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Core
Curriculum Fellows
(West Texas A&M University, 2007-2008)
A group of faculty from across campus selected to serve as
fellows for one year, focusing on improving the university's
core curriculum. Responsibilities include piloting interdisciplinary
learning communities (see "The Naked Truth" at left),
integrating tablet PC technology into the classroom, poster
presentations to the university community on pedagogical strategies,
and portfolio compilation.
Learning
Community Task Force
(West Texas A&M University, 2007-2008)
Description forthcoming.
New
Student Orientation Academic Advisor
(West
Texas A&M
University, 2007)
Selected
by the university advising center to serve as an academic
advisor for incoming freshmen and transfer students during
New Student Orientations, Summer 2007.
TA
Mentor (University of Georgia, 2003-2004)
As one of fourteen TAs selected to participate in the University
of Georgia's Teaching Assistant Mentor program, a future faculty
program open only to those TAs who have won university-wide
teaching awards, I led a workshop at the OISD Orientation
for Graduate Teaching Assistants and Lab Assistants on "Serving
as Teacher of Record." Within my department, I met with
individual TAs, maintained an English Department TA Mentor
website (http://www.english.uga.edu/~tamentor), and provided
materials on "Teaching with Technology" to the English
6911 class participants, the required pedagogy course for
English TAs.
Electronic
Markup and Management Application (EMMA) (University of Georgia,
2003-2004)
As part of the EMMA (Electronic
Markup and Management Application) Working Group, I piloted
our in-development writing program in my composition classroom.
EMMA includes a Java-based editor with Extensible Markup Language
(XML) editing software that students can download to create
a "marked-up" composition, and it facilitates electronic
peer revision, instructor comments, portfolio creation, and
assessment. As one of two English department members assigned
to teach in the Student Learning Center Fall 2003, I was able
to utilize the building's various technologies to teach my
students basic .xml and demonstrate both the text editor and
internet interface, while supporting my students' EMMA text
creation through computer lab lessons centering on the various
DTDs (.xml templates). At the end of fall semester, students
created their own personal electronic portfolios via EMMA,
a compilation of essays and biographical information that
they can continue to update and develop over the course of
their academic careers.
Teaching
Practicum Supervisor, English Department TA Apprentice Program
(2001-present)
As both a high school teacher and university teaching assistant,
I benefited tremendously from the support I received from
my mentors and my colleagues. It is now a great joy to be
able to do for others what has been done for me. While at
UGA, I have served as Teaching Practicum Supervisor for three
women. Each apprenticed with me for one semester, observing
classes, teaching small units and then a full week of content,
grading essays, and participating in student conferences before
assuming responsibility of her own courses as instructor of
record.
Sigma
Tau Delta Undergraduate English Conference (2003)
I served as president of Sigma Tau Delta, an International
English Honor Society, during 2002-2003. As part of my duties,
I supervised the Sigma Tau Delta Undergraduate English Conference,
a one-day symposium to showcase the best work being done in
2000-4000 level courses, both in critical and creative works.
The conference provides undergraduates outlets for presenting
their works for feedback from a diverse audience. Presentations
ranged from critical essays on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's
Dream to short story and poetry collections.
Select
Guest Lectures and Workshops for UGA Courses, Student Groups,
and University Organizations
- Workshop
Leader, Abstract Writing Workshop sponsored by the Center
for Undergraduate Research Opportunities at UGA. I presented
an overview of the abstract writing process for humanities
students, reviewed abstracts in progress from students at
the workshop, and responded to questions ranging from the
mechanics of writing a paper proposal to presentation strategies
and tips for addressing an audience. (January 12, 2004).
- Panelist
for the Undergraduate English Student Advisory Council's
"Graduate School Information Forum." I presented
brief introductory remarks about the process of choosing
a graduate school, defining areas of interest, securing
funding, and working with professors, and responded to questions
on subjects ranging from preparing the application letter
of intent to securing health insurance. (October 23, 2003).
- Orientation
leader on "Serving as Teacher of Record" for the
University of Georgia Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation.
I addressed university policies and procedures for teaching
assistants, including syllabus requirements, working with
learning and physically disabled students, and appropriate
university contacts for various issues. (August 14, 2003).
- Guest
speaker for "Syllabus Preparation for Literature and
Composition Classes" in English 6911, Practicum in
Teaching College Composition; this course is required of
all new teaching assistants in the English department. I
presented copies of my syllabi from English 1101, 1102,
and 1102M, specific lesson plans tailored to those syllabi,
sample projects with timelines and topics, and specific
examples of how to present syllabi, course requirements,
and student projects online. (November 18, 2002).
- Guest
speaker for "Research Methods and Approaches"
to Honors 3010: Introduction to Research in the Humanities
at CURO. I addressed five different areas: preparing a research
question, research stages, working with library resources,
organization of research materials, and time management.
(November 13, 2002).
- Panelist
for "Get Smart: Strategies for Success in University
Classes," which was co-sponsored by the UGA Offices
of Academic Advising, Academic Enhancement, and Housing.
I addressed first-year English course requirements and expectations,
strategies for succeeding, and available support resources.
(September 30, 2002).
- Workshop
leader for "Strategies for Grading Freshman Essays"
as part of the New English TA Orientation. My workshop session
centered on modeled grading, discussing standards and methods
of assessment, explaining the departmental grading rubric
for first-year essays, and providing suggestions for grading
strategies. (August 2001).
- Guest
lecturer on "Integrating Group Discussion and Projects
into the Composition Classroom" for the Composition
Pedagogy Practicum in the Department of English. I provided
a brief overview of standards and practices for cooperative
learning, gave specific examples of group exercises using
the departmental textbook, distributed suggestions for using
WebCT discussion board for group exercises, and provided
copies of peer revision and editing exercises from my courses.
(Fall 2000).
Center
for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO) (2003-2004)
Workshop
leader on abstract preparation for undergraduate research
conferences.
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