Teaching Research Works

Teaching

Designed Courses:

The Virginia Commonwealth University – Assistant Professor:

ARTE 250 Technology in Art Education, Fall 2012-2013
Devised and taught a graduate lecture/studio course where students examine diverse aspects of new technologies in relation to art programs.

ARTE 600 Issues in Art Education: The Artist as Educator: Examining Relationships between Art Practice and Pedagogy, Fall 2013
Developed and taught a graduate lecture/studio course where students examine diverse aspects of art as social practice as a pedagogical form.

ARTE 402/502 Secondary Materials & Practicum, Fall 2011-2012; Spring 2013
Devised and taught a lecture/studio course as part of a preparatory experience with observation and participation in art programs in middle school and secondary school prior to student teaching.

ARTE 670 Technology in Art Education, Spring 2012-2013
Devised and taught a graduate lecture/studio course where students examine diverse aspects of new technologies in relation to art programs.

ARTE 310 Foundations in Art Education, Fall 2011
Devised and taught a lecture/studio course that provided a foundation for concepts of current art education theory and practice for pre-service art educators.

VCU Discovery Summer Program, Summer 2013
Developed a studio course for 11-14 year olds concentrating on creating, authoring, exhibiting, and critically evaluating interactive games as creative vehicle for self-expression.

 

The Pennsylvania State University – Graduate Instructor:

Instructor – Interdisciplinary Digital Studio Capstone II, Spring 2011
Devised a lecture/studio course that provides arts and design students an opportunity to implement a digital art and design undergraduate thesis.

Instructor – Interdisciplinary Digital Studio, Fall 2010
Devised a lecture/studio course module for freshmen that introduces and explores digital technologies and tools used by artists and designers.

Instructor – Cyberanimation, Smithsonian Associates Camp, Washington D.C., Summer 2002 – 2010
Developed a studio course for 9-14 year olds to develop their own Flash animations, adding motion, text, and sound to their movies.

Instructor – Video Games: Design & Play!, Smithsonian Associates Camp, Washington D.C., Summer 2006 – present
Developed a studio course for 9-14 year olds concentrating on critically evaluating, authoring, designing, and making games as creative vehicles for self-expression.

Instructor – Games 4 Girls, Pennsylvania State University Camp, Summer 2010
Developed a studio course for 11-14 year olds girls concentrating on critically evaluating, designing, and making games as creative vehicles for self-expression and to encourage women to choose careers in technology.

Instructor – Visual Images on the Web, Summer 2007 – 2010
Developed an online studio course introducing students to making and presenting images on the World Wide Web as a means for communication.

Instructor – The Visual Arts in the Elementary School, 2007 – 2009
Devised a lecture/studio course syllabus that provides elementary education majors theories and studio practices of art education.

Instructor – History and Theory of Digital Art, Spring 2008
Devised a lecture course syllabus for the histories and theories of new media and digital art.

Instructor – Visual Culture and Educational Technologies, Fall 2006
Devised a lecture/studio course syllabus that provided a foundation for the integration of digital technologies in art making, viewing, and teaching.

Art Teacher – New York City Public Schools, August 2003 – June 2006
Developed, performed, and improvised art classes for New York City Public high school students at Jane Addams High School for Academics and Careers.

Other Courses:
Teaching Assistant – Art and Design Theory II, Spring 2007
Guided arts and design students in an interdisciplinary introduction to art and design through critical, theoretical, and historical perspectives.

Co-Instructor – Diversity, Pedagogy, and Visual Culture, Fall 2006
Guided students in exploring issues of race, diversity and cultural understanding, through critical frameworks in the context of visual culture.

 

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