Cindy Raisor
Lecturer and Director of the Bush School Writing Program
Phone: (979) 862-8835
ALLN 1027
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Cindy Raisor is a Lecturer at the Bush School, where she directs the Bush School Writing Program for master’s students in the Departments of International Affairs and Public Service and Administration. She received her MA in English, minoring in linguistics, and BS in secondary education, with an emphasis in English, from Texas A&M University. Having taught college-level writing courses for over thirty-five years, she has experience instructing students in several departments, including English, physics, and chemical engineering, as well as the Bush School. Beyond writing instruction, she also has experience with program and curriculum development, assessment, faculty training, instructional technologies, and educational research. Publications include “Chemical Engineering Student Perceptions of Learning from ePortfolio Creation” in Chemical Engineering Education, "A Cross-Case Analysis of the Use of Web-Based ePortfolios in Higher Education" in the Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, and “Teaching Technical Communication through Virtual World Technology” in Virtual Worlds in Online and Distance Education.
She is committed to investigating and applying how new pedagogies can be used to help students foster lifelong learning skills; sharpen critical-thinking and writing skills; and adapt to ever-changing, diverse workplace environments.