GS 301: Instructional Uses of Technology
This course is designed to provide graduate students across disciplines with opportunities to develop confidence and competence with current, pedagogically effective uses of technology in the university classroom. Topics include introduction to using technology in teaching; creating course web pages; effective in-class presentations; communication and interactivity tools, and electronically transmitted documents (digital dissertations.) Completion of this course includes development of an electronic teaching portfolio. You can find student portfolios from previous semesters here. This is the current course syllabus.
(Course taught fall & spring terms since 2006)
GS 305: The College Teaching Practicum
A principal component of this course is graduate students giving teaching demonstrations that are video recorded. Over the semester, each student will give four presentations that will be observed by classmates, instructors, and for the third and fourth presentations, undergrad volunteers. Students will submit self-evaluations based on feedback from others and observation of their own teaching videos. In the weeks that there are not teaching demos, we will be talking about very practical concerns for teaching, including classroom management, using groups in class, facilitating discussion, active learning, and visual aids. Recent syllabus. Course taught Spring 2008 & 2009.
EDUC 214: Schools, Society & Technology
The purpose of this course is for teacher licensure candidates to examine the role of technology in teaching and learning. Computer-based technology has dramatically enhanced the way teachers and students communicate within learning environments. In this course you will learn a variety of skills that will be useful for the classroom. The emphasis is on integrating technology into instruction and utilizing technology to become an instructional leader. This course is designed to meet the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction technology requirements for teaching licensure. Course taught Fall 2008, 2009.
Courses Taught at The University of Virginia
ESL Teacher Training Institute
This was an intensive, three-week introduction to the teaching of English as a second or foreign language offered at the University of Virginia. It was for individuals considering overseas work and for those who intend to work with English language learners in the U.S. The segment I taught was classroom methods and materials; almost all students in this course were native speakers of English. (Summer 2004 and 2005)
LING 111 Classroom Communication for International Teaching Assistants
This course focused on three areas: advanced ESL focused on pronunciation and oral classroom tasks for ITAs; teaching/classroom skills such as asking/answering student questions, problem solving, office hours, discussions; and the culture of North American universities and expectations of undergraduates All students were full-time graduate students at UVa whose SPEAK scores placed indicated this course was needed before becoming/continuing as TAs.
LING 114 Written Academic Communication for Researchers
The Academic Writing Seminar was an advanced ESL writing course for post-doctoral researchers designed to further develop research writing skills. All students were full-time post-doctoral researchers at UVa.
Academic Communication Skills
Part of an intensive language and culture course for non-native speakers of English who have been admitted to an undergraduate or graduate degree program. Participants review and practice strategies to enhance oral communication with colleagues, classmates, and professional contacts within the university community.
Academic Communications Seminar for Post-doctoral Fellows
Participants learn and practice strategies to enhance oral communication with colleagues and professional contacts within the university. They gain skills in conversing with individuals and groups and in giving presentations. Pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and structures is addressed as needed. All students were full-time post-doctoral researchers at UVa.
LING 108 English for Graduate Students in Economics This course was designed to help graduate students develop the oral communication skills needed for success in a graduate-level economics program as well as in professional situations in the U.S. Students focused on speaking in academic contexts and developed their discussion and presentation skills. All students were full-time graduate students in the department of economics.
Courses Taught at Georgetown University
For AY 2002-2003, I worked as a language teacher trainer and academic coordinator for the Georgetown/Sungkyunkwan University TESOL certificate program in Seoul, Korea. This program is comprised of three courses, each of which I taught. The students in this certificate program were all Korean and had already earned an undergraduate degree.
EFL Methodology
The goal of the course is to provide background theory and practical approaches for communicative classroom teaching.
EFL Technology and Materials Development
The purpose of this course is to provide a framework for the effective use, adaptation and development of materials for English language teachers. We also examined creating teaching materials from authentic resources, including the Internet.
EFL Practicum
The purpose of the Practicum is to enable participants to apply the principles they have learned in the program to the classroom setting by doing teaching demonstrations. This requires them to work collaboratively in groups to develop effective communicative activities.
From 2000 to 2003, I taught a very wide range of integrated skills, content-focused ESL courses in the Department of English as Foreign Language at Georgtown University. A detailed list is available upon request.
Courses Taught at Russian and Bulgarian Institutions
From 1997 to 2000, I taught at a Bulgarian high school and then at several Russian universities. The courses focused on American culture and conversational English; they developed into some of the courses described above. Detailed list available upon request.
