Dr. Danica Hubbard
Professor, English
Liberal Arts Division
Professional Background
Education
The University of Illinois at Chicago
Doctor of Philosophy in Education, 1997
Emphasis: Curriculum and Instruction/Reading, Writing, and Literacy
Doctoral Dissertation: Computers and the Community
College Student: Sharing Dialogue about Technology
DePaul University
Masters of Arts in Writing, 1994
Graduated with honors distinction
Miami University
Bachelor of Science, 1990
Major: Mass Communication/Broadcast Journalism
Minor: Creative Writing
Dean's List: 1988-1990
Teaching Experience
College of DuPage, 1994-present.
Teach reading, technical writing, skills development and English composition
sequence courses in the classroom, Centers for Independent Learning and
via the Internet.
Joan Treland and Associates, 1994.
Administered and evaluated diagnostic services in writing and reading.
DePaul University Athletic Academic Advising and Writing Center, 1993-1994.
Provided assistance to students and athletes who requested guidance in writing.
DePaul University Common Studies Program, 1993-1994.
Assisted professor in coordinating, organizing, and planning peer critiquing
sessions.
Community Unit School Districts 203 and 204, 1994.
Supervised English classrooms at Waubonsie Valley and Naperville Central
High Schools.
Rainbows, Inc., 1991-present.
Support bereaved children encountering a death or divorce in the family.
Additional Experience
The National Writer's Voice Project, 1993.
Promoted readings by national and local authors and established community
literacy programs.
IBM Corporation, 1990-1991.
Formulated advertising, sales, and merchandising strategies. Developed IBM's
first Collegiate Representative Newsletter.
Publications
“Lost and Found.” In Swan and Iris. Ed. Fran Jablway. Kendall Printing: Yorkville, Illinois, 2006. 6-7.
"Student Views of Computer-Composition Effects on Writing." (With Herbert J. Walberg). In Computers and Composition. Eds. Gail Hawisher and Cynthia Selfe. Ablex Publishing Corporation: Greenwich, Connecticut, 1997. 59-71.
Conference Papers
"The Future of Reading." (With Patricia Cookis). Illinois Community College Reading Consortium. Des Plaines, Illinois, February 1998.
"Content Analysis: Community College Student Perceptions of Computers and Composition." Education in Geopolitical Change: Oxford International Conference of Education and Development. Oxford, England, September 1997.
"Linkages: What We're Learning About Our Students." (With Lesli Beltran, Edward Kies, and Kathy Fitch). Triton College Assessment Fair. River Grove, Illinois, November 1997.
"Computer-Composition Effects in Student Perceptions." American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New York, New York, April 1996.
"Colwell's Creations." Fiction Reading Evening: Guild Complex at the Hot House, Chicago, Illinois, March 1993.
Conference Participation
“Academic Impressions: Retaining Students in Online Education.” St. Louis, Missouri, September, 2007.
"Reading the New World." International Reading Association (IRA). Indianapolis, Indiana, May 2000.
"Developmental Education: Rising to the Challenges of a New Millenium." National Association for Developmental Education (NADE). Atlanta, Georgia, March 1998.
ACT Midwest Regional Conference. Normal, Illinois, June 1997.
"CCCC Winter Workshop on Teaching Composition to Undergraduates: Curricular Changes - Cadillacs or Chevies: Four C's for the Four C's." Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Winter Workshop, Clearwater Beach, Florida, January 1996.
"What Works? Learning from Success and Avoiding Pitfalls." American Association of Higher Education Assessment Conference (AAHE). Washington, D.C., June 1996.
"The Arts and Humanities in a Technological Age." Western Illinois Regional Humanities Festival, Moline, Illinois, October 1995.
"Literacy and Technology:" NCTE Assembly for Research Conference, Chicago, Illinois, February 1995.
Conference Panels
“Area Coordinators: What are their roles and responsibilities?” Centers for Independent Learning Holiday Intermezzo and Cracker Barrel Sessions. Glen Ellyn, Illinois December, 2007.
“College Reading Preparedness Panel.” Technical Preparedness Student Task Force. Glen Ellyn, Illinois. May, 2006.
"Classroom Expectations." Fenton High School Admissions Office Orientation. Glen Ellyn, Illinois May 1998.
"Outcomes Assessment Workshop." South Suburban College Faculty Development Day. South Holland, Illinois, November 1997.
"Study Skills Seminar." College of DuPage Study Skills Institute. Glen Ellyn, Illinois, August 1997.
