Adam Oldaker, English Instructor

Office: A-317 (Main Campus)

Spring Tutoring Hours: T R 11:30-2:00 P.M., R 4:45-5:45 P.M. (Ottawa Center)

Spring Office Hours: M W 9:00-11:00 A.M., F 9:00-10:30 A.M. (Main Campus)

Phone: (815) 224-0326

Email: Adam_Oldaker@ivcc.edu

Spring 2013 Course Syllabi    

• ENG 0900-600: Basic Composition II, T R 9:30-10:45 A.M., Ottawa Center
• ENG 1002-01: English Composition II, M W F 8:00-8:50 A.M., Main Campus
• ENG 1002-500: English Composition I, T R 7:30-8:45 A.M., Marquette Academy
• ENG 1002-630: English Composition II, R 6:00-8:50 P.M., Ottawa Center 
• HON 1001-150: Honors Orientation, W 12:00-12:50 P.M., Main Campus & Online
• CON 1200-01: Introduction to Classroom Assessment and Research, Select W (Jan. 23, Feb. 6, March 6, March 27, Apr. 17, & May 1), 3:00-5:00 P.M., Main Campus
  

EagLITs Book Club Meetings

• Discussion of Justin Cronin's The Passage on Friday, June 21, 2:00-3:30 P.M. at Jeremiah Joe Coffee, 807 La Salle St., Ottawa, Illinois
• Fall 2013 Selections: Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects, Joe Hill's Horns, David Grann's The Devil and Sherlock Holmes, and Christopher Moore's Lamb (meeting dates, times, and locations TBD)

Useful Links

IVCC's Blackboard Instructions 

Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)

IVCC's Jacobs Library 

IVCC's Student Help Desk

IVCC's Writing Center

IVCC's Stylebook

NoodleBib Citation Generator 

Education

M.A., Elementary Education, Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois

M.A., English, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

B.A., English and Theatre Arts, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois

Visiting Student, St. Catherine's College, Oxford, England

Professional Appointments

English Instructor (Full Time), Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby, Illinois (2010-present)

Adjunct Faculty, Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby, Illinois (2008-2010)

Middle School Language Arts Teacher, Spring Valley C. C. School District 99, Spring Valley, Illinois (2007-2010)

Teaching Intern, New Lenox School District 122, New Lenox, Illinois (2006-2007)

Associate Editor, Cricket Magazine Group, Peru, Illinois (2003-2006)

Lecturer, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (2002)

Reading and Writing Tutor, Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette, Indiana (2001-2002)

Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (1999-2002)

Peer Writing Tutor, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois (1997-1998)

Professional Memberships

Courses Taught

Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby, Illinois

• ENG 0900: Basic Composition II
• ENG 1001: English Composition I
• ENG 1002: English Composition II
• LIT 2000: Survey of American Literature I
• LIT 2010: Survey of American Literature II
• LIT 2013: Introduction to Fiction
• HON 1001: Honors Orientation
• CON 1200: Introduction to Classroom Assessment and Research

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana