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| Teaching Experience | ||||||||||||||||
| Furman University Laboratory Assistant: Along with a professor, supervised up to 32 students in a weekly 3 hour laboratory exercise.� Primary responsibility was to answer questions about procedures and the reasoning behind the experiments, as applied to lecture material.� | ||||||||||||||||
| Introductory Biology (5 trimesters): primarily freshman (potential science majors) or upperclassmen from other scientific disciplines.� Exercises included: introduction ��to light microscopy, dissection, enzymatic reactions, invertebrate organisms, and plant vasculature.� | ||||||||||||||||
| Cell Biology (2 trimesters): primarily upperclassmen biology majors. Exercises included: biochemistry and kinetics of enzymatic reactions, isolation of cellular components and serum dependence of cells. � | ||||||||||||||||
| Furman University Teaching Fellow: Cell Biology.� Working closely with a professor, the goal for this fellowship was overhauling laboratory component of the class.� Some experiments were adapted from the existing cell biology laboratory manual, while other exercises were newly introduced.� I was responsible for writing up all laboratory exercises, and working with the professor in optimizing new experiments before implementing them in the classroom. | ||||||||||||||||
| Furman University Teaching Fellow: Immunology. Personally responsible for weekly one hour lectures on various immunological research techniques.� These lectures were often the only exposure of students to many procedures that were simply too expensive or time-consuming for the resources at a small university.� Techniques were chosen based upon lecture material and primary literature assignments. | ||||||||||||||||
| UNC Microbiology Laboratory Assistant (two semesters): Oversaw up to 20 students in a weekly two hour laboratory exercise.� Students were primarily upperclassmen undergraduates in pre-nursing and pre-pharmacy programs, with a few students enrolled for post-baccalaureate credit.� Was responsible for lecturing on the background of the experiments and instructing various laboratory techniques.� Also worked individually with students to answer questions.� Constructed, administered and graded laboratory quizzes and reports.� Held study sessions outside of lab to answer questions on lecture material before exams.� Proctored lecture exams and administered make-up examinations.� Wrote letters of recommendation for students.� Examples of quizzes can be found using these links: Quiz 1, Quiz 2, Quiz 3, and Makeup Quiz. | ||||||||||||||||
| UNC Medical Immunology Teaching Assistant (three semesters): Along with 2-3 other professors or graduate students, was responsible for guiding small groups of approximately 30 first-year medical students through immunological case studies.� Also proctored examinations. | ||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Assistant, Collaboration with East Chapel Hill High School (two sessions): Responsible for guiding local high school students through basic microbiology exercises such as gram staining and hand flora. | ||||||||||||||||
| Immunology Seminar/Tutorial (one session): Responsible for guiding graduate students through creative thinking exercises. | ||||||||||||||||
| Adjunct Instructor, Durham Technical Community College (one semester): Taught a Cell Biology course of ten continuing education students. The class was a prerequisite to Anatomy and Physiology, and was the main source of information about genetics and organ systems, as well as traditional cell biology topics. Students were primarily enrolled in nursing or other allied health programs. Class met biweekly in the evenings for a total of 6 hours per week over a ten week summer term. Was responsible for developing and administering all lecture and test content, as well as grading and attendance reports. Also guided students through laboratory exercises. More information and examples of my work can be found in the syllabus, quizzes, and exams. | ||||||||||||||||
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