John McElroy

jmcelroy@msu.edu

235 Bessey Hall
434 Farm Ln
East Lansing, MI 48824

FacultyWriting, Rhetoric, and CulturesFirst Year Writing

Assistant Professor of Writing

Biography

John McElroy is an assistant professor of writing at Michigan State University. He earned his Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction (English education/ adolescent literacy) from Clemson University in 2017. His professional background also includes more than a decade teaching middle and high school English and social studies and a short four-year stint as a technical writer.

Research Areas

writing pedagogy, disciplinary literacy,

Education

Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction (English education/ Adolescent Literacy), Clemson University 2017

M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction (English education), Roberts Wesleyan University, 1996

B.A., English, San Diego Christian College 1989

Research or Academic Affiliations:

NCTE

CCCC

Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society

Projects


Review of the book The Challenge of Rethinking History Education: On Practices, Theories, and Policy, by B. VanSledright

McElroy, J. (2013). Review of the book The Challenge of Rethinking History Education: On Practices, Theories, and Policy, by B. VanSledright. Journal of Social Studies Research 37, pp. 121-122. DOI: 10.1016/j.jssr.2013.01.001

Reliability and validity of the on-line assessment of learning potential using the individual learning profile questionnaire

Stevens-Smith, D., McElroy, J., Olding, S., and Roper C. (submitted 11/12). Reliability and validity of the on-line assessment of learning potential using the individual learning profile questionnaire. International Journal of Learning.

Courses

WRA 101: Writing as Inquiry
This course emphasizes the study and practice of invention, arrangement, revision, style, and delivery to help students make successful transitions to writing, reading, and researching in higher education. Students develop an approach to writing as a process of inquiry, discovery, and communication.

IAH 207, Literatures, Cultures, Identities
Explorations in how literature reflects, creates, and challenges cultural and individual identities. Approaches and materials from literature, philosophy, the arts, religion, and history. This course specifically examined the changing face of ideology for writers across literary time periods
 

English 102 (Tri-County Technical College; Denmark Technical College)
This is a (college transfer) course in which the following topics are presented: Development of writing skills through logical organization, effective style, literary analysis and research. An introduction to various literary genres is also included

EDSC 4540 Secondary English Capstone Seminar (Clemson University)
A seminar in conjunction with EDSC 4440 (Teaching Internship in Secondary English.) Interns reflect upon and solve problems regarding teaching events, share effective teaching practices, and devise ways to document dimensions of effective teaching.

ENGL 7000 Literature for Teachers (Clemson University)
Description: literature for pre-school through junior high; This course focused on literature (fairy tales to novels) for junior high teachers.