Professional Development

CLICK Teaching and Learning Coordinator, August 2020 - present 

Gazelle International

• Hired at the conclusion of graduate internship

• Develop specific, individualized workshops on virtual exchange pedagogy and course design for institutional clients, faculty, and administrators in the United States, Mexico, and France

• Create roadmaps for building and expanding international education programming

• Wrote a Workforce Briefing to highlight intercultural competencies in international education

• Train teachers on project-based learning for their students to develop 21st-century skills

• Analyze and present survey results from faculty and students after completing a CLICK virtual exchange course

• Adapt our program and training based on qualitative and quantitative assessment results, such as adding a greater emphasis on international team building and workforce skills

• Provide support to international teaching partners during their virtual exchange modules

• Design, created and deploy newsletters using Mailchimp, and manage our social media stream on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook using Hootsuite

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Virtual Learning Liaison, August 2019 - August 2020 

Gazelle International

• Developed curriculum and workshops for teachers  

• Created backward design training modules for faculty members beginning to use virtual education

• Train and coach teachers through the design and implementation of a Virtual Exchange (VE) project

• Communicate virtually with teachers in different time zones and cultures 

• Learn about the Connecticut and French community college systems to help them achieve their goals through VE

• Work with interdisciplinary teams to create common learning goals

• Use of online learning systems frequently used for VE, such as EdModo, Linkr Education, Google Classrooms, Padlet 

• Participated in outreach efforts to bring in new faculty and colleges to Gazelle International’s Virtual Exchange program, “Click”

• Developed a facilitator’s handbook to assist others in running the design workshop sessions

• Created graphics and brochures that explain this nonprofit’s business model

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Tomorrow’s Professors Today, expected completion May 2020

• Member of the program through the Center of Teaching Excellence at UVA

• Program requirements

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Graduate Student Summer Residency, July 2019

National Humanities Center

• Attended a two-week residency program titled “Objects and Places in an Inquiry-Based Classroom”

• Developed teaching tools using geospatial technology such as ArcGIS

• Completed training on object-based learning and use of archival material in the classroom

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Designed and facilitated various workshops, August 2018-May 2019

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Course Design Institute, May 2018

• I attended the week-long Course Design Institute offered by the Center for Teaching Excellence at UVA. During this institute, I fully created a new, learner-centered course which I hope to teach in the future. See the course page here:

• UVA Course Design Institute

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Webinars & Trainings Completed

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Qualitative Evaluation Methods for Tracking the Impact and Success of Virtual Exchange, September 2019

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Innovations in Pedagogy Summit, May 2018

• Attended a day-long summit at the University of Virginia

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Survivor Support Network Training, April 2018

• Completed training program through the University of Virginia

 

Preventing and Addressing Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Training, February 2018

• Completed online training for supervisors

 

Digication Training Workshop, Fall 2016

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August Teaching Workshop, Fall 2015

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