Karen W.
Private tutor in Clearwater, FL
Education
English Literature and Writing Pedagogy Master's degree at Norwich University of Vermont
Experience
SUMMARY Twenty years experience in various student and academic teaching, administrative, and support services; twelve years of classroom instruction experience, onsite/online instructional design and implementation; twelve years online teaching and online student & faculty support, retention measures and data analysis, demonstrated ability to work with diverse student populations and a wide range of faculty and administrators; competency skill assessment; professional interpersonal and leadership skills; easily adapt to new situations and challenges. TEACHING EXPERIENCE & COURSE DESIGN Online Adjunct Faculty, English Composition (2010-Present) Excelsior College, NY Online Adjunct Faculty, Research and Writing for the Majors, (2011-Present) Excelsior College Online Adjunct Faculty, Writing for the Professions (2011-Present) Excelsior College Online Adjunct Faculty, Junior Seminar Capstone Course (2004-Present) Mercy College, NY Instructor, Freshman College Writing/Reading Experience (1998-2007) Mercy College Instructor, Readings in Sociology (1998-2007) Mercy College Instructor, Introduction to Sociology (2001-2008) Mercy College Co-Designer, Online Pedagogy Course for Online Faculty/Adjuncts, (2004) Mercy Online Designer, Life Achievement Credit Online Course (2006-7) Mercy College Co-Designer/Online Instructor, Junior Seminar Capstone Online Course (2004-Present) Mercy Online EDUCATION: 2011 Mercy College Training Certificate Blackboard 9 Learn 2010 Excelsior EFT 4 wk. Online Faculty Training Course 2008 Blackboard CE6 Educational Software Certification Training 1992 Master of Arts, English Literature and Writing Pedagogy Norwich University of Vermont College, VT 1984 Bachelor of Science, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY 1980 Associate of Arts, SUNY Albany, NY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE At Home Freelancer Freelancer - Writerbay.com & UVOCorp.com 1/13-Present At home freelancing in writing of orders for two online companies; orders consist of movie reviews, research and essay papers, college graduate level proposals, and technical reports that have deadline dates; freelancer is allowed to select their own orders with UVOCorp.com, but orders with Writerbay.com must be approved after application is submitted. Excelsior College, Albany, NY Adjunct Instructor – Eng101 & ENGL201/LA496 2/10-Present Instruct and monitor pre-designed online English Composition, Research & Writing for the Majors, and Writing for the Professions courses provided for a large majority of online military-based and professional liberal arts and behavioral science students; courses can run for either eight or fifteen weeks; Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY 2/04-Present Adjunct Instructor – Junior Seminar Capstone Course Instruct and monitor three online courses per semester for junior and senior students; course is required for graduation; skill competency assessment (writing, critical reading, information literacy, logical reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and oral communication) which entails creative use of WebCT/Blackboard Learn (9), web-enhanced audio/visual technology, and MS Suite skills; Assistant Dean, Online Learning 8/04-2/08 Disseminated and assessed online policies, procedures and best practices; Implemented annual faculty/student online awards held at Baccalaureate Maintained intranet for faculty/student semester news, forums, FAQ’s, awards; Recommended new online student policy/procedures for automating traditional services; Oversaw student examinations and remote proctoring; Presented at statewide/national online learning/teaching conferences; Represented Dean in absence/Mercy Online at conferences & major college events; Supervised three staff and work study student workers; Generated weekly retention reports/data compilation using Datamart, E-Print, and TracDat; Worked closely with IT (Institutional Technology) Dept., students, faculty, division chairs, admissions, marketing, public relations, financial aid, bursar, safety & security, and academic administration; accreditation and scaling processes for online Division.
Availability
Any day after 9AM
Can Meet
Up to 5 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
Bicycle riding, swimming, reading, and avid computer bug
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