Tara Coburn |
Office: A 308 |
English Instructor |
Office Phone: 815-224-0335 |
Illinois Valley Community College |
Email: tara_coburn@ivcc.edu |
Oglesby, IL 61348 |
Web page: www.ivcc.edu/coburn |
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Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL |
M.A. in English |
| M.A. Thesis: "John Irving, Female Sexuality, and the Victorian Feminine Ideal." | |
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Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL |
B.A. in English and Women's Studies |
| Senior Thesis: "Hands of a God, Hands of a Child, Hands of a Writer: Repetitive Symbolism as Narrative Theology." |
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Sigma Tau Delta-- National English Honorary |
Illinois Federation of Teachers Local 1810 |
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IVCC English Instructor Search Committee Summer 2003 Summer 2004 |
IVCC Librarian Search Committee Fall 2003 |
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IVCC International Education Steering Committee Fulbright Visiting Scholar Grant Subcommittee African Summer Institute Subcommittee |
IATE Prose Writing Contest judge Spring 2004 |
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English representative to Basic Skills Test conference |
Action Project 7 team member |
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Day of Writing session leader Spring 2004 |
High School Writing Contest judge Spring 2004 |
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English Department Norming Session organizer Spring 2004 Fall 2004 |
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Latin American Summer Institute 2003 |
New Faculty Orientation 2002-2003 |
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ENGL 541 Shakespeare Summer 2004 Northern Illinois University |
HIS 4993 Anne Frank: Her Story and Significance Summer 2004 Eastern Illinois University |
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ENGX 905 Hemingway: His Life and Works Loyola Mary mount University 2004 |
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Presentation of "APA and Essay Review" in Pat Cole's Sociology class |
Presentation of "Essay Peer Review" in Pat Cole's Sociology class |
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Presentation of "APA and Essay Review" in Pat Pence's Human Growth and Development Class |
Presentation of "If Gandalf is Jesus, then Frodo is..." in Kim Radek's Honors Colloquium |
| Advisor of Phi Theta Kappa student honorary |
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Woods, A. M., Weasmer, J., and Coburn, T. (In Review) Innovative Practitioners: Power of Professional Development, Family, and Avocational Interests to Motivate Change. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice. |
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Weasmer, J., Woods, A. M., and Coburn, T. (In Review). Persistent innovators: Insights on motivating teacher change. The Teacher Educator. |
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EIU English Composition ENG 1091 |
EIU Developmental Writing ENG 1000 |
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IVCC English Composition ENG 1001 |
IVCC English Composition ENG 1002 |
| IVCC American Literature LIT 2000 | IVCC Children's Literature LIT 2005 |