Reviews
Making Reading Relevant: The Art of Connecting. Teri Quick, Melissa Zimmer, Diane Hocevar. Prentice Hall. Projected publication date: July, 2007.
Reading for Real. Prentice Hall. Projected publication date: July, 2005.
PH Reads. Prentice Hall. Projected publication date: December, 2005.
Empowering Reading to Learn in College. Prentice Hall. Projected publication date: April, 2003.
Developing College Reading Skills. Prentice Hall. Projected publication date: January, 2004.
Step by Step: A Structural Introduction to Reading and Patterned Vocabulary. Prentice Hall. Projected publication date: July, 2002.
Improving Essential Reading and Study Skills. Prentice Hall. Projected publication date: October, 2001.
Patterns Plus: A Short Prose Reader with Argumentation, 7th edition by Mary Lou Conlin for Houghton Miflin Company. Projected publication date: 2001.
"Technology and Pedagogy: What are the possible connections?" (With Jim Shimabukuro, Jan Strever, Roger Taylor, and Judie Wise). Teaching in the Community College Journal (TCC-J), an Electronic Newsletter July 1995.
Professional Organizations
- National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
- Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
- National Association for Developmental Education (NADE)
- American Association of Higher Education (AAHE)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- International Reading Association (IRA)
- Chicago Area Developmental Reading Educators (CADRE)
- American Association of Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC)
Area Coordinator, Centers for Independent Learning Duties 2007-present
Philosophies |
Maintain acceptance and adherence to hilosophies of alternative delivery modes by faculty teaching in the CILs and Online |
Leadership |
Perform leadership role and advocate institutional, division, and discipline in alternative delivery modes |
Professional |
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Initiative |
Participate in full scope of responsibilities in all area disciplines |
Actively pursue, review, and initiate course offerings in alternative delivery |
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Represent the academic discipline and the delivery mode in home divisional and college-wide committees |
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Develop and initiate program-specific promotion and marketing (if applicable) |
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Promote and advise students and faculty about alternative delivery courses |
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Provide leadership in discipline and curriculum issues (if applicable) |
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Orient and mentor all divisional faculty in all alternative delivery modes |
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Facilitate resolutions to student and faculty complaints |
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Develop and coordinate new, potential growth for all AAIS areas |
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Annual assignment includes responsibilities during breaks and summer load (AC load must include summers.). (i.e. monitor enrollment, add sections, communicate with staff/students, etc.) |
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Annual assignment includes responsibilities during breaks and summer load (AC load must include summers.). (i.e. monitor enrollment, add sections, communicate with staff/students, etc.) |
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Program Requirements |
Participate in program review assignments in relation to AAIS |
Report out results to AAIS and Home Division |
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Review and make recommendations regarding standardized curriculum, course revisions to assure active course file requirements and appropriate adaptations for the delivery mode |
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Possess full understanding of current curriculum and application to AAIS delivery modes |
Reading
Competency Requirement
Coordinating Duties 1997-2000
The Reading Competency Requirement helps identify students who are not yet prepared to read most college-level texts. The requirement assists students in gaining appropriate reading skills and informing them of a variety of support systems available to improve their performance in college-level courses.
As the Reading Competency Requirement Coordinator, my duties included but were not limited to:
- Norming Sessions Scheduling and Materials
- Institutional Reading Committee Meetings, Co-Chair
- Division Reading Committee Meetings, Chair
- Academic Advising and Counseling Communication
- Publicity/General Communication
- Faculty Requests
- Exit Exam Recording and Monitoring Statistics
- Satellite Centers Exit Exam Recording and Monitoring Statistics
- Materials and Forms Maintenance
- Pre-Course and Exit Exam Design Research
- Curricular Reading Sequence Evaluation
Campus Committee Membership
I have served on committees both on the department level and campus wide. These have included:
- Faculty Senate
- Integrated Technology Committee
- Centers for Independent Learning Area Coordinator Committee
- Enduring Purposes Team: Developmental Education
- Institutional Reading Committee, Co-Chair
- Division Reading Committee, Chair
- Developmental Task Force
- Skills Center Learning Committee
- Student Outcomes Assessment Committee
- Division Outcomes Assessment Committee
- English Computer Users Group
- College of DuPage On-Line Faculty Users Group
- Asynchronous Learning Networks
Special Interest Group Awards and Honors- Math and English Department Integrated Curriculum Award, 2006
- Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Adade Wheeler Award Nominee, 1998
- College of DuPage Outstanding Faculty Award Nominee, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005