Research

Publications

My work sits at the intersection of digital and new literacies, AI in education, and new materialist research methods. View the full, continuously updated list on Google Scholar →

Refereed Journal Articles

  • 2025Of Teachers and Centaurs: Exploring the Interactions and Intra-actions of Educators on AI Education Platforms. Learning, Media and Technology, 50(3), 352–364.
  • 2025Fassbender, W. J., & Robinson, B. Birds Aren't Real: Vigilante Civic Literacies for Classroom Counterpublics. Research in the Teaching of English, 60(2), 189–212.
  • 2024"I Can Almost Recognize Its Voice": AI and Its Impact on Ethical Teacher-Centaur Labor. English Teaching: Practice & Critique, 23(1), 104–117.
  • 2024Robinson, B., & Fassbender, W. J. Homo Medialiteratus and the Media Literacy Proxy War: Mapping the U.S. Response to Digital Disinformation. Learning, Media and Technology, 49(4), 579–594.
  • 2023Nash, B. L., Hicks, T., Garcia, M., Fassbender, W., Alvermann, D., Boutelier, S., et al. Artificial Intelligence in English Education: Challenges and Opportunities for Teachers and Teacher Educators. English Education, 55(3), 201–206.
  • 2022Olsen, A. W., Fassbender, W., Long, D., & Olsen, K. Schools, Communities, and Teachers: How Rural Sense of Belonging Holds Impact for English Teachers in Place. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 32(2), 108–125.
  • 2022Olsen, A. W., Long, D., Olsen, K., & Fassbender, W. J. Rurally Motivated? How English Teachers Negotiate Rural Sense of Belonging. English Education, 54(3), 196–218.
  • 2021The Potential for (More-Than-) Representational Video in Education Research. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 44(3), 241–256.
  • 2021Hall, J., Fassbender, W., & Jones, S. Using Reflective Case Narrative Methodology to Assess an Introductory NVivo Workshop. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 44(5), 449–462.
  • 2014Fassbender, W. J., & Lucier, J. A. Equalizing the Teacher-to-Student Ratio Through Technology: A New Perspective on the Role of Blended Learning. Voices from the Middle, 22(2), 21.
  • 2013Fassbender, W. J., Dulaney, M., & Pope, C. A. Graphic Narratives and the Evolution of the Canon: Adapting Literature for a New Generation. Voices from the Middle, 21(1), 19.

Book Chapters

  • 2024Olsen, A. W., & Fassbender, W. J. Using Text Sets and Mini-Lessons to Develop Sense of Authority as Teachers of Reading. In Principles that Shape English Teacher Education: Pedagogy for Innovation and Change.
  • 2019Hadley, H. L., & Fassbender, W. J. Recognizing Religion with Preservice Teachers. In Legacies of Christian Languaging and Literacies in American Education.
  • 2018Incorporating Students' Digital Identities in Analog Spaces: The Educator's Conundrum. In Social Media in Education: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, 89–100.

Position Statements & Reports

  • 2024–25Nash, B. L., Garcia, M., Young, C. A., Turner, K. H., Rice, M., Piotrowski, A., et al. ELATE Position Statement: Exploring, Incorporating, and Questioning Generative Artificial Intelligence in English Teacher Education. Released by the National Council of Teachers of English (2024); published in English Education, 57(2), 158–165 (2025).

Manuscripts & Works in Progress

  • 2024MacAlister, E., Olsen, A. W., & Fassbender, W. From Surviving to Thriving: Exploring the Experiences of LGBTQ+ Adolescents and Engaging Teacher Allies in Rural Montana Schools.

Dissertation

  • 2020Teachers Who "Tech" and the Tethered Classroom: An Actor Network Filmic Ethnography. Doctoral dissertation, University of Georgia.