Marcea K. Seible

Marcea Seible has taught college-level writing since 2000. She began as a writing tutor and graduate teaching assistant at the University of Northern Iowa where she received her Bachelors and Masters of Arts in English. In 2008, she received her Ph.D. in English Studies at Illinois State University where her focus was in composition studies and technical/professional communication. Her teaching interests include studies of student motivation and professional development.

She is currently an Instructor of Developmental Writing at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, Iowa, where she also serves on the steering committee for the Brobst Center for Teaching and Learning Services. Marcea is a member of NCTE, the National Writing Project, the Iowa Developmental Educators Association, and the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing.

Lessons on ReadWriteThink

Help Wanted: Writing Professional Resumes (9-12)
Learning how to list one’s experiences on paper is only part of creating a resume. Students also need to see the resume as a professional document that follows certain rhetorical and format conventions. In this lesson, students will learn to create a beginning resume that represents their current work experience and demonstrates their knowledge of rhetorical situations for professional writing.

Writing Technical Instructions (9-12)
To better understand the rhetorical nature of technical instructions, students will analyze existing instructions, write their own instructions using common household items, receive user feedback, and then revise and publish their work.