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Darin Bradley

Title: Assistant Professor of Practice

Department: English

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of North Texas, 2007
    Major: English
  • MA, University of North Texas, 2004
    Major: English
  • BA, University of North Texas, 2002
    Major: Composition and Language

Current Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 4140.001Advanced Narrative Design for GamingSpring 2026
ENGL 3500.401Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative DesignSpring 2026
ENGL 4140.001Advanced Narrative Design for GamingFall 2025 Syllabus
ENGL 3500.401Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative DesignFall 2025 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 4140.001Advanced Narrative Design for GamingSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3500.401Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative DesignSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4140.001Advanced Narrative Design for GamingFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3500.401Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative DesignFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3500.402Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative DesignFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3500.001Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative DesignSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4230.002Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing StudiesSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3500.003Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative DesignFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4230.003Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing StudiesFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3500.702Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative DesignSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3500.703Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative DesignSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3500.004Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative DesignFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book

  • Bradley, D. (2023). Bloodmetal. 228. Portland, OR, Underland Press. underlandpress.com

    • Webpage

  • Bradley, D. (2022). Now and Then: A Filmmaker's Guide to the Period Piece. New York, NY, The Beat by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/filmmakers-guide-to-the-period-piece/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). The Do's and Don'ts of Writing a Logline for Your Film or Video Project. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/writing-logline-for-film-video-project/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). How to Build a Starship — A Filmmaker's Guide. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/how-to-build-a-starship-a-filmmakers-guide/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). Sound Effects: The Unsung Heroes of the Film Industry. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/sound-effects-film-industry/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). Filmmaking with the Greats: Production Problem-Solving. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/filmmaking-problem-solving/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). Trope School: Time Travel in Film. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/time-travel-in-film/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). An Ode to Top Gun. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/an-ode-to-top-gun/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). In Praise of the Car Chase (and How to Make Your Own). New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/how-to-film-a-car-chase/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). The Life and Times of the Kung Fu Film. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/kung-fu-film-life-and-times/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). The Space Western — Genre's Unwanted, Weird Cousin. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/the-space-western-guide/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). The Superhero Film: A Guide for Superfans. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/superhero-film-guide-for-superfans/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). The Indie Filmmaker's Guide to The Western. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/the-indie-filmmakers-guide-to-the-western/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). The Filmmaker's Guide to The Apocalypse. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/apocalypse-guide-for-filmmakers/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). Making Your Own Fantasy Film: A Field Guide. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/fantasy-film-field-guide/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). How to Speak Science Fiction: A Field Guide. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/science-fiction-field-guide/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). Developing Your Characters: Serial vs. Episodic. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/developing-characters-serial-vs-episodic/
  • Bradley, D. (2022). The Secrets of Peacemaker's Storytelling Success. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/peacemaker-storytelling-success/
  • Bradley, D. (2021). Revise, Revise, Revise — A Writer's Guide to Practical Editing. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/writers-guide-to-practical-editing/
  • Bradley, D. (2021). 7 Must-Have Books for Every Screenwriter's Library. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/books-for-screenwriters/
  • Bradley, D. (2021). Top 6 Techniques on How to Write a Short Film Script. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/6-techniques-how-write-short-film-script/
  • Bradley, D. (2021). 5 Tips for Taking Care of Your Lenses in Outer Space. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/taking-care-of-lenses-outer-space-english/
  • Bradley, D. (2021). 7 Tips for Writing Good Dialogue in Your Screenplay. New York, NY, The Beat, by PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/7-tips-for-good-dialogue-in-screenplay/
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Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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