As someone who spent several years in a corporate job, I have experienced firsthand the need for employees with strong communication skills. I seek to foster those skills in my students, who are preparing to enter the workforce. My aim has always been to help all students who take my classes leave with the resources and skills they need to adapt to different real-world communication situations. To create a classroom environment that helps students develop these resources and skills, I emphasize two areas: first, the importance of focusing writing around audiences or users; and second, connection to the larger communities of which students are part, including the immediate classroom community. In emphasizing these areas, I want my students to recognize real-world potential in classroom communication situations.
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Courses I have taught
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Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, 2023-present
Introduction to Academic Writing (Engl 1010)
Intermediate Academic Writing (Engl 2010)
Editing (Engl 2050)
Technical Communication (in person and asynchronous online, Engl 2100)
Introduction to the English Major (Engl 2800)
Academic Writing for English Majors (Engl 3090)
Collaborative Communication in Technology Professions (Engl 3300)
Internship (Engl 481R)
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2018-2023
Research in Professional Writing (Engl 203)
Multimedia Writing (Engl 419)
Professional Writing Practicum (Engl 505, graduate course co-taught with director of Purdue Professional Writing)
Technical Writing (Engl 421 - taught in person and online)
Business Writing (Engl 420, taught in person and online)
Introductory Composition (Engl 106)
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 2005-2007
Introductory Composition (Engl 150, syllabus alas lost to the vagaries of time)
Technology-focused Introductory Composition (Engl 150, syllabus alas lost to the vagaries of time)
Teaching Awards
Quintilian Award, Graduate Teaching, Purdue University, 2019
Ed M. and Minnie Berry Rowe Award, Graduate Teaching, Brigham Young University, 2007
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