Teaching Assistant, University of Florida
Sports Media and Society, Fall 2019
Survey course where students learned about the relationships between the sports industry, athletes, media, and audience.

Instructor of Record, University of Florida
Journalism Studies (JOU4008-02), Summer 2019
Students explored the role media plays in shaping cultural and society using theory and various lenses.

• Focused on helping students develop critical-thinking skills by introducing concepts such as social constructionism and framing.
• Introduced qualitative and quantitative research methods that students used to write an 8-10 research paper on a specific case or issue in the realm of media and communication.
• Created syllabus, rubric(s), curriculum, and all SLOs.
• Worked one-on-one with students developing final paper topics.
• Graded in-class presentations, online discussion forums, and final papers.

Teaching Assistant, University of Florida
Video Storytelling For The Web (JOU4903), Spring 2018; Fall 2018; Spring 2019
Students create Hearst-caliber multimedia video stories for the web, focusing on societal issues.

• Graded submitted projects and provided detailed feedback.
• Worked one-on-one with students developing conceptual ideas for projects.
• Created assignments, quizzes, and selected readings.

Instructor of Record, University of Florida
History of Journalism (JOU4004), Fall 2017
Students learned about the history of journalism beginning with the inception of the printing press through the introduction of TV. The course culminated with the submission of an 8-12 page paper, which followed historical research guidelines and focused on a topic that made a contribution to society.

• • Lead in-class lectures and facilitated class discussion.
  • Created exams and assignments.
  • Graded papers/exams and provided detail feedback.
  • Worked one-on-one with students developing topics for papers.

Adjunct Instructor, Spring Hill College
Feature Writing (CMM 261-01), Spring 2017
Students created five stories using feature-style writing intended for publication in print and Web

• Focused on teaching the fundamentals and techniques necessary to craft high-quality feature stories, specifically: Participation & Immersion; Profile; Commentary/Column; and Human Interest.
• Students learned about the history of feature writing, covering notable journalists, historic articles, and literary writing styles.
• Carefully selected in-class reading material and designed in-class writing assignments.
• Graded all projects and provided detailed feedback.
• Created syllabus, rubric(s), curriculum, and all SLOs.
• Created course blog that included a detailed breakdown for each assignment, digital copy of the syllabus, and resources and tutorials.

Adjunct Instructor, Spring Hill College
Multimedia Journalism (CMM 321-01), Fall 2015
Students completed three major multimedia projects designed for web publication

• Explored the different elements that make up effective narrative storytelling for (1) audio stories, (2) still photo galleries and (3) multimedia pieces.
• Students learned the technical skills necessary to complete each type of storytelling, after which they produced pieces suitable for their professional portfolios.
• Graded all projects and provided detailed feedback.
• Created a course Soundcloud, Flickr and YouTube account where students uploaded their final projects.
• Created syllabus, rubric(s), curriculum, and all SLOs.
• Created course blog that included a detailed breakdown for each assignment, digital copy of the syllabus, and resources and tutorials.

Instructor of Record, University of Florida
Editing (JOU4201), Fall 2015
Students facilitated dual roles throughout the semester: Web Editor and Content Creator.

• Worked with the Web Editors in the newsroom, helping them edit submitted stories for content quality and AP Style.
• Worked with Content Producers one-on-one, helping them develop story ideas, OKing story pitches and enforcing deadlines.
• Guided students on how to create social media posts for different platforms, including: Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
• Graded shift assessments, daily stories and enterprise stories.
• Selected stories suitable for publishing on WUFT.org, and published.

Teaching Assistant, University of Florida
Editing (JOU4201), Spring 2014; Fall 2014; Spring 2015; Summer 2015
Students facilitated dual roles throughout the semester: Web Editor and Content Creator.

• Worked with the Web Editors in the newsroom, helping them edit submitted stories for content quality and AP Style.
• Worked with Content Producers one-on-one, helping them develop story ideas, OKing story pitches and enforcing deadlines.
• Responsible for grading stories.
• Responsible for publishing stories to WUFT.org.

Adjunct Instructor, Spring Hill College
Special Topics/Tech Tools: Smartphone Reporting (CMM499), Spring 2013
Assisted the department’s transition from traditional to digital reporting by leading a one-credit-hour skills-based class.

• Instructed students how to prepare brief multimedia news stories, suitable for their portfolios, using personal devices such as iPhones, Android and their computers.
• Created syllabus, rubric(s), curriculum, and all SLOs.
• Created course blog that included testimony videos from former students, former student’s digital works, additional resource links and tutorials.