Barbara D'Angelo
Biography
Barbara D'Angelo is clinical associate professor of technical communication. She received her doctorate in technical communication and rhetoric from Texas Tech University and her master's degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
D'Angelo's research interests include writing assessment; the impact of assessment on curriculum development, outcomes, and pedagogy; threshold concepts and transfer of learning; metacognition; and information literacy.
Education
- Ph.D. Technical Communication and Rhetoric, Texas Tech University 2008
- M.S.LIS. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 1997
- B.A. Emmanuel College 1982
Research Interests
Barbara D'Angelo's research interests include writing assessment; the impact of assessment on curriculum development, outcomes, and pedagogy; threshold concepts and transfer of learning; metacognition; and information literacy.
Publications
Books
D’Angelo, B.J.; Jamieson, S.; Maid, B.M. & Walker, J. (Eds.). (2017). Information Literacy: Research and Collaboration Across Disciplines. WAC Clearinghouse/University of Colorado Press. http://wac.colostate.edu/books/infolit/.
Book Chapters
Maid, B.M. & D’Angelo, B.J. A conversation: Academic and workplace information skills. In: Information Literacy and Writing Studies. G. Veach, ed. Purdue, IN: Purdue University Press. Forthcoming.
Maid, B. & D’Angelo, B. (2017). Recognizing realities. In LABORED. The state(ment) and future of work in composition. R. McClure, D.V. Goldstein, & M.A. Pemberton, eds. Anderson, SC: Parlor Press, pp. 187-206.
D’Angelo, B.J. (2017). Proposal writing in technical communications. In: Twenty Writing Assignments in Context. M. Bender & K. Waltonen, eds. Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
Maid, B.M. & D'Angelo, B.J. (2017). Threshold concepts: Integrating and applying information literacy and writing instruction. In: Information Literacy: Research and Collaboration Across Disciplines. B.J. D'Angelo, S. Jamieson, B.M. Maid, & J. Walker, eds. WAC Clearninghouse/University of Colorado Press. http://wac.colostate.edu/books/infolit/chapter2.pdf
D’Angelo, B.J. & Maid, B.M. (2015). Metaliteracy learning of RN to BSN Students: A fusion of disciplinary values and discourses. In: Metaliteracy in Practice. T. Jacobson & T. Mackey, eds. Chicago: Neal Shuman. Pp. 47-71.
D’Angelo, B.J. (2013). Understanding the relationship between good research and good writing. In: Successful Strategies for Teaching Undergraduate Student Research. M. Deyrup & E. Bloom, eds. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. pp. 13-24.
D’Angelo, B.J. & Maid, B.M. (2013). ePorts: Making the passage from academics to workplace. In: ePortfolio Performance Support Systems: Constructing, Presenting, and Assessing Portfolios in Public Workplaces. R. Rice and K. Willis, eds. Fort Collins, CO: Parlor Press, http://wac.colostate.edu/books/eportfolios.
Maid, B.M. & D’Angelo, B.J. (2013). Why do we bother to teach research: Our students can find everything online. In: The New Digital Scholar: Exploring and Enriching the Research and Writing Practices of NexGen Students. J. Purdy and R. McClure, eds. American Association of Information Science and Technology.pp. 295-312.
Maid, B.M. & D’Angelo, B.J. (2012). Is rhetorical knowledge the uber outcome? In: The WPA Outcomes Statement: A Decade Later. D. Roen, D. Holstein, N. Behm, and G. Glau, eds. Anderson, SC: Parlor Press, pp. 257-270.
Maid, B.M. & D’Angelo, B.J. (2012). What do you do when the ground beneath your feet shifts? In: Online Education 2.0: Evolving, Adapting and Reinventing Online Technical Communication. Kelli Cargile-Cook & Keith Grant-Davies, eds. Amityville, NY: Baywood Press, pp. 11-23.
