Teaching Experience
At Illinois State University I have taught a variety of courses in face-to-face and online formats. I've even team-taught with peers a couple of times.
The list of courses I've taught includes:
IDS 100: Foundations of Inquiry (Argumentation and Critical Thinking)
IDS 189: LinC: Learning in Communities (Intro to College)
COM 110: Communication and Critical Thinking (Public Speaking)
COM 111: Introduction to Communication Theories (Small, Lecture-Lab, and Online sections) (Managed a team of graduate assistants for lab sections) (Taught for 22 years: woot!)
COM 128: Gender in the Humanities
COM 160: Introduction to Mass Media (Lecture section). (14 years and counting. Woot!)
COM 223: Small Group Communication
COM 229: Introduction to Organizational Communication
COM 289: Independent Study (Undergraduate level)
COM 323: Theory and Research in Small Group Communication
COM 329: Organizational Communication
COM 375: Leadership and Communication (Co-taught)
COM 400: Independent Study (Master’s and Doctoral level)
(1999-Present)
At the University of Illinois at Springfield I only teach online.
The list of courses I have taught there includes:
COM 112: Oral Communication
COM 411: Computer Mediated Interpersonal Communication
COM 424: Gender Communication
COM 463: Organizational Communication
COM 580: Special Topics in Leadership: The Dark Side of Leadership
(2016-Present)
At Eureka College I taught in their Organizational Leadership program. It met every other weekend and in three 12-hour weekends I taught an entire course.
The list of courses I taught there include:
CMN 351: Organizational Communication
LDR 201: Leadership
LDR 220: Organizational Behavior
(2008-2017)
At Lincoln College I taught in their traditional program and in their ABE (Accelerated Bridge to Education) program, which covers a class in 6-weeks. I also taught online.
The list of courses I taught there includes:
CMN 302: Persuasion
CMN 303: Presentation Design
CMN 301: Communication [media] Theory
CRT 301: Critical Thinking
CRT 310: Interpersonal Conflict
CMN 101: Fundamentals of Speech
SPE 101: Public Speaking
SPE 260: Small Group Communication
(2008-2010)
At Heartland Community College I taught the following courses:
COM 101: Introduction to Oral Communication
COM 120: Interpersonal Communication
(2000-2004)
At the University of North Dakota as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, while earning my master's degree, I taught the following courses:
COM 161: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
COM 102: Communication and the Human Community (assisted with the lecture hall)
Awards
1999 - Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year - University of North Dakota
2003 - ISU Student Education Association Outstanding Teacher
2004 - College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teacher Award: Illinois State University
2006 - College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teacher Award: Illinois State University
2006 - Outstanding University Teacher Award Category II - Illinois State University (highest University award for outstanding teaching)
2007 - Education Ambassador: Teacher of the Year - Bloomington Normal Sunrise Rotary
2007 - Excellence in Teaching Award - School of Communication, Illinois State University
2009 - Tri Delta Outstanding Professor
2017 - Impact Award - Illinois State University
2022 - Adjunct Faculty of the Year: University of Illinois Springfield (highest University award for adjunct faculty)
2022 - Impact Award - Illinois State University