I oversaw professional development for Graduate students in the department of Media, Design, Research, and Practice in conjunction with the Graduate Teacher Program.  As part of this I conducted workshops on discipline specific pedagogy, provided constructive evaluations to individual graduate teachers, and lead campus wide pedagogy workshops for Graduate Students across all disciplines.

This course focused on the fundamentals of public speaking with an emphasis on the way that public speaking can be used in order to inspire and invoke societal change.  The course emphasized the important of multiple voices being in the public sphere, especially those from traditionally marginalized populations. For lectures, I frequently drew upon Feminist scholarship with an emphasis on activism and intersectionality.

Instructed a small group of incoming freshman on the creation of a website that covered issues of Racial Diversity at the University of Colorado Boulder.  Throughout this program I supervised and instructed the students (both in the technical skills as well as standard news procedures) in the creation of: news articles, a podcast, infographics, a video news package, and a photojournalism article.

Instructed high school sophomores and juniors in the principles of journalism, documentary, and video production. To do this I developed the syllabus to teach both the history and principles of both documentaries and journalism, as well as technical skills, including: usage, media aesthetics, and Adobe Premiere Pro.

Instructed high school seniors in research techniques and writing styles

The course focused on both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, conducting research in the library and online, as well both academic and personal writing styles

Assisted faculty in the teaching of undergraduate courses.  Lead recitation and workshop sessions. Courses Include:

§  Concepts & Creativity: Images (Lead TA)

§  NewsTeam

§  Principles of Journalism

§  Foundations of Media Studies

Create and present weekly online lectures, engage students in discussion forums, grade assignments, and assist students with questions about the material and the assignments Courses  taught include:

§  ENG225: Intro to Film

§  LIB332: Science & Culture

§  LIB315: The Environment & The Human Spirit

§  LIB316: Historical Contexts & Literature

§  GEN102: Digital Literacy for Life and the Workplace

Assisted professors with the teaching of courses. Created test questions, graded exams and assignments, and lead guest lectures. Courses included:

§  History of Film Classics 1 & 2

§  International Cinema

Conduct research interviews, transcribe interviews, and analyze data together with a team to support larger research projects

Assist various faculty in the College of Media, Communication and Information with a variety of research projects.

Worked with subject matter experts in designing and revising engaging and stimulating courses for the Colleges of Liberal Arts, General Education, and Education.  Made sure that all course activities were properly aligned to the Program and Course Learning Outcomes.  Used Bloom’s taxonomy to ensure that appropriate levels of cognitive skills were required for the courses. Instructed subject matter experts on backwards design.

Maintained course guides, course shells, and textbooks.  Edited/updated curriculum.  Collaborated with Instructional Designers, Academic Program Managers, and Executive deans to provide quality control for all course curricula in the colleges of Liberal Arts and General Education.

Assisted students with their schedules, advised students on a variety of issues that they may face from issues with their instructors, to needing breaks, to failing classes, etc. as they relate to both academics and finance. Additional responsibilities included creating and running team and division building event and meetings, as well as contests and games to help improve team performance and morale.

Assisted students with their schedules, advised students on a variety of issues that they may face from issues with their instructors, to needing breaks, to failing classes, etc.

Edited and provided commentary for undergraduate admissions essays

Researched for various historical and science documentaries, scheduled interviews with experts, and maintained the budget.

Episodes include:

§  Sci-Trek, “Volcanoes” (Discovery Channel)

§  Sci-Trek, “The New Big Bang” (Discovery Channel)

§  Sci-Trek, “Bolts of Fire” (Discovery Channel)

§  Life After People, “Sin City Meltdown” (History)

§  Life After People, “Armed and Defenseless” (History)

Provided on set and research assistance for numerous documentary productions.  Series include:

§  Seven Deadly Sins (History)

§  The Universe (History)

§  Biblical Mysteries Explained (History)

§  Battle 360 (History)

§  Life After People (History)

Bunim/Murray Productions, Van Nuys, CA

Provided assistance for the Casting Department during finals casting.

Responsible for scheduling auditions& submitting clients for roles, assisting in contract negotiations, providing feedback on scripts, auditions and demo reels, and general office assistance for the VP.

Transcribed footage from The Bad Girls Club for use by the story department.

Responsible for sending submission letters, organizing headshots and resumes, and providing general office assistance.

Responsible for courier deliveries of the edits

Read scripts and manuscripts and provided coverage and breakdowns.

Provided coverage on edits, assisted with continuity, responsible for courier deliveries

Assisted with continuity, provided breakdowns, responsible for keeping track of the most recent script revisions, distributed dailies, and provided assistance to the director on and off set.

Read scripts and provided coverage and assisted the Creative Executives.