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, coordinates the concurrent enrollment program for writing and the Office of Strategic Initiatives, and serves as the supervisor of resident pre-service English teachers for the College of Education. He is a member of The National Association of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP), and Vice President of the New England Association of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NEACEP). Frank is a board member of the Dual Enrollment Composition Collective and presents annually at the CCCC 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 faculty leadership team of the Summer Institute in Digital Literacy and a present faculty member of the Media Education Lab. 

Frank has written and presented extensively on project-based learning in higher education, digital and media literacy, the use of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning, and dual and concurrent enrollment pedagogy. 

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.