Programs and Areas

Digital Resources in the Department of English

Visiting Scholars in Digital Media and Composition

The Visiting Scholars in Digital Media and Composition program is ideal for interested faculty planning a leave or sabbatical focused on some aspect of digital media studies. This program offers applicants an opportunity to undertake concentrated or extended projects involving digital and multimodal texts within the technology-rich setting of a Big Ten research-oriented institution. Visiting Scholars can designate the length of their stay (from two weeks to one year depending on the scope of their projects). During this time, they will have access to technical support, office space, various print and digital resources, and like-minded colleagues in digital media studies. Scholars are also offered an honorarium to deliver an informal lecture about their work near the end of their visit.

More information on applying for a Visiting Scholarship in Digital Media and Composition.

Ohio State University proudly invites faculty working in the arena of computers and composition to join us as a Visiting Scholar in Digital Media and Composition. This new program offers interested colleagues an opportunity to undertake concentrated or extended projects involving digital and multimodal texts in a technology-rich setting removed from their home institution, but connected to the profession.

Visiting Scholars can schedule stays of flexible duration, from two weeks to one year, depending on their project, and will enjoy the many benefits of a Big Ten environment during sabbaticals or leaves. Visiting Scholars in Digital Media and Composition receive no salary; they are, however, offered an honorarium to deliver an informal lecture near the end of their visit.

The Visiting Scholars in Digital Media and Composition program provides participants the following benefits:

the opportunity to undertake concentrated or extended scholarly projects in technology-rich composing environments such as the Digital Media Project in OSU’s Department of English;
technical support and resources for learning new digital applications, creating innovative digital and multimodal texts, and exploring new pedagogical approaches;
time to explore OSU units and programs whose work relates to digital media including the Digital Union, the Advanced Computing Center for Arts and Design, The Wexner Center for the Arts, the Art & Technology studios;
the chance to attend the lectures and presentations related to digital media studies, and rhetoric and composition studies, that are offered on the OSU campus (James Gee, 2006; Marilyn Cooper 2006; Scott McCloud, 2007);
the use of the OSU library and its extensive online services, including the Ohio Knowledge Bank, Carman, and the Media Manager;
the opportunity to discuss scholarly projects with interested groups of faculty and students involved in OSU’s new graduate concentration in Digital Media Studies, the Digital Nedia Project, and our summer institute on Digital Media and Composition (DMAC);
office space and clerical support.

Colleagues interested in becoming a Visiting Scholar in Digital Media and Composition can apply for visits scheduled between mid-September and May of each year. Letters of application—which must be received a minimum of eight weeks in advance of proposed visits—should include descriptions of the visit’s purpose and any projects to be undertaken, the proposed dates of the visit, and the applicant’s curriculum vitae. All letters will be screened by committee, and applicants will be contacted as soon as possible.

Current Visiting Scholars

Professor Jonathan Alexander (University of California-Irvine), 2007
Professor Cheryl Ball (Illinois State University), 2007
Professor Adam J. Banks (Syracuse University), 2007
Professor Gary Bays (University of Akron, Wayne College), 2007
Professor Hugh Burns (Texas Woman's University, 2009)
Professor Debra Journet (University of Louisville), 2007

Contact

Dr. Cynthia L. Selfe, Humanities Distinguished Professor
Department of English, 421 Denney Hall
164 W. 17th Ave., The Ohio State University
614-688-3779, selfe.2@osu.edu