Frank Romanelli

  • 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.