Linda Aragoni
Help for Nonfiction Writers & Teachers
Hartwick - 13348, United States
Member since: Sep 09, 2007
Last active on: Oct 24, 2009 at 07:12 AM (EST)
Tutorials Added: 1
Teaching Preferences

Online Teaching at $30-40 per hour
Face to Face Teaching at $40-50 per hour

Teaches these Subjects and Topics

Exposition and rhetoric (Writing)

Language of Instruction: English

Persuasive writing, research skills, teach writing, library

Freshman College Composition (CLEP)

Language of Instruction: English

Expository writing (9th - 12th Grade)

Language of Instruction: English

Teaching Experience

Online Faciltator, Communications

Axia College, Arizona, United States

Jan 2005 - Mar 2005

Effective Persuasive Writing

Instructor in English

Southern New Hampshire University, New Hampshire, United States

Jul 2003 - Aug 2003

Fundamentals of Writing

Adjunct Instructor

Morrisville College (Norwich Campus), New York, United States

Jan 1995 - May 1995

Writing Essentials

Adjunct Instructor in English

Shenandoah University, Virginia, United States

Aug 1983 - May 1984

Composition, Literature 1, 2


One section of the course was exclusively for students in the nursing program.

Adjunct Instructor in English

Huntington University, Indiana, United States

Aug 1974 - May 1975

Composition & Literature 1 & 2

Instructor in English

Fort Wayne Bible College, Indiana, United States

Nov 1972 - May 1974

Composition & literature 1 & 2, Introduction to Magazine

Graduate Teaching Assistant in English

Western Kentucky University, Kentucky, United States

Aug 1970 - May 1972

Composition & Literature 1 & 2


Nominated to World Who's Who of Women in Education.

Professional Experience

Instructional services
YouCanTeachWriting.com, New York, United States
Dec 2007 - Present

Develop instructional materials for website and online classes for people teaching English expository writing grades and above. Deliver training to English language arts professionals and to home-school teachers. Design curriculum materials for print and digital publication.

News editor
EmpirePage.com, New York, United States
Feb 2008 - Present

Working online, I select significant political news stories, categorize them, and post to EmpirePage.com, a website for government and political learners in New York State.

Writer-editor, marketing
Writer for Hire, New York, United States
Jan 1994 - Dec 2004

Provided integrated PR & marketing to small rural businesses

Editor, Journal of Interactive Instruction Development
Learning Technology Institute, Virginia, United States
Sep 2001 - Mar 2003

Copy edit articles, Organize content sequence. Plan production schedules.

Distance learning coordinator
Delaware-Chenango BOCES, New York, United States
Sep 1988 - Jun 1991

Directed teaching staff delivering online instruction for public school students. Initiated collaborations to provide online graduate classes to rural populations. Developed 20-day program delivered to 8th graders cited by their home schools as potential dropouts. Within 5 years, 16 of 17 graduated from high school.

Assistant Metro Editor, promoted to Regional Editor
The [Binghamton] Press, New York, United States
Jun 1986 - Dec 1988

Edited local copy, laid out pages, supervised reporters

City Editor
The Northern Virginia Daily, Virginia, United States
Dec 1985 - Dec 1986

Supervised 12-person local news staff. Edited & laid out pages.

City beat reporter
The Winchester Star, Virginia, United States
Dec 1984 - Dec 1985

Covered city government, local features.

Co-director
Berkeley County Citizens for Juvenile Justice, Virginia, United States
Mar 1981 - Aug 1983

Coordination of volunteers seeking juvenile services and legislative changes.

Reporter
The [Martinsburg] Journal, West Virginia, United States
Jul 1979 - Feb 1981

General assignment reporter

Academics and Credentials: Education

MS in Educational Communications

Syracuse University, New York, United States

Aug 1977 - Dec 1978


Graduate assistantship in Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Master of Arts in College Teaching in the Humanties

Western Kentucky University, Kentucky, United States

Aug 1970 - May 1972

BA Psychology

Minor in English

Malone College, Ohio, United States

Aug 1967 - May 1970


Magna Cum Laude

Certifications or Credentials

Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design for Online Learning (16 Qtr hrs)
Minnesota, United States
Year of Passing: 2001
Universtiy of Phoenix Online Faculty Candidate Training, Oct. 18-Nov. 14
Arizona, United States
Year of Passing: 2001
Difficult Students Certification, Univ. of Phoenix Online, Workshop Aug. 27-29
Arizona, United States
Year of Passing: 2002
Introductory Course Sequence Certification, Univ. of Phoenix Online, Dec.15-18
Arizona, United States
Year of Passing: 2002
Plagiarism Certification, Univ. of Phoenix Online, Workshop, Sept. 3-4
Arizona, United States
Year of Passing: 2003
APA Workshop, Univ. of Phoenix Online, March 4-6
Arizona, United States
Year of Passing: 2003
Critical Thinking, Univ. of Phoenix Online, Sept. 9-12
Arizona, United States
Year of Passing: 2003
Faculty Refresher Workshop, Univ. of Phoenix Online, Feb. 24-27
Arizona, United States
Year of Passing: 2004
Student Evaluation Certification, Univ. of Phoenix Online, Aug. 3-5
Arizona, United States
Year of Passing: 2004
Learning Teams Online, Univ. of Phoenix Online, Aug. 10-13
Arizona, United States
Year of Passing: 2004
Online Faculty Tone Certification, Univ. of Phoenix Online, Nov. 29-Dec. 1
Arizona, United States
Year of Passing: 2005
Speaker, "From Pen to Print" Space Coast Writers Conference, Cape Canaveral, FL, January'
Florida, United States
Year of Passing: 2003

Membership and Associations

Virginia Press Association
Virginia, United States
Jan 1985 - Dec 1998

Editing awards, 1987, for daily newspapers under 15,000 circulation: first place, single page editing other than lifestye; second place, editing special section.

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