Teaching & Mentoring

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Administrative Position:

2016-2017  Program Director of Interdisciplinary Studies, Baker College Online
Duties include curriculum development, teaching, and administrative management and oversight of faculty, as well as coordinating with other campus administrative staff including the Director of Student Affairs, the Director of Academic Affairs, and the Learning Center Coordinator. I also work closely with the system Dean of Interdisciplinary Studies and the System Program Coordinator of Language Arts.  This position also requires service on the Central Operations Committee, the Academic Quality Leadership Committee, and the Online Program Directors Committee.
 
Online Teaching Experience:
 
2007-2017   Online Instructor, Baker College (Full-time as of 11/1/11)
                        Developmental Reading
                        Developmental Writing/College English
                        Composition I and II
                        Creative Writing
                        American Literature I and II
                        The American Novel
                        American Ethnic Literature
                        Workplace Communications
 
2010-2011       Adjunct Instructor, South University Online
                        Developmental Writing
                        Composition I
                        Composition II (Intro to Literature)
 
2005-2009       Established Adjunct Professor, Kaplan University
                            Composition I & II
 
2005-2007       Adjunct Instructor, AIU Online
                           Composition
 
2006-2007       Adjunct Instructor, Excelsior College Online
                           Composition I
                           Writing for the Professions
                           American Literature II
 
2004-2006       Adjunct Instructor, ITT Online
                           English 371:  Research Methods
                           English 372:  Written Analysis
 
May, 2005       Adjunct Instructor, SNHU Online
                          Literature 209:  Art Against Society
 
2004-2005       Instructor, Limestone College Virtual Campus
                           Composition I                                     Composition II
                           Literature and Human Experience
 
2001-2005       E-Structor, Smarthinking Online Writing Lab

On-Ground Teaching Experience:
 
1999-2004       Instructor, Auburn University English Department 
                           Composition I                         Composition II
                           Great Books I                           Great Books II
   
1996-99           Teaching Assistant and Adjunct Instructor, University of Southern Mississippi
                         American Literature to 1865                            Composition I
                         American Literature 1865-present                 Composition II
                         Technical Writing                                             World Literature
                         On-line Course in Technical Writing Developmental English
 
1995-96          Teaching Assistant, University of Southern Mississippi Honors College 
                        Honors Freshman Colloquium Writing Workshop Coordinator 
 
1994                Adjunct Instructor, University of Central Arkansas Developmental English
 
1993-95         Graduate Assistant, University Writing Center, University of Central Arkansas 
 
Fall 1992         Graduate Assistant, University of Central Arkansas Honors College 
 
5/92-8/92      Test Administrator for University of Central Arkansas 
 
1990-92          University of Central Arkansas Writing Center Tutor 
 
Online Course and Curriculum Development:
 
SNHU Online              Literature 209:  Art Against Society
Baker College              ENG101:  Composition I
                                      ENG102:  Composition II
                                      ENG098b:  Developmental Reading
                                      LIT205:  Foundations of World Literature
                                      LIT301:  Contemporary World Literature
                                      LIT331:  American Literature I (to 1865)
                                      LIT332:  American Literature II (1865-present)
                                      ENG311:  Creative Writing (served as support for Dr. Victoria Barnes)
                                     WRI301a:  Faculty support on the redevelopment team
 
AIU Online                  Developed Diagnostic and Achievement Exams for Composition
 
Selected Mentoring & Service:

• Committee member for Bb Master Shell Ad Hoc, 2016
• Curriculum development support for Literature Curriculum, 2016
• Committee member for Brad Romans’ led committee for proposed Teaching Conference (target date 2017)
• Committee member for implementation of the new Academic Welcome Experience at Baker (System) 2014
• Committee member for design of a universal Blackboard Course Template at Baker (System) 2014
• Committee member for design of new faculty training/onboarding for Baker Online 2014
• Interview committee member for Director of Math at Baker Online  2014
• Interview committee member for Associate Dean of General and Developmental Education at Baker Online 2014
• Interview committee member for Director of College Writing at Baker Online 2014 (upcoming)
• Interview committee member for Quality Assurance Specialist at Baker Online 2014
• Interview committee member for new Director of College Writing at Baker Online, 2013
• Pilot section instructor for new orientation experience BC101 (facilitated the group to the Admissions Staff from all campuses in our system)
• Interim Faculty Trainer for Online, Fall 1 & II, 2013, Baker College
• AIM Tier Training Facilitator for established faculty, Spring I, Summer I and Summer II 2013, Baker College
• Co-Facilitator with Dean Ann Voorheis-Sargent, New Instructor Forum, Baker College, 2007-2013 (program was discontinued)
• ENG/LIT/WRI Faculty Mentor, Baker College, 2007-2017

 
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