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Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

*founded business to address the need for supplemental, online instruction for secondary and higher-ed students during the COVID pandemic*specializing in online tutoring via videoconferencing and in eLearning and active learning techniques, emphasizing holistic education*tutoring in multiple subjects, including English (literature and writing), German, Mathematics, and other Humanities subjects as needed

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

COLLEGE OF PUBLC SERVICE*planned, implemented, and led college-wide training workshops in Canvas (LMS)*consulted with faculty on technology-based, pedagogically-driven solutions for fully online courses, hybrid, and in-person courses*designed and implemented an equipment inventory system for the whole college*provided IT support for lecturers and faculty and for Dean and Associate Dean, including equipment selection and ordering, and liaised with Office of Information Technology on behalf on faculty *provided videography and editing for special events, candidate searches and presentations, capstone projects for undergraduate and graduate students, and online instructional lectures*leveraged social media to keep college up to date on best practices in technology and pedagogy and inform about new trends*directed technology upgrade for conference room to become a state-of-the art (virtual and in-person) meeting and instructional spaceinstituted badging for lecturers and faculty based on completion of technology/pedagogy workshops

Ann Arbor, Mi

*directed the Distance Education program for all literature/language/culture courses, including courses cross-listed at universities in the Big Ten Alliance (CourseShare), specializing in videoconferencing*leveraged eLearning theories and practices that emphasize cultural and linguistic diversity, differentiated and experiential learning*supervised multiple projects concurrently using a variety of technologies; hired and trained support staff; demonstrated ability to self-manage, prioritize tasks, and solve complex problems under pressure*guided faculty through the transition from LMS CTools to Canvas and authored docs on best practices*spearheaded a team to convert language placement exams to a fully online format to increase efficiency*produced online video modules and lexicon for upper-level Spanish film courses, enhanced with interactive tutorials using PlayPosit*directed the Language Teaching Forum, assembling foreign-language faculty to discuss pedagogical and technological trends; invited guest speakers and coordinated in-person and webinar-based presentations, including Train-the-Trainer workshops*proven ability to negotiate organizational structures and converse with clients at an appropriate level*collaborated with faculty and colleagues to create MOOC’s (Massive Online Open Courses); cultivated collegial relationships within the university-wide TeachTech Collaborative*rigorously kept up with theoretical and technical trends by presenting and attending workshops at various conferences nationwide as part of professional development*co-organized the LRC’s annual Translate-a-Thon, a weekend-long symposium for volunteers to translate documents for local businesses, organizations, and personal documents*demonstrated success at event planning by directing the LRC’s Annual International Film Festival (with culinary dishes served from countries of origin)

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

*developed and implemented projects with faculty across all departments in the College of LS&A to enhance teaching by leveraging existing and emerging technologies*assembled teams and delegated tasks as necessary to carry out short and long-term projects*conducted research using methodologies such as surveys, questionnaires, and focus groups of faculty and students to assess and measure the efficacy of teaching with technology and establish best practices*designed content for departmental blogs, websites, newsletters, and faculty spotlights; authored documents on widely-used technologies*presented workshops at the university’s annual teaching and learning conference “Enriching Scholarship”

Ventura, Ca

*instructed German language courses (lectures, tutoring, in-person and online office hours, classroom management, formulated Student Learning Outcomes), designed and graded quizzes and tests*designed custom videos on grammar and vocabulary, including games and role-playing, utilizing a socio-linguistic approach to language learning*orchestrated assignments using authentic materials and introduced guest speakers via videoconferencing*led the German Club and planned events, such as a weekly Stammtisch forum for speaking practice and film screenings outside of class

Los Angeles, California, United States

*taught intensive summer writing courses for minority and underprivileged students who would be entering freshmen in the Fall semester*devised and implemented a film and literature-based curriculum*conducted lectures, in-class and out-of-class writing assignments, peer review*enhanced instruction with intensive one-on-one meetings with students in-person and online

Los Angeles, California, United States

*supervised the transition in the Humanities Division from the LMS webCT to Moodle; enhanced and *maintained course websites in WebCT and Moodle for Humanities departments*consulted with faculty on established and emerging technologies for teaching*devised and implemented workshops for faculty on using Moodlesupervised and trained new consultants*designed custom web pages for the Music History and French Departments*coordinated the use of videoconferencing technology in modern language courses

Los Angeles, California, United States

*instructed German language courses (lectures, tutoring, in-person and online office hours, classroom management, formulated Student Learning Outcomes)*designed and graded quizzes and tests*designed custom videos on grammar and vocabulary*devised and conducted classroom games, including role-playing*employed iPad apps in lecture and voice-recording apps online for pronunciation exercises*orchestrated assignments using authentic materials and introduced guest speakers via videoconferencing*led the German Club and facilitated activities, such as a weekly Stammtisch forum for speaking practice*organized and supervised film screenings outside of class*Teaching Assistant, Teaching Associate, Teaching FellowCourses: German 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (first-year and second-year); German 8 (accelerated first-year German); Holocaust in Film and Literature; Fairy Tales in Literature and Society; Hollywood and Germany; City as Text in Film and Literature; 20th Century German Cultural History (aka Art, War, Politics)NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS:*UCLA “German Retreat Weekend” - Spring 2003 and Spring 2005: co-designed and co-taught special weekend immersion program outside of regular instructional duties*UCLA “Summer Study Abroad in Vienna, Munich, and Berlin - Summers: 2003 to 2006: taught courses (often multiple language levels concurrently in the same classroom) on a four-week summer travel study program

Lancaster, Ca

*instructed German language courses (lectures, tutoring, in-person and online office hours, classroom management, formulated Student Learning Outcomes), designed and graded quizzes and tests*designed custom videos on grammar and vocabulary, including games and role-playing, utilizing a socio-linguistic approach to language learning*orchestrated assignments using authentic materials and introduced guest speakers via videoconferencing*led the German Club and planned events, such as a weekly Stammtisch forum for speaking practice and film screenings outside of class

Santa Monica, Ca

*instructed German language courses (lectures, tutoring, in-person and online office hours, classroom management, formulated Student Learning Outcomes), designed and graded quizzes and tests*designed custom videos on grammar and vocabulary, including games and role-playing, utilizing a socio-linguistic approach to language learning*orchestrated assignments using authentic materials and introduced guest speakers via videoconferencing*led the German Club and planned events, such as a weekly Stammtisch forum for speaking practice and film screenings outside of class

Los Angeles, California, United States

Upper-level Course: German 498: "Holocaust in Film and Literature"Taught entirely in German*trained students in web and media technologies and supervised final student web projects

Los Angeles, California, United States

Upper-level Course: German 352: "German Cinema"Taught entirely in German*trained students in web and media technologies and supervised final student web projects

C.Phil. (I.E., Abd) & M.A., German Literature/Film

Activities and Societies: Modern Language Association, German Studies Association, American Association of Teachers of German, American.

M.A., Cinema Studies

Activities and Societies: Society for Cinema and Media Studies

Study Abroad (No Degree), Medienwissenschaft (Media Studies)

Funded by scholarship from the Federation of German-American Clubs via the University of Texas

B.S., Radio-Tv-Film (Film Studies And Production), Cum Laude

High School Diploma, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Technical Director, Falcon TV; Co-founder and Co-President, Film Club