Heidi Skurat Harris

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Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing

UA Little Rock primary University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Concordia University Chicago (2020); Eastern Oregon University (2011–2012)

10 h-index 48 pubs 334 cited

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Heidi Skurat Harris's research focuses on online learning environments, specifically investigating student motivations, instructor presence, and teaching methodologies. Her work examines how to create effective online writing instruction through user-centered design and rapport-building strategies. Harris has published on common traits of successful online and face-to-face classes, drawing on student survey data to identify key factors for student satisfaction and success. She also investigates the preparation of graduate students for teaching writing online, exploring aspects of immersion, reflection, and potential failures in this pedagogical context. Harris's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 10, with a total of 50 publications and 334 citations. She has collaborated with George M. Jensen, Rebecca A. Glazier, Karen Kuralt, and Melvin Beavers, all from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, on multiple publications.

Metrics

h-index: 10
Publications: 48
Citations: 334

Positions

Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing publications 2014–2026

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institution web page

Selected Publications

From correspondence to cloud: The history of research and online writing instruction (2026)

Computers & composition/Computers and composition DOI OpenAlex
Chapter 14. Reflective Learning in Data Storytelling (2024)

The WAC Clearinghouse; University Press of Colorado eBooks DOI OpenAlex
Wayfinding in Distance Learning: Finding Our Way Through Times of Stress in Online Writing Graduate Programs (2023)

The WAC Clearinghouse; University Press of Colorado eBooks DOI OpenAlex
What the COVID pandemic taught us about creating inclusive, anti-racist, and accessible online writing classes and programs (2022)

Computers & composition/Computers and composition 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Foreword: Turning Research into Practice, (2021)

The WAC Clearinghouse; University Press of Colorado eBooks DOI OpenAlex
Instructor Presence and Student Satisfaction Across Modalities: Survey Data on Student Preferences in Online and On-Campus Courses (2021)

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning 26 citations DOI OpenAlex
Chapter 11. Create, Support, and Facilitate Personal Online Writing Courses in Online Writing Programs (2021)

The WAC Clearinghouse; University Press of Colorado eBooks 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
Foreword: Turning Research into Practice, (2021)

The WAC Clearinghouse; University Press of Colorado eBooks DOI OpenAlex
Using Multimedia for Instructor Presence in Purposeful Pedagogy-Driven Online Technical Writing Courses (2020)

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
Using Multimedia for Instructor Presence in Purposeful Pedagogy-Driven Online Technical Writing Courses (2020)

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
Common Traits of the Best Online and Face-to-face Classes: Evidence from Student Surveys (2020)

18 citations DOI OpenAlex
User-Centered Design as a Foundation for Effective Online Writing Instruction (2018)

Computers & composition/Computers and composition 56 citations DOI OpenAlex
Immersion, Reflection, Failure: Teaching Graduate Students to Teach Writing Online (2017)

Technical Communication Quarterly 55 citations DOI OpenAlex
Over, under, or through (2017)

Communication Design Quarterly 23 citations DOI OpenAlex
Chapter 13. Preparing Students for OWI (2015)

19 citations DOI OpenAlex