Maid, B.M. & D'Angelo, Bj.J. The WPA outcomes, information literacy, and challenges of outcomes-based curricular design. Teaching and Assessing Writing: A Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Celebration (2012).
Peer-reviewed Articles
Stevens, C.J.; D’Angelo, B.; Rennell, N.; Muzyka, D.; Pannabecker, V. & Maid B. (2014). Cultivating writing skills in online RN-BSN students: An innovative approach. Nurse Educator. 39(1):17-21.
D'Angelo, B.J. (2012). Beyond academics: Re-conceptualizing information literacy for workplace relevance. Library Trends, 60(3):636-649
D’Angelo, B.J. & Maid, B.M. (2005). Beyond instruction: Integrating library service in support of information literacy. Internet Reference Services Quarterly. 9(1/2):55-63. Co-published simultaneously in Improving Internet Reference Services to Distance Learners (William Miller and Rita M. Pellen, eds.).
D’Angelo, B.J. & Maid, B.M. (2004). Moving beyond definitions: Implementing information literacy across the curriculum. Journal of Academic Librarianship. 30(3):212-217.
Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings
D'Angelo, B.J. Social media community management: Implications for the business communication curriculum. Proceedings of the 75h Annual Convention of the Association for Business Communication (2010).
D'Angelo, B.J. Using Portfolio Assessment to Discover Student Learning. Proceedings of the 74th Annual Convention of the Association for Business Communication (2009).
Non-peer Reviewed Articles
Barbara D'Angelo. Information and Knowledge Management: What Technical Communication Can Learn From Library Science. Information Design and Architecture Special Interest Group, Society for Technical Communication (2006).
Research Activity
Presentations
Maid, B.M. & D’Angelo, B.J. (2017). Developing an assessment strategy for a graduate writing program. Council of Writing Program Administrators Annual Conference. Knoxville, TN. (panel member)
D’Angelo, B.J. (2017). Cultivating collaboration between information literacy & writing instruction. Conference on College Composition & Communication Annual Conference. Portland, OR. (panel member)
Maid, B.M.; D’Angelo, B.J., & Grettano, T. (2016). The WPA and information literacy. Council of Writing Program Administrators Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC.
D'Angelo, B.J. & Maid, B.M. (2015). The IL framework and WPA OS: Threshold concepts and metaliteracy. Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy, Savannah, GA.
D’Angelo, B.J. (2014). Multidisciplinary approach to improve RN-BSN students’ writing outcomes. National League for Nursing Education Summit 2014, Phoenix, AZ (Panel member).
D’Angelo, B.J. (2014). The connection between learning to write and professionization in health and human services professions. International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference, Minneapolis, MN. (panel member)
D’Angelo, B.J. (2014). Entering the online instructional stream: A roundtable discussion for current and future online teachers. Association of Teachers for Technical Writing Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN. [panel member]
D’Angelo, B. J. (2012). Hallmarks of professionalism: A writing course for nursing majors. Association for Business Communication Annual International Convention, Honolulu, HI.
D’Angelo, B.J. (2012). Working collaboratively to develop writing skills for nurses. International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference 2012, Savannah, GA.
D’Angelo, B.J. (2012). The WPA Outcomes Statement, information literacy: Mediating information. Panel session on Communicating in Digital Environments – Implications for the WPA Outcomes Statement. Conference on College Composition and Communication. St.Louis, MO. [panel member]
D’Angelo, B.J. (2010). Social media community management: Implications for the business communication curriculum. Association for Business Communication Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
D'Angelo, B.J. (2009). Using portfolio assessment to discover student learning. Association for Business Communication Annual Convention, Portsmouth, VA.
D’Angelo, B.J. & White, O. (2009). Learning from our stakeholders: Using research to redesign a business writing course. Association for Business Communication Annual Convention, Lake Tahoe, NV.
D’Angelo, B.J. More than mere collections : Portfolios as direct and authentic assessment of information literacy outcomes. International Federation of Library Associations, Quebec City, Quebec. Paper published in conference proceedings.
