Penni Parker Email & Phone Number

Residential instruction in Human Sexuality

Mason City Iowa Campus

Part time instructor teaching online courses in psychology and social sciences.

Department Chair for 5-14 full-time and part-time instructors overseeing faculty scheduling, classroom observations, development and training of classroom management/instructions techniques, and monitoring of blended course delivery. Member of university faculty professional development governance committee to develop professional development opportunities for all university faculty and staff. Managed 47% to 50% of campus student population through student scheduling, grade tracking, and tutoring assistance to achieve programmatic and campus retention budget monthly and annually. Developed and maintained college orientation for incoming students to all academic programs. Implemented meeting of the majors for various academic programs incorporating the use of AdobeConnect and video messaging. Instructed 2-4 course sections per term (10 weeks) with an average end of term evaluation score of 4.8 on a scale of 5.0. Developed and implemented engaging classroom strategies to increase classroom attendance to 90% and reduce course attrition to 12%. Implemented education-related technology tools in the classroom including Animoto, Stupeflix, GoAnimate, Glogster. Synchronous and asynchronous online instruction with experience using online discussion boards, seminars and webinars, and overall electronic course delivery. Experience with course delivery methods such as augmented, blended, and online in Moodle and eCollege.

Instructor in the field of general education at the associate and bachelor level. Course development for new and existing courses in the disciplines of Psychology, Sociology, and Humanities. Implemented training from Gallup Organization to develop and teach StrengthsQuest program. Spearheaded StrengthsQuest program at local workplace to develop a strengths-based campus.Tasked with developing an online community based on academic trends in course delivery. Organized and directed implementation of Moodle, an open source learning environment to deliver course information to students. Through the use of Moodle developed engaging online classroom that provided course syllabus, assignments, and grade book to students as well as location for electronic delivery of assignments from students to instructors.

In-home therapy provided to children and families deemed in need of assistance by the Juvenile Court Services. Provided therapy, skills development, and supervision.

Ph.D. In Educational Psychology, Psychology

Currently ABD. Dissertation research focusing on hope in teachers and their student evaluation of teacher effectiveness scores.

M.S. In Family Psychology, Psychology

Emphasis on family systems theories and the teaching of Psychology.

B.S. In Human Services And Psychology, Psychology

Studied Human Services and Psychology