MLA

Mark Olson teaches courses in composition, American literatures, and poetry for the Department of English in Hamline University’s College of Liberal Arts. He earned his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. His background includes work in printing and publishing, organizational writing, and writing across the curriculum

Ben McCorkle is an associate professor of English at The Ohio State University-Marion, where he teaches courses on composition, the history and theory of rhetoric, and digital media production. He is the author of the book Rhetorical Delivery as Technological Discourse: A Cross-Historical Study, published by Southern Illinois University Press. He has also published essays in various journals and edited collections, including Computers and Composition Online, Rhetoric Society Quarterly, and Composition Studies.

I teach courses about new media in workplace and technical communication, including courses in web design, content management systems, nonlinear video editing, film theory, social media, and usability. My research focuses on the history of publishing, both from theoretical perspectives (using both cultural and rhetorical theory) and in pragmatics (typography, offset printing, online document management, new media).