Courses Taught

English 1010: Composition 1

Volunteer State University | Fall 2020

 

This online-live course that focused on writing expository compositions based primarily on analysis of essays and literary works, with an emphasis on rhetorical modes, documentation skills, and revision.

The following general topics will be covered in this course:

  • Close reading skills

  • Writing strategies and processes

  • Genres and rhetorical situations as they related to writing

  • Summary and response skills

  • MLA format

Writing 1 with Support

Youngstown State University | Fall 2019, Fall 2020

 

This online course focused one strategies for writing as a means of critical inquiry, with focus on writing processes and on the roles of writer, audience, and purpose as they affect writing. Students divide their time between regular course activities and computer literacy activities, where they acquire and develop basic word-processing and electronic communication skills. This four-credit hour version of Writing One emphasizes development of college-level writing conventions, organizational strategies, and revision and editing techniques.

Writing 2*

Youngstown State University | Spring 2020, Fall 2020

 

This online course focused on Practice in writing with emphasis on the process of investigation: exploration of topics, formulation of tentative theses, collection of data from suitable primary and secondary sources, and clear and appropriate presentation of the results of these inquiries. Students learn to perform online research.

College Writing I

Kent State University | Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016

 

This course aims to fulfill university requirements for English 11011. In order to reach those requirements, the goal for this particular course will be to discuss our experiences and the ways in which they shape our identities as well as community identities. Students will work to explore narratives in their lives and utilize narrative elements to express their identities. Students will engage in reflection, critical thinking, and analysis as well as work to incorporate research into discussions of identity.

College Writing II

Kent State University | Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020

The primary goal of this course will be to work towards the university learning outcomes. In order to meet these outcomes, we will spend the majority of this course working on research skills and integrating research into our writing. All of the major course assignments will focus on aspects of your intended field/major and will require research. It is my intention that we work towards not only writing for academic contexts but also understanding the ways in which we can successfully write for our intended careers.

Introduction to communication practices within technical communities. Planning, drafting, revising and editing. Process descriptions, object descriptions, instructional texts, technical correspondence, problem reports, critical reflection.

UNIVERSITY LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR 20002

  • Address the needs of multiple audiences and purposes.

    • Identify the potential audience for a text.

    • Shape the document accordingly to connect with their public.

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of documents in specific situations.

  • Understand the legal and ethical considerations of technical documents.

  • Work collaboratively on technical projects and use software and other tools to facilitate that work.

  • Recognize the ways visual design and graphics affect a document and its message.

  • Design effective visuals for various technical writing applications.

This course aims for you to learn about what it means to be a technical communicator and to obtain the skills necessary to communicate effectively in any technical writing situation.

Introduction to Technical Writing

Kent State University | Fall 2017, Spring 2020

This course introduces students to writing practices in business settings, helping students to understand several ways that business writing differs from academic writing. Students learn practical skills related to addressing audience expectations relative to the purpose of the message, applying appropriate formats to business documents, integrating graphics commonly used in business documents, and using principles of rhetoric to convey a message effectively and concisely.

Writing in Business*

Kent State University | Spring 2018

* Indicates a standardized syllabus and course