Ryan Cales
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Profile
Ryan Cales is the Assistant Director of Technology in Teaching in the Teaching and Scholarship Hub. He works with faculty on the pedagogical use of technology, helping them evaluate whether, when, and how digital tools support teaching and learning. His research interests include rhetorical theory and criticism, community literacy, and composition.
Ryan holds an MA in English (Writing and Rhetoric) and a BA in Philosophy from Virginia Commonwealth University. He taught at VCU for thirteen years, eventually as Associate Professor, where he led general education courses in first- and second-year critical thinking and composition as well as an interdisciplinary humanities course on lying and dishonesty. He co-coordinated the Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Program for six years and co-taught a seminar on peer leadership. He was also a longtime volunteer instructor of computer literacy and job preparedness with Opportunity Alliance Reentry, a Richmond-based reentry organization.