I use technology to help facilitate my teaching goals in a number of ways, including teaching in a computerized classroom and developing assignments and class discussion opportunities using the on-line virtual environment of the MOO. My interest in teaching with technology is reflected in my instructional technology experience. For the past four years I have held the position of Instructional Support Specialist for the College of Humanities Instructional Computing group. As the only teacher on staff serving a college of over 500 faculty, adjunct and graduate teaching associates, I provide assistance and support to instructors who are interested in using technology to facilitate their instructional goals. I develop and teach instructional technology workshops on a wide range of topics (including “Creating course websites,” “Using on-line teaching tools and course management systems,” “Making effective presentations,” and “Commenting electronically on student work”). I work with faculty to help develop content for and teach sessions of graduate courses in teaching with technology, I provide individual assistance to instructors working on a variety of projects, and I work with department heads and program directors to develop and teach multi-session training programs for teachers.

In 2004-2005 I was in charge of the design and development of the COHIC website, including being responsible for creating database-driven forms for equipment checkout, account applications, lab reservations, and a variety of other purposes within COHIC.

In the summer of 2003 I had the opportunity to develop and teach a Multimedia in Education Certificate program open to faculty from all across the University. My class included professors from a wide variety of departments, including music, biology, English, and the business college. This experience gave me additional opportunities for learning how to better accommodate diverse learning styles and a diverse array of instructional goals.

In the fall of 2003 I organized and facilitated a workshop series titled: On-Line Teaching Environments which introduced instructors to a variety of on-line teaching environments (i.e. Polis, WebBoard, WebCT, MOO) through guest speakers, and panels of instructors who shared their experiences using such environments.

In the fall of 2000 I earned my Webmaster’s Certification from the UA (in both Web Developer and Web Designer tracks). From 2001-2002 I served as the website administrator and was responsible for building what now serves as the website for the English Graduate Union.

From 1999-2001 I served as the co-director of Computers in Composition for the English Department.

In the summer of 1999 I taught a one-week workshop on web-page design and publication to at-risk Native American high school students.

From 1998-1999 I created and edited a literary journal called Stories from the Southside for the adult education students at the El Pueblo Community Center, and made several issues of the journal available online:  

 March 1999      April  1999      July 1999

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