William Kist, Ph.D
Biography
William Kist, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Education at Kent State University and is a former high school English teacher (Akron Public Schools) and curriculum supervisor (Medina County ESC) in the areas of English/language arts, social studies, and foreign language instruction. For 20 years, Bill has worked as a consultant with schools and organizations, including the New York City Department of Education; Allentown (PA) School District; Delaware Department of Education; Conseil Scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud, Toronto; Atlanta Public Schools; Columbus Area Writing Project; University of North Texas Writing Project; and many Ohio districts including the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Akron Public Schools, Wooster City Schools, and Copley-Fairlawn Schools. A presenter of many keynote addresses focusing in the area of technology integration, he has penned five books including New Literacies in Action, The Socially Networked Classroom, The Global School, Getting Started with Blended Learning, and his new book, Curating a Literacy Life: Student-Centered Learning with Digital Media. Bill can be found online at his LinkedIn site and his YouTube Channel.
Vita available upon request.
Education
M.A. in Educational Administration, The University of Akron
B.A. in Secondary Education, The University of Akron
Research Methods
Publications
- Kist, W. (2024). Our Gutenberg moment: Embracing the links between computer science and the English classroom. Council Chronicle, 34(1), 19-23. https://doi.org/10.58680/cc202434119
- Kist, W. (2023). Once upon a time in Worthington: How literature leads to creative resilience. Council Chronicle, 33(1), 11-16. https://doi.org/10.58680/cc202332645
- Kist, W. (2022). Curating a literacy life: Student-centered learning with digital media. Teachers College Press.
- Christel, M., & Kist, W. (Eds.). (2022). Bringing critical media literacy into ELA classrooms. National Council of Teachers of English.
- Kist, W. (2021). Middle schools and new literacies: Looking back and moving forward. In T.L. Lynch (Ed.), Special issues: Critical Media Literacy, pp. 141-145. National Council of Teachers of English.
- Zimmerman, B.S., Kruse, S.D., Niesz, T., Kist, W., Kidder-Brown, M., & Nikbakht, E. (2020). “Facebook Me”: The potential of student teachers’ online communities of practice in learning to teach. International Journal of Education & Literacy Studies, 8(2).
- Kist, W., & Morgan, K. (2017). “I’ve had conversations that have gone on for hours”: A portrait of an autistic youth’s online relationship building. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 28(4), pp. 397-416.
- Semingson, P., O’Byrne, I., Mora, R.A., & Kist, W. (2017). Social scholarship and the Networked scholar: Researching, reading and writing the web. Educational Media International, 54(4), pp. 360-372. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09523987.2017.1391525
- Kist, W. with Semingson, P. (2017). The multimodal memoir project: Remembering key YA texts. The Alan Review, 44(1), 92-97.
- Kist, W. (2017). Life moments in texts: Analyzing multimodal memoirs of preservice teachers. English Journal, 106(3), 63-68.
- Kist, W. (2016) Entrée to global understanding. Educational Leadership, 74(4), online only.
- Kist, W. (2015). Getting started with blended learning: How do I integrate online and face-to-face instruction? Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
- Batchelor, K., Kist, W., Kidder-Brown, M., & Bejcek-Long, B. (2015). "Ogres remind me of expanding": First-graders' multimodal autobiographies. Ubiquity: The Journal of Literature, Literacy, and the Arts, Research Strand, 2(1), 124-155.
- Kist, W., Srsen, K., & Bishop, B. F. (2015). Social media and 'kids today': A counter-narrative, from a U.S. high school. English Journal, 104(3), 41-46.
- Kist, W., & Pytash, K. (2015). "I love to flip the pages": Pre-service teachers and new literacies within a field experience. English Education, 47(2), 131-167.
- Kist, W. & Aljasser, A. (2015). Live from Riyadh and live from Kent: Our experience with a synchronous international online learning experience. The Journal of Media Literacy, 62(3 & 4), 75-80.
- Kist, W., Tollafield, K. A., & Dagistan, M. (2014.) Leading ourselves (tweets optional): An analysis of selected twitter users. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 58, 317-326.
- Kist, W. (2014). Exit tweets and wiki blue books: Assessment possibilities. Voices From the Middle, 22(2), 39-41.
- Pytash, K., Batchelor, K., Kist, W., & Srsen, K. (2014). Linked text sets in the English classroom. The Alan Review, 42(1), 52-62.
- Kist, W. (2013). The global school: Connecting classrooms and students around the world. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Kist, W. (2013). New literacies and the common core. Educational Leadership, 70(6), 38-43.
- Kist, W. (2012). Middle schools and new literacies: Looking back and moving forward. Voices from the Middle, 19(4), 17-21.
- Kist, W. (2011). From Queen Mab to Big Boy: A century of "new" literacies. English Journal, 101(1), 93-100.
- Kist, W. (2010). The socially networked classroom: Teaching in the new media age. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
- Kist, W. (2005). New literacies in action: Teaching and learning in multiple media. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
Awards/Achievements
- 2017 Outstanding University English Language Arts Educator Award, given by the Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts.