William Dynes, M.A., Ph.D., Michigan Professor and Department Chair Shakespeare, Drama, Science Fiction   E-Mail -- Dynes@Uindy.Edu Office -- Esch 044D

Education:

• 2006: Certificate in Distance Education
• 2002: Blackboard Certified Instructor
• 1990: PhD, English, University of Michigan

  • Major Emphasis: Renaissance Drama

• 1985: MA, English, University of Michigan
• 1984: BA, English University of Michigan, with distinction and Honors in English

Awards:

• First Runner Up. Teaching in a Distance Education Program, The Indiana Partnership for Statewide Education, 2003
• Certificate of Recognition, for Innovative Teaching in a Distance Education Program, The Indiana Partnership for Statewide Education, 2002
• Teacher of the Year Award, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Indianapolis 2001.
• Semifinalist, University of Indianapolis Teacher of the Year Award, 1995.
• Faculty Course Development Grant, Center for Technology and Learning, 2000.
• Faculty Course Development Grant, Center for Technology and Learning, 1999.
• Sabbatical Leave, Semester II 1998.

Publications and Presentations:

• "Multiple Perspectives in Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Series. " Extrapolation. 42.2 (Summer 2001): 150-164.
• Review, The Omega Expedition, by Brian Stableford. Science Fiction Research Association Review 261 (Nov.-Dec. 2002): 15-16.
• Review, Kiln People, by David Brin. Science Fiction Research Association Review 259-60 (Sept.-Dec. 2002): 43-4.
• Review, Mars Probes. Ed. Peter Crowther. Science Fiction Research Association Review 257 (Mar./Apr. 2002): 22-23.
• Review, Swift Thoughts, by George Zebrowski. Science Fiction Research Association Review 258 (May/June 2001): 20-21.
• Review, J.R.R. Tolkien and his Literary Resonances. Views of Middle Earth. Science Fiction Research Association Review, 250 (Jan./Feb. 2001): 20-21.
• Review, Deconstructing the Starships: Science Fiction and Reality. Science Fiction Research Association Review, 242 (October 1999): 34.
• "Study Guide: A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller, Jr.," Science Fiction Research Association Review, 242 (October 1999): 3-6.
• "Study Guide: The Female Man, by Joanna Russ," Science Fiction Research Association Review, 241 (August 1999): 23-26.
• "The Trickster-Figure in Jacobean City Comedy," Studies in English Literature 1500-1900. 33:2 (Spring 1993) 365-384.

   

• "DL in Practice: Teaching Composition and Literature in a Distance Learning Environment." Instructional Technology Conference: Web-based Teaching and Learning. Indianapolis, May 2001.
• "College Comp Comes to High School: Instructional Technology Linking Classrooms, " Indiana Teachers of Writing, Indianapolis, September 2000.
• "Teaching Science Fiction Online," Topics on Distance Learning, Purdue Calumet, June 2000.
• "Report From the Field: Teaching Computer-Aided Composition," Indiana Teachers of Writing, Indianapolis, September 1999.
• "Developing Web Sites to Support Writing and Literature Courses" Indiana Teachers of Writing, September 1998.
• "The Estates Morality Play and the Moralities of Economy," Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association, October, 1997.
• "Performance and Diversity: Gender and Sexuality in Stratford," The Ohio Shakespeare Conference, May, 1996.
• " 'London, Look On!'" Group for Early Modern Cultural Studies, Pittsburgh, PA, 1996.
• "Marriage and the Family in Elizabethan Domestic Drama," Midwest Popular Culture Association, October, 1992.
• "Patriotism in Elizabethan Domestic Drama"

Committee Work:

• AQIP, Technology Subcommittee Co-Chair, 2004-
• Teaching and Learning Technology Committee; Chair, 2001-
• Library Committee, 1992-1996 (Secretary, 1993-94; Chair, 1994-96)
• Computer Utilization Committee (1996-1999)
• Sutphin Lecture Series (Co-Chair, 1995, Chair, 1996-Present)
• Faculty Advisor, Sigma Tau Delta (1992-Present)

Other Professional Activities

• Coordinator, English Department Web Site
• Dramaturg, Twelfth Night, University of Indianapolis Theater Department (1995)
• Dramaturg, The Grapes of Wrath, University of Indianapolis Theater Department (1991)
• English Instructor, College Preparation Workshop (1993-Present)
• Faculty Coordinator, English Placement Test (1993-94)
• Judge, High School Essay Contest, Optimist Club of Indianapolis (1993 & 1998)
• Judge, English Speaking Union Shakespeare Competition (1992, 1994, 1995)
• Preparer, The Hoosier Spell Bowl (1994-Present)