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Plato's Meno: Core Text in the Core Curriculum.” Association for Core Texts and Courses Annual Conference, April 2019

Panel participant, “It’s a Different World! ECHS Students: Experiences, Expectations and Strategies.” Expertise, Experience, Excellence: Partnering for Student Success (Annual Learning Lab Tutor Conference, March 2017)

“Skeleton Dance Zombopolis: Hurricane Katrina and the Zombie Metaphor.” American Studies Association of Texas Annual Conference, 2009


Professional Publications

PUBLICATIONS: LITERARY REVIEWS & CRITICAL ESSAYS

  • Review of Ninth Letter (v. 5 n. 1). Literary Magazine Review, v. 26 n. 1-2, Spring/Summer 2008.
  • Review of Zahir  (i. 8). Literary Magazine Review, v. 24 n. 3-4, Fall/Winter 2006/7.
  • “Sleeping With Poppy Z. Brite.” (reviews of Tales of a Punk Rock Nothing, Portrait From Memory, and Garret Co. Press) New Orleans Review, v. 31 n. 2 (“The Hurricane Issue”).
  • Review of Appalachian Heritage (v. 32 ns. 2-4; v. 33 n. 1). Literary Magazine Review, v. 23 n. 4, Winter 2006.
  • Review of Seems (n. 37). Literary Magazine Review, v. 23 n. 1-2, Spring/Summer 2005.
  • Review of Callaloo (v.26 n. 3). Literary Magazine Review, v. 22 n. 1-2, Spring/Summer 2004.
  • Review of Horse Medicine. New Orleans Review, v. 30 n. 1.
  • Review of Sofía’s Saints. New Orleans Review, v. 29 n. 2.
  • Review of Flyway (v.7 n.2-3). Literary Magazine Review, v. 21 n. 3, Fall 2003.
  • “Writers Explore the Heart of New Orleans: A Review of French Quarter Fiction.” Where Y’at, v. 5 i. 6, March 2003.
  • “A Calling to Write Poetry” (profile of poet Jonathan Holden). City Arts Magazine. v.10 n. 3, Nov.-Dec. 1996.
     

PUBLICATIONS: JOURNALISM
(list of individual articles available on request)

  • Nexus, New Orleans, LA, 2002. Reviewer.
    Wrote movie and art reviews for this short-lived weekly.
  • The Chautauquan, San Marcos, TX, May 1999-March 2000. Senior Writer, City Desk
    Wrote local investigative news articles and city government updates for this weekly.
  • The Southwest File, San Marcos, TX, Fall 1997-Fall 1999. Contributor.
    Contributed articles, movie reviews, short stories and poems.
  • The Daily University Star, Southwest Texas State, Fall 1997. Opinion columnist.
    Wrote occasional opinion columns.
     

EDITORIAL & EVALUATION WORK

  • Volunteer, Harry Ransom Center for Research in the Humanities, Austin, TX, Spring 2014

Transcribed and edited archived handwritten letters in association with the Center’s Gone With the Wind interactive exhibition

  • Fiction Co-Editor/Contributing Editor, New Orleans Review, Loyola U. New Orleans, 2001-11

Served as Fiction Co-Editor until 2006 (read and edited fiction submissions), then as Contributing Editor

  • Reader/online reviewer, Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2008 and 2012

Reviewed the fourth edition of Everything’s an Argument in preparation for fifth edition and fourth edition of Easy Writer in preparation for fifth edition

  • Professional Scorer, Pearson Educational Measurement, Austin, TX, occasional projects between 2006-2010

Scored 11th grade TAKS and STARR essays and other standardized tests

  • Business Systems Analyst-Documentation Specialist, Austin Energy, Austin, TX, July 2006-Sept 2007

Wrote and edited technical procedures and policies

  • Judge, William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition, New Orleans, LA, 2002

Read and chose novel manuscripts

  • Scriptwriter, JRL Enterprises, Inc., New Orleans, LA, 2000-1

Wrote and edited scripts for this company's interactive educational software

  • Asst. Editor, Office of Correspondence and Extension, Southwest Texas State U., San Marcos, TX, 1998-2000

Edited correspondence coursebooks and related material

  • Fiction Editor, Southwestern American Literature, Southwest Texas State U., San Marcos, TX, 1998

Internship with Dept. of Southwestern Studies; manuscript reader 1997-2000

  • Editorial Asst., Persona, Southwest Texas State U., San Marcos, TX, 1997-9

Read manuscripts for this creative writing journal

  • Writing/Administrative Intern, City Arts Magazine, Manhattan Center for the Arts, Manhattan, KS, Fall 1996-Spring 1997

Wrote and edited articles; researched grant opportunities


CONTESTS AND AWARDS



Published: September 22, 2024