Michigan Teaching Fellow, Summer 2004
School of Information Outstanding GSI Award, Fall 2002
Teaching experience
Instructor of record, SI540 Understanding Networked Computing, Fall 2003, Faculty supervisor: Olivia Frost, Associate Dean, School of
Information
Instructor for a graduate-level class with 30 students. Responsible for two hour-and-a-half lectures weekly (including significant revisions to lecture material), homework and exam preparation, and GSI
supervision. Instructor rating: 4.94/5. Course: 4.59/5.
GSI, SI540 Understanding Networked Computing, Fall 2001-2002, Faculty supervisor: Paul Resnick, Associate Professor, School of Information
Instructional support for 36+ student graduate-level class. Responsible for discussion sessions, grading, exam preparation, and occasional lectures. Also worked with professor to revise lecture
materials and homework assignments. GSI rating: 4.8/5 (2002).
Research Assistant, Community Information Corp, Fall 1999 - Summer 2001, Faculty supervisors: Paul Resnick, Associate Professor, and Joan Durrance, Professor, School of Information
Created a year-long curriculum, and trained and supervised graduate-student mentors for a project designed to help teenagers living in underserved communities learn about computer technology and civic
engagement.
Teaching interests:
Topics that I am interested in teaching include:
Internet/new media and society (general introduction)
Networked computing for a non-technical audience
Social movements/political controversy and new information and communication technologies
Online political communication
Intro to research methodologies (quantitative and qualitative)
Courses on these topics can be tailored for either undergraduate or graduate students.
Teaching development activities
National Communication Association Short Course, Fall 2004
University of Michigan Preparing Future Faculty Seminar, Summer 2004
Month-long seminar designed to help graduate students prepare for future faculty careers, addressing issues related to teaching and higher education.
University of Michigan new faculty training, Fall 2003
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