RICHARD MURRAY SHAW
1614 53rd Ave North Center for Writers
Moorhead, MN56560 North Dakota State Univ.
argo, ND58105
218-287-8682701-231-7928
EDUCATION
Ph.D. BallStateUniversity, May 1985. British and American Literature.
Major focus: Composition Research and The Teaching of English.
Dissertation: The Effects of Teachers’ Written Comments on the
Revision of Description Essays by College Freshmen.
M.Ed. LyndonState College (Vermont), 1979. English Instruction and Curriculum.
M.A.T. (1967);A.B. (1966) BrownUniversity,. French Literature.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Director, NDSUCenter for Writers, and Assoc. Prof. of English & Education, 2004-
Associate Professor of English/Education, North DakotaStateUniversity. 1994-
Assistant Professor of English, North Dakota State University, 1985-1991.
Doctoral Fellow and English Instructor, Ball State University, 1979-1985.
English Instructor, LyndonState College, Lyndonville, VT, 1977-1979.
English Teacher, LakeRegionUnionHigh School, Orleans, VT, 1972-1977.
French and English Teacher, Lake Region Union High School, 1967-1969.
HONORS
College of AHSS Award for Excellence in Service, 2003
Vogel Award for Excellence in Teaching, NDSU English Department, 1997.
Outstanding Doctoral Graduate, Ball State University English Department, 1987.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Shaw, Richard M., et al.Our Lives, Our Worlds. Harcourt Brace, 2001.
---. Ourselves and Our Lives. Harcourt Brace, 1997. Rev. 1998.
---. Ourselves and Our World. Harcourt Brace, 1997. Rev. 1998.
---. Writing, Reading, and Reasoning. Harcourt Brace, 1996; Ginn Press, 1987, 1991.
---. Kaleidoscope 3: Emerging Perspectives on Science,_Ethics, and Economics.
Ginn Press, 1990; Kaleidoscope 2: Emerging Perspectives on History and Social
Justice, Ginn Press, 1989; Kaleidoscope 1: Emerging Perspectives on Community
and School, Ginn Press, 1987, Rev. 1989.
Shaw, Richard.M. “Barry Beckham.” Cyclopedia of World Authors II. Salem Press,
1989; “Jean De La Fontaine.” Great Lives from History: Renaissance to 1900.
Salem Press, 1989.
SELECTED REVIEWS OF ENGLISH/EDUCATION MATERIALS
Milner & Milner. Bridging English, 2nd ed., 1999. Suggested revisions for
a complete 3rd edition by Pearson/Merrill, June 2000, Pub. July 2002.
Classroom Reading Assessment and Diagnosis: A Worktext for St. Martin’s Press,
October 1991.
Improving Your Comments on Student Papers: A Handbook for St. Martin’s Press,
March 1990.
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
“Designing Assessment and Rubrics: Help Your Students Write Better Papers.”
Presentation with Mary Pull at the International Alliance of Teacher Scholars Lilly
Conference, Pomona, California, March 14-15, 2003.
“Errors and Expectations: Assessing and Improving Writing at NDSU.” Presentation
with Mary Pull, University Assessment Luncheon, NDSU, November 14, 2001.
“Improving Assessment Without Reinventing the Wheel” (with Robert Harrold
and Julie Schrader). Collaboration Conference for the Advancement of
College Teaching and Learning. Bloomington, MN, November 20, 1998.
Co-chaired a panel on “Questions of Agency in the Writing Process.” College
Conference on Composition and Communication, Phoenix, AZ. April 1997.
Convened and chaired English Education workshops on Model Guidelines for the
Preparation of North Dakota English & Language Arts Teachers. Bismarck,
ND. June 7-8; March 28-29, 1996.
“Helping Reluctant Colleagues Use Writing as an Assessment Tool” (with Helen
Correll). Bush Regional Faculty Development Conference on Assessment,
Bloomington, MN. February 16, 1995.
“Re-creating and Sustaining Writing Across the Curriculum” (with SuEllen Shaw
and Beth Anderson). National Writing Centers Conference, New Orleans, LA.
April 14, 1994.
SELECTED FACULTY DEVELOPMENT/RESEARCH GRANTS
NDSU Technology Fee Grant for writing workshops ($5,710.00), 2004-2006.
NDSU Technology Fee Grant for CFW computers ($5,319.00), 2003-2004.
Bush Foundation Grant ($60,000) to assess quantitative and writing skills at
NDSU (with William Martin, NDSU Math Department), 1999-2002.
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
English Department: Assessment Committee, 1990–2006. PT&E Committee 2005. Vertical Writing Committee, 2004–2006. Teaching Evaluation Committee, 1997-2003. Curriculum Committee, 1995-1999. Computer Resources Committee 1986-1998. Writing Program Coordinator, 1985-1991.
School of Education: Associate Faculty. English EducationAdvisor, 1995-present. Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1995-97, 2004-2005. Teacher Ed. Council, 1995-96.
College /University: AHSS Architecture Committee, 2000-2003. AHSS Student Progress Committee, 1997-2000./ Director, Center for Writers 2004-2006. University Assessment Committee, 1995-2003. University Scheduling and Registration Committee, 1995-1999.