FACULTY

Professor, University Distinguished Teaching Scholar, Director of the Institute for Learning and Teaching, Co-Director of the Center for Research on Writing and Communication Technologies. B.A., English, Writing, Political Science, St. Olaf College; Ph.D., Rhetoric, Carnegie Mellon University.

A specialist in rhetoric and composition, Professor Palmquist teaches undergraduate writing courses and graduate seminars in rhetorical theory, computers and writing, research methodology, and nonfiction writing. His research interests include writing across the curriculum, the effects of computer and network technologies on writing instruction, and the impact of digital technologies on scholarly publishing. His work has appeared in journals including Computers and Compositions, Written Communication, IEEE Transaction on Professional Communication, Engineering Education, Kairos, and Social Forces, as well as in edited collections. He has published four books, Transitions: Teaching Writing in Computer Supported and Traditional Classrooms, co-authored with Kate Kiefer, published in 1998 by Ablex; Writing With a Computer, which he co-authored with Don Zimmerman, published in 1999 by Allyn and Bacon; The Bedford Researcher, published in 2002 (first edition) and 2006 (second edition) by Bedford/St. Martin’s; and Designing Writing: A Practical Guide, published in 2005 by Bedford/St. Martin’s. He is editor of the WAC Clearinghouse (http://wac.colostate.edu), and directs developmnent of the Writing@CSU Web site (http://writing.colostate.edu), the largest Web site supporting writers and writing instructors. In 2004, he was the recipient of the Charles Moran Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field, awarded by Computers and Composition. In 2006, he was presented with the Outstanding Technology Innovator by the CCCC Committee on Computers in Composition and Communication.

Phone: 970 491 3132
Email Address: Mike.Palmquist@ColoState.EDU
Personal Home Page: http://lamar.colostate.edu/~mp