Teaching Experience
PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE - 1995 - present
Acting I (TPP 2100) and Acting II (TPP 2111) - Classroom 1995 - 2001
Theatre Appreciation (THE1000) - Online/Blackboard & Canvas 2014-present*
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY - 2017 - present (Canvas LMS)
Department of Arts Administration - Online Masters Program
Financial Management for Arts Organizations (AAD 625)
Financial Management for Nonprofits (AAD 626)
Financial Management for Arts Organizations (AAD350) Undergraduate
Fundraising: Identifying and Cultivating Individual Donors (AAD 555) *
Fundraising Techniques (AAD 740)
Creating and Evaluating New Arts Programs (AAD 690)*
Internship in Arts Administration (AAD699)*
Social Responsibility and Sustainability (AAD 750)
Arts Advocacy, Policy and Activism (AAD651)
Creating a Fundraising Strategy and Building Donor Relationships- Continuing Education courses *
*developed and designed these online courses
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SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY - 2019
Performing Arts Leadership & Management (PALM)
Financial Management for Arts Organizations (PALM 517)
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COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY - 2016 - 2018
Online E-Lecturer for LEAP Institute for the Arts
Various topics including Positive Cultures, Emotional Intelligence Decision Making, Fundraising, Managing Creatives and more
(see page on e-Lectures for details)
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STETSON LAW SCHOOL - Workshop on Presentation Techniques for Attorneys
PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE - Math Tutor in the Student Learning Center
PALM BEACH & PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOLS - GED Tutor
MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOLS - Great Leaps Reading Tutor - Grade 3
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
Education has alway been an integral part of my life…from my days tutoring GED students, volunteering in the math lab and teaching in the classroom at a community college to today where I teach primarily online college level courses. I believe in active learning where students participate in the process of learning. Online teaching works perfectly for this teaching philosophy. Whenever possible I incorporate my professional experiences into my teaching to give students a reference to real life. I believe I am the facilitator for my students’ learning. I am highly engaged with my students and communicate with them on a daily basis.
My online courses accommodate visual, aural and read/write learning styles through videos, photos and written assignments. My Theatre Appreciation students are required to attend a live performance and then apply what they have learned in the course in a written review of that performance… this adds an experiential learning component to the course.
At the University of Kentucky my students work with an actual arts organization throughout the course to create their project. All my lessons include discussions on a specific topic that each student writes about and then replies to two other students. I actively participate in the discussions throughout the course and encourage students to use their own experiences in their comments.