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Ryan Moeller (aka Rylish)
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Assistant Professor of English
Chair, Professional & Technical Writing (Undergrad) |
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312B Ray B. West
(435) 797-8637
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Education
PhD; Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English; University of Arizona; 2004
Dissertation: Wireless transactions: The rhetorical appeals of consumer electronics marketing.
MA; English; University of Nevada Las Vegas; 1998
Thesis: Language games and computer-aided composition
BA; English; University of Nevada Las Vegas; 1996; Phi Kappa Phi
Teaching
Professor Moeller teaches courses in rhetorical theory, rhetorics of technology, professional and technical writing, and computer game design and development. Recent course topics have included the Rhetorics of Identity in Online Virtual Worlds, Rhetorics of Play, Project Management, Specialized Documents: Computer Game Design Documents and White Papers in the Mobile Industry, and Usability Studies & Human Factors in Professional Communication.
Research
Professor Moeller's research is focused on consumer cultures, computer game design and development, and new media. His primary theoretical lenses include rhetorical theory, play theory, political economy, and posthumanism. His work has appeared in Technical Communication Quarterly, Kairos, fibreculture, Computers and Composition Online, Works and Days, and in edited collections. He recently published an educational game with Bedford/St. Martin's press called PeerFactor, which is designed to teach students the best practices of peer review.
Some representative publications include:
Moeller, R.M. (2008). PeerFactor! Face your peer review fear. [online game/tutorial]. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's. Available from http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/newcatalog.aspx?isbn=0312468849
Moeller, R.M., & White, K. (2008, Fall). Enter the game factor: Putting theory into practice in the design of Peer Factor. Computers and Composition Online. [Special Issue: Reading Games]. Retrieved from http://www.bgsu.edu/cconline/theory.htm
Moeller, R.M. (2005, Fall). An homage to the posthuman in Ohmann: Retailing culture through consumer electronics. Works and Days. 23(1&2) [Special issue: Richard Ohmann: A Retrospective]. 151-174.
Moeller, R.M., & McAllister, K.S. (Spring 2002). Playing with techne: A propaedeutic for technical communications. Technical Communication Quarterly, 11(2). 185-206.
Professional Activities
Professor Moeller directs the Learning Games Initiative at USU. He currently serves as the chair of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee for Professional and Technical Writing, and he directed the PhD Program in the Theory and Practice of Professional Communication from 2007-2008. He serves as a faculty advisor in the Interdisciplinary Media Research Consortium. Nationally, Professor Moeller serves on the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing's Bibliography Committee and he sits on the editorial board for the journal Kairos.
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