Adam Pacton
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Mail code: 0604Campus: Tempe
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Since coming to ASU in January of 2016, Adam Pacton has helped to create pathways to educational access for online students. He has developed and facilitated massive open online courses (MOOCs), advised on the creation Study Hall and Crash Course YouTube playlists, and worked with faculty in Writers' Studio to deliver innovative instruction in college composition. His research and teaching interests are directed at bridging personalization and scale in writing instruction.
Dr. Pacton is a lecturer with the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts and is the English 105 Course Coordinator in the Writers' Studio. He received an ASU President's Award for Innovation in 2017 and 2021.
- Ph.D. Rhetoric and Composition, Department of English, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2015
- M.A. English, Department of English, East Tennessee State University 2009
- B.A. Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 2001
- Composition Theory, Pedagogy, and Assessment
- Writing Program Administration
- Disability Studies
- Online, Hybrid, and MOOC Composition
- Multimodal Composition, Creative Nonfiction, Experimental Writing
Peer-Reviewed Articles
• “Perusing the Parousia: A Formalist Reading of ‘The Second Coming.’” Peer English 3 (2008): 75-84. Print.
Other Articles and Book Chapters
• “Bringing Socrates to the Center: The Socratic Method as Functional Peer Tutoring.” Southern Discourse 12.1 (2008): 3,11. Print.
Creative Nonfiction
• “East.” The Great Lakes Book Project. Ed. Walter Blake Knoblock. Traverse City: Felix Exi, 2013. 157-59. Print.
• “Composing: An Ars Logica.” Writing on the Edge 23.1 (2012): 71-83. Print.
Poetry
• “Dissociation.” 3Elements Review. 1.1 (2013): 29-31. Web.
• “Dasein,” Now and Then: The Appalachian Magazine. 25.2 (Fall/Winter 2009). Print.
Reviews
• Rev. of Autism Spectrum Disorders in the College Composition Classroom: Making Writing Instruction More Accessible for All Students. eds. Val Gerstle and Lynda Walsh. Composition Studies 41.1 (2013): 149-52. Print.
• Rev. of The Changing of Knowledge in Composition: Contemporary Perspectives. eds. Lance Massey and Richard C. Gebhardt. Composition Studies 40.1 (2012): 120-23. Print.
• Rev. of Impoliteness: Using Language to Cause Offence, by Jonathan Culpeper. Anthropology Review Database. The University of Buffalo and UBWings, 05 Jan. 2012. Web.
• “If I Don’t Know what I’m Teaching, How Can I Make the Best of It?”: Rev. of Teaching What You Don’t Know, by Therese Huston. Pedagogy 12.1 (2011): 187-91. Print.
• Rev. of My Word: Plagiarism and College Culture, by Susan Debra Blum. Anthropology Review Database. The University of Buffalo and UBWings, 25 Nov. 2009. Web.
• Rev. of Reorienting Orientalism, ed. Chandreyee Niyogi. In-between: Essays & Studies in Literary Criticism 15.2 (2008): 189-92. Print.
Rev. of Killed Cartoons: Casualties from the War on Free Expression, ed. David Wallis. Modern Language Studies 38.1 (Summer 2008): 85-87. Print.
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
• “Composition in the Global Freshman Academy.” Arizona State University’s Innovation Showcase. January, 2017.
• “Leave the Line Edits: Finding Patterns in Grammar Errors.” Pacific University’s Tutoring and Learning Center Writing Workshop Series. November, 2015.
• “Take One Step Back, Two Steps Forward: How to Use Reverse Outlining.” Pacific University’s Tutoring and Learning Center Writing Workshop Series. November, 2015.
• “Comma, Comma, Chameleon: Common Comma Problems and Solutions.” Pacific University’s Tutoring and Learning Center Writing Workshop Series. October, 2015.
• “Beam Me up, Scotty: Using the B.E.A.M. Method of Source Incorporation.” Pacific University’s Tutoring and Learning Center Writing Workshop Series. October, 2015.
• “What the What: Navigating the Socratic Method in Others’ and in Your Own Writing.” Pacific University’s Tutoring and Learning Center Writing Workshop Series. September, 2015.
• “Eureka: Inventional Techniques and Games.” Pacific University’s Tutoring and Learning Center Writing Workshop Series. September, 2015.
• “Access, Accommodation, and Dis/Ability in First-Year Composition." Composition Forum for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. September, 2013.
• “Supporting Student Success in English 101.” University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee New English Teaching Assistant Orientation. August, 2013.
• “External Funding through Pivot.” University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee English Department. October, 2012.
• “Conferencing: Nuts, Bolts, and Wrenches.” University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee New English Teaching Assistant Orientation. August, 2012.
• “English Technology/Pedagogy Workshop: D2L Roundtable.” University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. November, 2011
• “Responding to Student Texts: Best Practices.” University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee New English Teaching Assistant Orientation. August, 2011.
• “Emerging Technologies in Composition.” East Tennessee State University English Composition Workshop. August, 2009.
• “Online Resources for Composition and the Composition Materials Project.” East Tennessee State University Composition Workshop. August, 2008
• Arizona State University President’s Award for Innovation (2017)
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowship (2013)
• Society for Disability Studies Tanis Doe Prize (2013)
• James A. Sappenfield Fellowship (2012)
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Graduate Student Travel Award (2012)
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor’s Graduate Student Award (2010, 2012)
• John D. Allen Graduate Award in English (2009)
• Mary Bomar Herrin Memorial Scholarship (2008)
• James H. Robb Memorial Award (2001)
• Academic Excellence Scholarship (1999)
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship (1999)
• Reviewer, Pedagogy (2017-Present)
• Copyeditor, Queen City Writers (2013-Present)
• Editorial Coordinator, Southern Medical Journal (2009)
• Editor-in-chief, Mockingbird (2008-2009)
Arizona State University
- College of Integrative Sciences and Arts Standards Committee
- English Composition I Lecturer Search Committee
- English Composition I Faculty Associate Search Committee
- English Composition II Faculty Associate Search Committee
Pacific University
- Writing Tutor Coordinator
- Assessment Redesign Initiative
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Online Composition Coordinator
- Composition Advisory Committee
- Center for Instructional and Professional Development Writing/Critical Thinking Assessment Pilot
- Writing Program Assessment
- Academic Policy Committee
- Online Composition Instructor Mentor
- English 101 Curriculum Committee
East Tennessee State University
- Assistant Director, Writing and Communication Center Summer
- Project Coordinator, ETSU Composition Materials Web Site