Center for Teaching & Learning Faculty Development (Scottsdale Community College)  |  5/2020-1/2021

Live Online Instruction Course

Remote Trainings

• Canvas Basics

• Canvas Advanced

• Using Rubrics to Enhance Learning

• Creating Student Assignments Using Screencasting

• Mentimeter

• Zero Week Made Easy

• Using the Full Features of Canvas Gradebook

• Become a Canvas Super SpeedGrader

• Tidy Up Your Canvas Course

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Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Scholars Program (Boston University)  |  9/2017-5/2018

The SoTL Scholars Program acquaints graduate student and postdoctoral participants with the fundamental concepts and core practices of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, a field of inquiry that examines the intersection of instruction and student learning across disciplines in higher education. Broadly, SoTL involves asking questions about what works in the classroom and contributes to students’ learning and applying those findings to instruction.

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The BU SoTL Scholars program includes two semester-long seminars, taken as a sequence, that follow a Learning Community design. The first seminar in the sequence explores key principles and practices of SoTL research, ranging from Barr and Tagg’s (1995) foundational “From Teaching to Learning: A New Paradigm for Undergraduate Education,” to recent research in the Learning Sciences that explores new methodologies for studying teaching and learning in today’s higher education ecosystem. The second semester serves as a “practicum,” in which participants design their own SoTL projects. Participants will meet for 90-minute sessions each week over a span of six weeks during the Fall and Spring semesters.

Center for Teaching & Learning Graduate Student Workshops (Boston University)  |  10/2017-4/2018

Leading Engaging Class Discussions

In this one-hour workshop, participants explored strategies for leading engaging discussions, including tips for priming students for the discussion, structuring class time to promote dialogue and reflection, and creating an inclusive classroom environment. 

Responding Effectively to Student Writing

In this one-hour workshop, participants explored strategies for responding to student writing in ways that supported growth without creating overwhelm.

Graduate Student Teaching Day

Participants prepared for the first days of section, class, or lab; troubleshot common teaching challenges; got tips for maintaining a healthy work-life balance from seasoned TF’s; learned about the services available year-round at the CTL; and connected with an interdisciplinary community of fellow graduate student instructors.

Designing a Lesson Plan

In this one-hour workshop, participants learned how to use the process of “backwards design” to prepare a lesson plan and explore research-based strategies for how to structure class time to promote active learning.

Facilitating Difficult Conversations

In this one-hour workshop, participants learned how to prepare for and facilitate charged classroom discussions, including strategies for fostering respectful listening, reflection, and meaningful conversation across differences.

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Conference Attendance

Austin Film Festival Screenwriters' Conference  - 10/2017  |  10/2018  |  10/2019

In large part due to Boston University's Graduate Prize for Professional Development, I was able to attend AFF's 2017 Screenwriters' Conference, sit in on numerous panels, and participate in the Pitch Fest, keeping abreast of the current industry happenings. As thanks for the incredible experience, I documented my experience for BU Graduate Affairs. Check it out below. I've attended the AFF Conference two more times since.

Educational Innovation Conference - 5/2018

Boston University’s Eighth Annual Educational Innovation Conference brings together faculty, staff, graduate students, and post-docs from across BU and beyond to showcase excellence in teaching and learning and to explore collaborative visions of our future.

IDEA Conference - 4/2018

The annual IDEA 2018: The Innovate@BU Conference is a one-day event for BU students to explore innovation of every kind, including enterprise, social impact, arts, and culture.