Professional Development Plan

In an effort to stay current on teaching pedagogy, I have taken many professional development classes through CTEL including the full year long ACUE Training course, the updated SLS Training Course, and the Groundwater Training. In the future, I plan to take more Groundwater Training courses as well as taking any courses offered by the Advisory Council for the Advancement of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (ACADEI). I also hope to be involved with the South Florida People of Color Partnership’s Awkward Dinners and Train the Trainer when the schedule is released in 2022.

In addition to the above, I am currently enrolled in the Comparative Studies PhD program at Florida Atlantic University. I have completed all my PhD coursework and I am currently all but dissertation (ABD).

My dissertation investigates intersectionality and gender power dynamics in contemporary Fantasy literature and is titled, “Power Plays: (Re) Creating Power Structures in The Legend of Eli Monpress Series.” I am expecting to complete my dissertation in 2022.

Professional Development

2021 Creating Your Teaching Portfolio: Tips to Consider
2021 Overcoming Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
2021 The Power of Wikipedia: A Librarian’s Guide to Using Wikipedia in Your Class
2021 House Bill 233: What You Need to Know
2021 SLS Instructor Training – Updated Class
2021 Mental Health First Aid 101
2021 REI Groundwater Training
2021 English Department Retreat
2021 Professional Development Day
2020 DEI Webinar Series – Transformational Leadership: How to be the leader your people need right now
2020 DEI Webinar Series: Psychological Safety
2020 Responding Racial Bias and Microaggressions in the Online Environment
2020 Bridging the Digital Divide: Teaching for Equity and Empathy in the Wake of COVID-19
2020 Remote Learning: Getting Ready for Day 1
2020 Remote Learning: Using Video to Enhance your course Content
2020 Blackboard Collaborate
2020 Respondus Lockdown Browser & Respondus 4.0
2020 Introduction to Zoom for Faculty
2020 Zoom Demo
2020 Communities in Practice: Remote Instruction
2020 Remote Learning: Practicing Empathy and Compassionate Instruction
2020 What’s My Grade? Manage D2L Gradebook & Feedback
2020 First Aid – Basic
2020 Social Justice in Your Class: Ready to Use Tools and Activities
2020 Tutor.com Training
2020 Professional Development Day
2020 ACUE: Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Online Learning Environment
2020 Getting Ready to Teach Blended/Online
2020 Designing Quality Online and Blended courses
2019 Getting involved with Honors at Broward College
2019 Building your Teaching Portfolio for the CCRC
2019 Breaking Barriers to Success
2019 Academic Excellence for Global Leadership
2019 Animals on Campus
2019 FERPA Training Course
2019 Security Awareness Training – General Staff
2019 Workplace Harassment Prevention for Employees
2019 Title IX for Higher Education
2019 Accessibility and WCAG Compliance
2019 First Aid CPR
2019 Professional Development Day
2019 Security Awareness Training – Faculty and Staff
2019 Campus Security Obligations Under Federal Law
2019 Enrollment Verification
2019 Instructional Calendar
2019 Travel Card Training v2021
2018 Phi Theta Kappa Five Star Advisor Training, PTK Headquarters
2017-2018 ACUE Training – Association of College and University Educators, Effective Teaching Practices, Broward College
2016 Blended Class Training, BC
2013 SLS Facilitator Training, BC
2012 FELI Training (Faculty Experiential Learning Institute), Broward College
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