Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
Most recently, I spent four years working in a small non-profit legal firm as paralegal/legal assistant and grant manager/coordinator. For two years, immediately following my retirement from teaching, I supervised the development of over 5,000 new operating and maintenance procedures for a major international chemical company opening five polyethylene crackers in Louisiana. I supervised the work of twelve procedure writers and provided instruction in OSHA and DOT-compliant procedure writing to over 200 plant operators and maintenance supervisors.
Prior to these jobs, for 22 years, I was a tenured full professor, composition program director, and writing center director at a small regional university in Lake Charles, Louisiana. I have co-authored three books on undergraduate composition and grammar. As a part of my service obligation to the university, I chaired and edited two accreditation self-studies that resulted in re-accreditation over two decades.
My dissertation research — a quantitative and qualitative study — focused on determining writing strategies that were consistent with gender and race among writers, grades 9-undergraduate freshman composition.
Students explore the top ten benefits of continuing their education after high school through an interactive overview. Students are given a brief introduction into the 7-year GEAR UP grant, learning about the benefits of postsecondary education, writing letters to their future selves, signing a GEAR... Read more »
Created by: Delma McLeod Porter
Date Updated: March 4th, 2026
Captivate... engage... explain! Create amazing videos and presentations with Powtoon, an animated presentation software that contains themes with animated characters, props, and cool transitions. Each of these elements can be dragged and dropped into a slide to create fun and eye-catching presentations. Read more »