D’Angelo, B.J. (2007). Information literacy and writing: A rhetorical analysis of standards and outcomes. Council of Writing Program Administrators Annual Conference, Tempe, AZ.
D’Angelo, B.J. (2007). Rhetoric, information, technology, and assessment: Using the WPA Outcomes Statement to craft program identity. Panel session: “Refactoring Identities in a Culture of Assessment: Rhetorical and Technical Approaches to Program Review and Development” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, IL.
Courses
| Fall 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| TWC 504 | Applied Rhetoric and Tech Comm |
| TWC 506 | Research Design & Development |
| TWC 593 | Applied Project |
| TWC 595 | Continuing Registration |
| TWC 596 | Capstone |
| TWC 599 | Thesis |
| Summer 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| TWC 443 | Grant & Proposal Writing |
| TWC 543 | Grant & Proposal Writing |
| TWC 590 | Reading and Conference |
| Spring 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| TWC 422 | Social Media in the Workplace |
| TWC 501 | Fundamentals of Technical Comm |
| TWC 504 | Applied Rhetoric and Tech Comm |
| TWC 506 | Research Design & Development |
| TWC 593 | Applied Project |
| TWC 595 | Continuing Registration |
| TWC 599 | Thesis |
| Fall 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| TWC 452 | Information in the Digital Age |
| TWC 490 | Capstone |
| TWC 504 | Applied Rhetoric and Tech Comm |
| TWC 506 | Research Design & Development |
| TWC 552 | Information in the Digital Age |
| TWC 593 | Applied Project |
| TWC 595 | Continuing Registration |
| TWC 599 | Thesis |
| Summer 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| TWC 443 | Grant & Proposal Writing |
| TWC 543 | Grant & Proposal Writing |
| TWC 590 | Reading and Conference |
| Spring 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| TWC 361 | Writing for Health Care Mgmt |
| TWC 501 | Fundamentals of Technical Comm |
| TWC 504 | Applied Rhetoric and Tech Comm |
| TWC 506 | Research Design & Development |
| TWC 593 | Applied Project |
| TWC 595 | Continuing Registration |
| TWC 599 | Thesis |
| Fall 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| TWC 361 | Writing for Health Care Mgmt |
| TWC 452 | Information in the Digital Age |
| TWC 504 | Applied Rhetoric and Tech Comm |
| TWC 506 | Research Design & Development |
| TWC 552 | Information in the Digital Age |
| TWC 593 | Applied Project |
| TWC 595 | Continuing Registration |
| TWC 599 | Thesis |
| Summer 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| TWC 362 | Writing in Health Professions |
| TWC 590 | Reading and Conference |
| Spring 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| TWC 504 | Applied Rhetoric and Tech Comm |
| TWC 506 | Research Design & Development |
| TWC 593 | Applied Project |
| TWC 595 | Continuing Registration |
| TWC 599 | Thesis |
| Fall 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| TWC 452 | Information in the Digital Age |
| TWC 504 | Applied Rhetoric and Tech Comm |
| TWC 506 | Research Design & Development |
| TWC 552 | Information in the Digital Age |
| TWC 593 | Applied Project |
| TWC 595 | Continuing Registration |
| TWC 599 | Thesis |
| Summer 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| TWC 347 | Written Comm for Managers |
| Spring 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| TWC 504 | Applied Rhetoric and Tech Comm |
| TWC 505 | Research in Tech and Appl Comm |
| Fall 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| TWC 403 | Writing for Prof Publication |
| TWC 443 | Grant & Proposal Writing |
| TWC 505 | Research in Tech and Appl Comm |
| TWC 543 | Grant & Proposal Writing |
| TWC 590 | Reading and Conference |
| TWC 598 | Special Topics |
| Summer 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| TWC 347 | Written Comm for Managers |
| Spring 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| TWC 452 | Information in the Digital Age |
| TWC 505 | Research in Tech and Appl Comm |
| TWC 552 | Information in the Digital Age |
| TWC 598 | Special Topics |
Honors/Awards
