Education
Boston College
PhD, English (Rhetoric and Composition), 2009
- Dissertation: "Place Blogging: Local Economies of Attention in the Network"
- Major Exam: Composition and Rhetoric. Passed with Distinction, December 2002
- Minor Exams: Nature Writing and Ecocriticism, Slavery and the American Renaissance, Blogging and Place-Based Pedagogy
Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
B.A. English, 1996
Other
CIWIC: Computers in Writing-Intensive Classrooms, Michigan Technological University, June 1-14, 2005. New Media Workshop
Experience
Instructional Designer
Instructional Design and eTeaching Services, Boston College (2006-present)- Provide support and consulting for faculty around educational technology
- Facilitate workshops and provide one-on-one training
- Manage and develop a wide variety of web development projects
- Research new tools for teaching and make recommendations to faculty and administrators
- Publish and present on topics related to instructional technology
Graduate Web Assistant
Instructional Design and eTeaching Services, Boston College (2002-2005)
- Teach faculty and graduate students WebCT and web design
- Manage a wide variety of web development projects using HTML/CSS and PHP/MySQL
- Offer workshops and consult individually with faculty to help them integrate technologies like WebCT into their teaching
Program Assistant
First-Year Writing Program, Boston College (2001-2002, 2003-2005)
- Facilitated technology support for instructors and expanded online resources for FWS website
- Observed more than 30 classes taught by MA-level Teaching Fellows, and met with each instructor for discussion and feedback
- Conducted workshops on specific teaching-related topics, such as class publishing and online portfolio design
Program Coordinator
City Ambassadors Volunteer Program (Spring 2002)
- Designed and taught an environmental service-learning program for Chinese high school students in Boston
Graduate Intern
Dreams of Freedom immigration museum, Boston (2000)- Funded by Woodrow Wilson Practicum Grant to assist with research, writing, and museum education projects
Teaching
First-Year Writing Program, Boston College
- First-Year Writing Seminar: Spring 2005, Fall 2003, Fall 2002, Fall 2000
English Department, Boston College
- American Literary History 1: Fall 2001 and Spring 2001
The Olin Center for International Studies (Summer 2000), Boston
- Taught TOEFL preparation courses
Embassy CES (Summer 2001), Boston
- Taught courses on pronunciation and American idioms, GMAT preparation courses