A. Nicole Pfannenstiel

A. Nicole Pfannenstiel, PhD., is a student-centered faculty member of the English & World Languages department at Millersville University. She is a digital rhetoric scholar who studies social media and writing, videogames and play, digital writing, content strategy, and the use of videogames in the classroom. Her work focuses on learning through and with technology, blending rhetorical theory, digital rhetoric, and multimedia learning theory. Her work centers human experiences with and through technology as we find enjoyment, learning, and community through technology tools. She has an avid interest in OER including research articles published through Open Praxis, an OER published undergraduate textbook Web Writing and Content Management, and an edited collection on inclusive teaching practices. Pfannenstiel earned her doctorate and master’s degrees from Arizona State University, and her bachelor’s degrees from Northern Arizona University.