Life Member, Beta Phi Mu Honor Society, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Francis W. Weeks Award of Merit, Association for Business Communication, 2011
Professional Associations
Association for Business Communication
Service
Professional
- University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science Alumni Association, Board of Directors (elected), 2015-
Secretary, 2016-2018 - Journal of Information Literacy, Reviewer, 2014-
- Quality Matters Reviewer, 2013-
- Association for Business Communication, Employment Opportunities Board, 2013 -
- Bedford-St. Martin’s Focus Group, July 2017
- Textbook reviews: Taylor and Francis and Sage, 2017
- Association for Business Communication, 2016 international annual conference co-chair, 2015-2016
- Library and Information Science Research, reviewer 2015
- Association for Business Communication, Web Editor (2010 - 2014)
- Association for Business Communication, Technology Board Member (2009 - 2014)
- Association for Business Communication, Member, Proceedings Editorial Board (2010 - 2012)
- Society for Technical Communication, Invited speaker (2012 - 2012)
- Library Trends, Invited Reviewer (2011 - 2011)
University/College/Unit
- College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation, Immersion Program for Doctoral Students presentation on proposal writing, January 2012
- College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation, writing workshops for HCR563, Fall 2011
- Technical Communication, MS application review committee 2014-
- Digication ePortfolio administrator for Polytechnic Campus (course portfolios), 2014 -
- College of Letters and Sciences, ePortfolio Showcase selection committee, 2015
- School of Letters and Sciences, revision of Clinical Faculty annual review and promotion policies, 2010
- Polytechnic Campus Writing Center Advisory Committee, Member (2008)
- University Technology Office Faculty Focus Group, Member (2008)
- School of Applied Arts and Sciences Curriculum and Standards Committee, Member (2006 - 2009)
- East College Academic Advisor Search Committee, Member (2004 - 2004)
- Information Literacy Faculty Workshop, Center for Academic Support, (2004 - 2004)
- Commission on the Status of Women, East Campus Representative (2003 - 2004)
- East Campus Environment Team, Member (2003 - 2004)
- Task Force on Academic Professionals, Member (2003 - 2004)
- University Libraries' Web Management Group, ex-officio, East Campus Representative (2003 - 2004)
- East Curriculum and Programs Committee, Member (2002 - 2004)
- Electronic Resources Committee, Arizona University Library Consortium, ASU East Library representative (2001 - 2004)
- United Way Campaign, ASU East Library Departmental Representative (2001 - 2002)
- Information Technology Advisory Committee West (ITAC West), Member (1999 - 2001)
- Library Web Council, Chair (2000 - 2001)
Graduate Faculties / Mentoring History
MS, Technical Communication: Student Thesis/Applied Project Committees
Tessa Audet, applied project committee chair (Spring 2017)
Heather Babiar, thesis committee chair (anticipated Spring 2018)
Eryn Bailey, applied project committee chair (anticipated Spring 2018)
Samantha Diaz, applied project committee member (anticipated Fall 2017)
Gerardo Garcia, applied project committee member (2017)
Portia Gresham, applied project committee member (anticipated Spring 2018)
Danielle Hunt, thesis committee member (anticipated Spring 2018)
Julie Kurth, applied project committee member (anticipated Spring 2019)
Shaun OBrien, thesis committee member (anticipated Fall 2017)
Tara OBrien, thesis committee member (anticipated Fall 2017)
Logan Parkerson, thesis committee member (2016)
Samuel Pollock, thesis committee chair (anticipated Spring 2018)
Eileen Schulman, thesis committee member (anticipated Spring 2018)
Chadwick Sterling, thesis committee chair (2017)
Andrea Wheeler, applied project committee chair (anticipated Spring 2018)
Corrie Wilder, applied project committee member (2017)
Amy Wood, applied project committee member (2017)
Elisabeth Wrede, applied project committee member (anticipated Spring 2018)