Bio
About Dr. Vrooman:
Dr. Steven Vrooman (stevenvrooman.com), PhD, is Professor at Texas Lutheran University, where he is Chair of the Department of Communication, Culture, English & World Languages and Director of General Education.
His well-received TED Talk, "Our Brains Are A'Twitter," explored what social media reveals about the ways we have always processed and failed to process information. This built on 20 years of research and teaching in the field, ever since the Internet emerged from the computer-lab basements of BITNET and IRC.
Select publications include:
He delivered keynotes and breakouts on social media strategy at INBOUND17, FABTECH, The National Association of College Auxiliary Services, the Texas Library Association, the IAEE Expo, the Texas Society of Association Executive, the California Society of Association Executives, the Texas Self Storage Association.
He has spoken on and facilitated workshops on public speaking at Alcon, the Texas Masonry Council, and a variety of universities.
He has also spoken on internal and external communication at the the Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Coordinators - International, BCFS, the Texas Library Association, the Library Learning Cooperative, Libraries Out Loud, and a variety of universities.
And he was the inaugural keynote at TLU's Engaging Pedagogy Conference.
He writes for the UDisc disc golf blog, and he has appeared in the documentary films The People Versus George Lucas and 3 Glimpses and the found footage zombie film Virus of the Dead.
Dr. Steven Vrooman (stevenvrooman.com), PhD, is Professor at Texas Lutheran University, where he is Chair of the Department of Communication, Culture, English & World Languages and Director of General Education.
His well-received TED Talk, "Our Brains Are A'Twitter," explored what social media reveals about the ways we have always processed and failed to process information. This built on 20 years of research and teaching in the field, ever since the Internet emerged from the computer-lab basements of BITNET and IRC.
Select publications include:
- guides (1, 2) to professional social media practice
- integrating social media into e-learning
- language use of "geek" and "nerd" on Twitter
- social media and violence on college campuses
- flaming, trolling and invective
- the maintenance of online communities
- The Zombie Guide to Public Speaking
He delivered keynotes and breakouts on social media strategy at INBOUND17, FABTECH, The National Association of College Auxiliary Services, the Texas Library Association, the IAEE Expo, the Texas Society of Association Executive, the California Society of Association Executives, the Texas Self Storage Association.
He has spoken on and facilitated workshops on public speaking at Alcon, the Texas Masonry Council, and a variety of universities.
He has also spoken on internal and external communication at the the Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Coordinators - International, BCFS, the Texas Library Association, the Library Learning Cooperative, Libraries Out Loud, and a variety of universities.
And he was the inaugural keynote at TLU's Engaging Pedagogy Conference.
He writes for the UDisc disc golf blog, and he has appeared in the documentary films The People Versus George Lucas and 3 Glimpses and the found footage zombie film Virus of the Dead.
