- Associate Teaching Professor, Concurrent Enrollment Coordinator
- Professional and Public Writing
- Phone: 401.874.4998
- Email: fromanelli@uri.edu
- Office Location: Davis Hall (Kingston), Rm 108
Biography
Frank Romanelli teaches live, blended, and online, coordinating the concurrent enrollment program for professional and public writing. He is a member of The National Association of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) and an executive board member of the New England Association of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NEACEP). Frank is a board member of the Dual Enrollment Composition Collective Standing Group, presenting annually at the CCCC/NCTE national conference.
Frank has served as the director and Digital Pedagogy Specialist for the Writing Production Lab (now the Digital Writing and Research Studio) and as coordinator of UnClassroom, a project-based learning initiative for the Harrington School of Communication and Media. He is a member of the leadership team of the Summer Institute in Digital Literacy and the Assistant Director at the Media Education Lab.
Frank has taught extensively, written, and coordinated project-based learning in higher education.
Research
Frank’s research and pedagogy span four areas: digital literacy in writing, project-based learning, early college pedagogy, and social-emotional learning.
Education
- B.A. and M.A., Education and English, University of Rhode Island
- Post graduate work in Educational Leadership, Rhode Island College
Selected Publications
2023, April 11. ChatGPT helpful or harmful teaching rhetoric? https://youtu.be/9Qz_U9jvz1s.
2023, November 8, Navigating AI in dual/concurrent enrollment composition instruction. https://youtu.be/qPj0ULcT-nI.
2018, February 1. CE instructor community webbyte (video file). https://youtu.be/5thhhx6lqVQ.
2017, October 10. Advanced placement, international baccalaureate, and dual and concurrent enrollment (video file). https://youtu.be/Blvr_eIsTtw
2017, August 26. Frank M. Romanelli Jr. Media education (video file). https://youtu.be/2_giEqEDKOo.
2016, August 9. PBL in higher ed not. pbl blog. Retrieved from https://fromanelli.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/highered-pbl/
2011, March 22. A new literacy: making connections in digital environments (video file). https://youtu.be/15K8F7PHoSo.