Dr. Joyce D. Brotton
Professor of
jbrotton@nvcc.edu 703-323-3430
Web Page: http://www.nvcc.edu/home/jbrotton
EDUCATION
George Mason
University, Fairfax, Virginia:
Doctor of Arts (Education/English–Literature)
2002
Dissertation: “Illuminating the Present through
Literary Dialogism: From the Reformation through Postmodernism”
Master of Arts (English–Literature)
1994
Bachelor of Arts (English)
1992
Northern
Virginia Community College, Annandale, Virginia:
Associate in Science 1989
MAJOR AREAS OF
STUDY
Theory of Composition
—Teaching of Composition —Teaching of Literature—World Literature–English
Literature–American Literature — College Teaching & Course
Development–Research Techniques–Literary Criticism & Theory–Academic
Evaluation, Assessment, & Resource Development–Learning Styles–Community
College Mission & Organization — Public Relations—Journalism — World
History including Russian & Indian — Art History including Ancient,
Medieval & Baroque — Philosophy: Medieval, Enlightenment, 19th
& 20th Century —
Postmodernism — Computer Training
& Experience: MS Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage, On Line and
Hybrid Course Development
TEACHING and
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Northern Virginia
Community College (NVCC), Annandale Campus, English Department, 1999–
Assistant Dean, English, fall
2007—
NVCC Coordinator, Chancellor’s VCCS Teaching Fellows Program
Coordinator,
Certificate in Professional Writing for Business, Government, and Industry
Program Head, English Adjunct Faculty, Annandale
Campus Fall 2004–spring 2007–
Chair, Annandale Campus Honors Committee and Outreach Scholarship Committee
Spring 2004–2007
Courses: English
111, 112 ,Composition I and II; English 116 Writing for Business; Technical
Writing (including Hybrid/On Line version); Advanced Composition; and Applied
Grammar; On-line course, Eng. 210 Advanced Composition; English 295 Editing for
the Professional, ; English 280 Writing User Manuals; Supervise English 290
Coordinated Internships; Honors Composition I and II, World Literature I and II,
Honors Semester Professor, spring 2007
NVCC Extended Learning Institute (ELI) Distance Learning:
English 116, Writing for Business; English 280, Writing User Manuals; Editing
for the Professional; On-line instruction using Blackboard System
Adjunct Assistant Professor, fall 1994 to May 1999:
Composition I and II; Literature ↔ World, English,
American; Business Writing; Technical Writing; Applied Grammar; Developmental
Writing; Advanced Composition
Fairfax County Public
Library/National Endowment for the Humanities:
1997-1998 Center for the Book lectures: Fitzgerald’s
The Great Gatsby and Morrison’s Song of Solomon
TEACHING
INTERESTS
Interdisciplinary Interactive Workplace/Professional Writing Technological World Literature
CURRENT
PROJECT
Developing
a course in writing grants and proposals for inclusion in Certificate in
Professional Writing and Virginia Community College System Commonwealth Course
Project
OTHER
EXPERIENCE
1980-1983:
Realtor. Listed, sold, and coordinated negotiations and settlement for
residential and commercial real estate
(Coldwell Banker & Heritage Homes)
Pre-1975: Intelligence review and educational program support for U.S.
Government (U.S. Army Security Agency and
Defense Intelligence Agency),
Marketing coordination for house wares manufacturer,
Paralegal: tort, real estate transactions, and probate court matters,
RECOGNITION
National Endowment for the
Humanities Seminar, World Literature, George Mason University, May 2007
Technology in Education (TIE) Award Finalist, New Horizons
Conference, April 2004
Listed Who’s Who in America, 2004–
Commonwealth Course Design Project, Summer 2003–
LOCUS Learning Ware Grant, VCCS, Summer 2002
Professional Development Grant, Release Time, spring 2000, to develop fall 2000
Internet course
Doctoral completion fellowships, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA,
1999-2000 and summer 1998
Nominated for Outstanding Faculty Member by Student Government Association
(SGA), Northern Virginia Community College,
Annandale, VA, spring 1997
Interdisciplinary fellowship, Folger Shakespeare Institute, Washington, D.C.,
fall 1993
Golden Key Honor Society
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS—
Revising Life through Literature:
Dialogical Change from the Reformation through Postmodernism. Scarecrow Press, Rowman &
Littlefield Group, March 2006
ARTICLES—"The
Influences of Literature" The Northern Virginia Review, Issue 13,
1999
“What Is Professional Writing?” The Northern Virginia Review, Issue 16,
2002
”The Evolution of a Hybrid Course”
ON-LINE
MODULES— An
Annotated Bibliography: Preparation and Multimedia Educational Resource (MERLOT),
2002
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS—(1) Theory of
Editing (2) Practice of
Editing, 2001, (3) Writing User Manuals, 2003
NVCC Extended Learning Institute, Broadcast NVCC Cable TV—Sold NVCC Barnes
& Noble Bookstore