Biography
Matthew Bryan is a senior lecturer in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Central Florida, where he also serves as the assistant director of the University Writing Center. His research interests include technology use in writing centers and the construction of identities with and through writing software. He holds an M.F.A. in creative writing and continues to write fiction and nonfiction as well.
Education
- M.F.A. in English - Creative Writing from University of Central Florida (2009)
- B.A. in English - Creative Writing from University of Central Florida (2006)
Research Interests
- writing center studies
- computers and writing
- software rhetorics
- technical and professional communication
Publications
Articles/Essays
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Bryan, Matthew. “For the Record: Practicing Critical Software Literacy in Writing Centers.” Computers and Composition, vol. 72, 2024. doi.org/10.1016/j.compcom.2024.102846.
Book Sections/Chapters
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Bryan, Matthew. “Instructor’s Manual.” Writing about Writing: A College Reader, 5th ed., edited by Elizabeth Wardle and Doug Downs, Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2023.
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Bryan, Matthew, Kevin Roozen, and Nichole Stack. “Taking the Field: (Re)Invigorating WAW through Conversations with University Stakeholders Outside of Rhetoric and Composition.” Next Steps: New Directions for/in Writing about Writing,” edited by Barb Bird, Doug Downs, I. Moriah McCracken, and Jan Rieman, Utah State UP, 2019.
Conference Papers/Presentations
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Bryan, Matthew D. “Bringing AI to the Center: What Historical Writing Center Software Discourse Can Teach Us about Responses to Artificial Intelligence-Based Writing Tools.” Proceedings of the Computers & Writing Annual Conference, 2023, edited by Christopher D.M. Andrews, Chen Chen, and Lydia Wilkes, Computers & Writing, 2024, pp. 15-26. doi.org/10.37514/PCW-B.2024.2296.2.02.
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Bryan, Matthew D. “Centering Software: Drawing on UX Research to Develop Methods of Collaborative Inquiry into Software Rhetorics within Writing Centers.” SIGDOC ’23: Proceedings of the 41st ACM International Conference on the Design of Communication, edited by Sonia Stephens, Joseph Bartolotta, and Kristin Marie Bivens, SIGDOC, 2023, pp. 36-31. dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3615335.3623006.
Awards
- UCF College of Arts and Humanities Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2020
- UCF College of Arts and Humanities Teaching Incentive Program (TIP) Award, 2019
- UCF College of Arts and Humanities Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2015
- UCF College of Arts and Humanities Teaching Incentive Program (TIP) Award, 2014
Courses
| Course # | Course | Title | Mode | Days/Times | Syllabus |
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| 82528 | ENC1101H | Honors Freshman Composition Ⅰ | In Person (P) | M,W,F 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Unavailable |
| 83229 | ENC5933 | Seminar for Writing Consultant | In Person (P) | F 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | Unavailable |
| Course # | Course | Title | Mode | Days/Times | Syllabus |
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| 11545 | ENC1102 | Composition Ⅱ | In Person (P) | Tu,Th 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Unavailable |
| 12769 | ENC4416 | Writing in Digital Environ | Web-Based (W) | 7:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Unavailable |