Rate My Professor Rebecca Fleming

Dr. Rebecca L. Fleming is a Professor in the English Department at Columbus State Community College, contributing to the field of Literature through her expertise in composition pedagogy. She holds a Ph.D. in Composition and Rhetoric from Miami University of Ohio, an M.A. in Composition and Rhetoric from Ohio University, and a B.A. in English from St. Bonaventure University. Her professional interests include Composition and Rhetoric, Digital and Distance Learning, Metacognition and Mindfulness Pedagogy, Growth Mindset Pedagogy, and Cognitive Psychology. These areas reflect her dedication to innovative teaching methods that enhance student engagement and learning outcomes in community college settings.

Professor Fleming co-created the Composition Reading Bank (CRB), a collaborative open educational resource designed for first-year composition courses. Developed with English Department colleagues Rachel Brooks-Pannell, Shawn Casey, Nick Lakostik, and librarian Hydy Cates, the CRB provides themed collections of multimedia readings across topics such as science, education, politics, language, parenting, and media, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0. This project earned the 2020-2021 Campus Technology Impact Award in the Teaching and Learning category, with Columbus State Community College recognized as the only two-year institution recipient. Fleming's contributions extend to professional service, including serving as a faculty reviewer for the Associate of Arts Program Review and as a committee member for the Mark Reynolds TETYC Best Article Award at the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). She has chaired sessions and presented at multiple CCCC conferences, including on "iComp: Adding a Multi-Touch iBook to FYC Curriculum" and "Reimagining and Remixing the Traditional FYC Reader: OER as a New Commonplace." In 2016, she received the Mary Navarro Most Distinguished Advisor Award from Columbus State Community College. Her work promotes accessible, technology-integrated resources and pedagogical advancements in two-year college composition instruction.