Teachers Assistant
Taught introductory physical geography laboratories and GIS laboratories. Assisted students in the creation of desktop based maps utilizing ESRI ArcMap, manipulate spatial data, perform geoprocessing tasks on spatial data, create geodatabases, load and reformat spatial data into geodatabases, create feature classes and shapefiles, georeferencing, digitizing, and other forms of spatial analysis and extraction of spatial data. These responsibilities required preparation beforehand in order to effectively communicate the information to the students.Subjects taught in physical geography included map reading, climatology, plate tectonics, and basic geology. Subjects taught in GIS courses included proper map elements, principles of projections, data manipulation, and aesthetics of map element layout.The position also required knowledge of various office equipment such as copiers, printers, and MS Office including Word and Excel. Position required good communication skills so the students knew what was expected of them.Physical Geography lab coordinator in Spring 2010—This position required general assignments given by the instructor with explicit instructions which were then conveyed to other co-workers in order to perform day-to-day work. Also required a variety of office and work-related meetings to exchange information with the head instructor to select alternative techniques and methods for the laboratories which included editing labs, editing quizzes, etc. These coordinated activities required good time management in order to be prepared each week, finding a time for all TA’s to grade the exams for the class, and ensuring all TA’s knew what was expected of them. I ensured that proper materials were available to the other TA's such as quizzes with answer keys, maps, stereoscopes, rulers, etc.
