Writing for Design (IAT309W) Sessional Instructor
Simon Fraser University
Summer 2014
Taught Writing for Design in the School of Interactive Arts + Technology (SIAT). Responsibilities included marking and grading undergraduate writing with the aim of developing students’ communication skills, lecturing on proper writing and design techniques for a variety of scenarios, facilitating class discussions about critical thinking and media, providing verbal and written feedback on performance, tracking student grades, developing course materials, and managing the course’s online resources using the Canvas LMS.
Writing for Design (IAT309W) Teaching Assistant
Simon Fraser University
Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Acted as Teaching Assistant for three semester’s of Lecturer Chantal Gibson’s Writing for Design course. Responsibilities included marking and grading undergraduate writing with the aim of developing students’ communication skills, facilitating class discussions about critical thinking and media, providing verbal and written feedback on performance, tracking student grades, and assisting with course design.
Digital Humanities Projects for the Mobile Environment Co-Instructor
DHSI 2012
June 2012
Acted as co-instructor of the Creating Digital Humanities Projects for the Mobile Environment course at Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) 2012. Responsibilities included solving hardware and software needs for participants with a variety of technical skills and contributing to class discussions as a hardware expert.
Digital Video Editing (DTC466) Guest Instructor
Washington State University Vancouver
February 2012
Facilitated a class discussion on the technical and narrative techniques used by filmmaker Josh Fox in his documentary, Gasland.
Composition & Design (DTC336) Guest Instructor
Washington State University Vancouver
September 2011, October 2011
Oversaw the annotation of electronic literature pieces that had been selected for an Electronic Literature Exhibit at the 2012 Modern Language Association (MLA) Conference.
Language, Texts, & Technology (DTC375) Guest Instructor
Washington State University Vancouver
September 2011
Evaluated student presentations of Comic Without Words, an exercise that required them to make a word-free comic remediating a previously selected (and memorized) passage of text.
Digital Storytelling (DTC354) Guest Lecturer
Washington State University Vancouver
September 2011, February 2011
Demonstrated the technology and capabilities of the Motion-Tracking Virtual Environment (MOVE) Lab. Spoke about using audio and visual cues to guide players through an empty space.
Social Media (DTC338) Guest Lecturer
Washington State University Vancouver
August 2011
Managed an online discussion about some of the benefits and dangers that come with the territory of Social Media. Utilized online learning software that incorporated an editable whiteboard with audio and video chat for remote face-to-face.
Digital Diversity (DTC475) Guest Lecturer
Washington State University Vancouver
March 2011
Conducted a live demonstration of popular video games, including Grand Theft Auto and Halo. Spoke about the depiction of gender, race, and socio-economic status in modern games.
Advanced Multimedia Authoring (DTC477) Guest Lecturer
Washington State University Vancouver
February 2011
Demonstrated the technology and capabilities of the Motion-Tracking Virtual Environment (MOVE) Lab. Spoke about the difficulties designing and programming for three-dimensional space.
Digital Diversity (DTC475) Teaching Assistant
Washington State University Vancouver
Fall 2010
Acted as Teaching Assistant for Dr. Dene Grigar’s online Digital Diversity course. Responsibilities included receiving and managing student assignments, responding to student questions about course material, and facilitating the course’s transition to the online instruction format.
Design & Composition (DTC336) Teaching Assistant
Washington State University Vancouver
Fall 2010
Acted as Teaching Assistant for Instructor Kathi Rick’s Design & Composition course. Responsibilities included tutoring students on Photoshop, Illustrator, design sensibilities, technical writing, and concept execution, lecturing on corporate graphic identity and design, and grading student presentations.
Digital Diversity (DTC475) Teaching Assistant
Washington State University Vancouver
Spring 2010
Acted as Teaching Assistant for Instructor Kathi Rick’s Digital Diversity Course. Responsibilities included tracking student participation, evaluating presentations, encouraging critical thinking, and running an online discussion group for extending class discussions beyond the lecture hour.