Resume

• 1992

  Master of Arts

  English

  University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa

• 1989

  Bachelor of Arts

  English

  University of Tennessee

• 1986

  n/a

  Journalism

• Literature

  Creative Writing

  Faculty Development

  InDesign

  Higher Education

  Illustrator

  Distance Learning

  Academic Advising

  Copy Editing

  College Teaching

  Curriculum Design

  Courses

  Teaching Writing

  Proofreading

  Microsoft Office

  Editing

  Technical Writing

  Student Development

  University Teaching

  Teaching

  Life Outside the Set (poetry)

  Abstract: In Life Outside the Set

  Michael Diebert weaves together frayed threads in the tapestry of human experience. Rooted in memory and mind

  these poems illustrate frustration with being caught between the Scylla of the hazy wished-for and the Charybdis of the ad-libbed actual

  but they also insist on the beautiful and wondrous as

  in Robert Frost’s words

  a “momentary stay against confusion.” From a variety of viewpoints

  with equal doses of puzzlement

  wryness

  and exhortation

  this debut collection re-advances the possibility that beyond the ground-bound and temporary

  there might be something better.

  Life Outside the Set (poetry)

  Diebert

  Diebert

  Byers Engineering Company

  The Chattahoochee Review

  Various

  Prodigy Member Services

  Hopkinsville Community College

  Perimeter College

  Hopkinsville

  KY

  Taught composition and grammar courses. Taught English courses in summer Upward Bound program. Served on hiring and curriculum committees. Developed syllabus outlines for adjunct instructors. Drafted guidelines for usage of new computers in library. Edited faculty handbook and SACS re-accreditation documents. Served as Learning Center interim coordinator..

  Assistant Professor

  Hopkinsville Community College

  Gray

  TN

  Helped customers install and use Prodigy software products and navigate service via phone

  e-mail

  bulletin boards

  and chat rooms. Assisted fellow employees with troubleshooting via internal help desk. Developed database of troubleshooting solutions. Attended internal training sessions for new features.

  Product Specialist

  Prodigy Member Services

  Atlanta

  GA

  Wrote

  revised

  and compiled online help guides for telephony and utilities software packages. Researched software functionality with project managers and SME’s. Reviewed style guidelines. Co-trained software administrators’ classes on- and off-site. Created Frequently Asked Questions and TechTips web content. Reviewed and updated bug reports. Wrote short articles for company newsletter.

  Technical Writer

  Byers Engineering Company

  Clarkston

  GA

  Edit and proofread content for semiannual literary magazine. Consult with other editors on content

  layout

  and design. Develop reading guidelines for editorial staff. Review and monitor submissions via online submission and tracking manager

  Submittable. Work with authors on revisions. Deliver panel presentations and staff Review tables at literary conferences. Serve as ambassador and contact for the magazine.

  Poetry Editor

  The Chattahoochee Review

  Poetry collection Life Outside the Set published April 2013 (Sweatshoppe Publications). Published recent poems in Steel Toe Review

  jmww

  The Comstock Review

  and Flycatcher. Wrote web copy for Wise Guides

  online stadium guide for sports fans

  June-July 2008. Compiled annotated bibliography on brain-based learning for Crane Metamarketing

  November-December 2005.

  Various

  Perimeter College

  Clarkston

  GA

  Teach composition

  literature

  digital literacy

  and creative writing classes both face-to-face and online through iCollege platform. Design and deliver syllabi

  essay assignments

  and instructional aids for students. Evaluate writing with grading rubrics. Assess writing

  provide feedback

  check for plagiarism via site turnitin.com. Use iCollege to design online composition courses

  post course documents

  and manage grades. Facilitate in-class feedback sessions on writing in progress. Discuss writing with students in conferences. Evaluate end-of-term Learning Support exit essays. Chair and serve on hiring

  curriculum

  and promotion/tenure review committees.

  Associate Professor

  Associated Writing Programs