Professor Information


Contact Information	Email: goldberj@pgcc.edu Phone: 301-322-0566 FAX: 301-322-0549 Office: Marlboro 3052 Mailbox: Marlboro 3072
Campus Activities	Editor, Instructional Forum see: http://academic.pg.cc.md.us/instruction/if/ Writing Center Tutor (See link in "sidebar")
Education	Post-Graduate, English (Old English Language and Literature) - University of Rhode Island MA, English Literature- Florida State University BA, English - Florida State University
Teaching Experience	I have been teaching Writing since 1989, including Business Communication, Technical Writing, and Composition, as well as Early British Literature, Shakespeare, Children's Literature, and Science Fiction Literature.
Publications	"Frodo is Beowulf: Tolkien Reshapes the Anglo-Saxon Heroic Ideal," Summer 2006, Mallorn (the scholarly journal of the Tolkien Society) "Prod Students to 'Dig In' to Primary Data," January 2006, Mary Ellen Guffey’s BizCom e-News – Online Newsletter, <http://guffey.swlearning.com/newsletter> "La canción de Ivonne," Spring 2005, Brown Bag, <http://academic.pg.cc.md.us/english/brownbag/Spring%202005%20Contents.htm>
Conference Presentations	November 2009, "Stuff Happens: Teaching Group Work in the Commuter College Business Communication Class"; panel presentation with Prof. Melinda Kramer and Prof. Paul Madachy, Association for Business Communication Annual Convention, Portsmouth, VA. October 2007, "You View: Myth or Reality"; panel presentation with Prof. Melinda Kramer, Prof. Mary M. Greene, and Prof. Mahbub Jamal; Association for Business Communication Annual Convention, Washington, D.C. October 2006, “Creating Community: Engaging Collaborative Teams in a Community College Business Communication Course”; TYCA Annual Conference, Providence RI April 2005, "Creating Community: The Challenges of Collaborative Work in a Community College Business Communication Course"; Association for Business Communication Spring Conference, Greensboro, NC April 2005, "Teaching Business Communication: Using Blackboard's Discussion Forums and Study Groups to Enhance Interactivity"; panel presentation with Prof. Mary M. Greene and Prof. Mahbub Jamal; Association for Business Communication Spring Conference, Greensboro, NC March 2005, "Online Library Instructions"; panel presentation with Prof. Norma Schmidt and Prof. Diane Finley; Maryland Distance Learning Association Conference, Adelphi, MD November 2004, "Interactive Online Learning"; panel presentation with Prof. Mary M. Greene and Prof. Mahbub Jamal; TYCA Northeast Annual Conference, Annapolis, MD April 2004, "Frodo: A Beowulfian Hero for the 1960s"; PCA/ACA National Convention, San Antonio, TX April 2003, "Frodo is Beowulf: Tolkien Reinvents the Anglo-Saxon Heroic Ideal"; PCA/ACA National Convention, New Orleans, LA 1993, "Gawain's Shields of Faith"; South Central Modern Language Association Conference, New Orleans, LA 1990, "The Creation Hymn in Anglo-Saxon Poetry"; Southeastern Medieval Association Conference, Raleigh, NC
Other Personal Information	I am in the process of writing a couple of textbooks (or, more likely, textbook supplements) for Business Writing and Composition courses, as well as a Science-Fantasy novel. I continue to pursue an interest in medieval British literature (primarily Anglo-Saxon literature) and J.R.R. Tolkien.
Other Professional Experiences	In addition to teaching, I worked as a professional writer for the State of Florida, writing legal documents for the Florida Department of Professional Regulation.