Philosophy

I believe that my role as an educator is to guide, coach, and motivate my students. My teaching is firmly based on the principle of applied learning. Students in my classes have the opportunity to leave with a portfolio of useable work and an arsenal of skills that result in more engaged, professional, and responsible students.
 
My goal is to enhance a student’s learning experience through a variety of methods that are different than the traditional lecture setting. Those methods include relevant laboratory experiences, sampling exemplary examples of industry outputs, practical applications, and engaging in dialogue with professionals to gain further understanding of what it takes to succeed in the given field of study.
 
The standards I set for my students are high but my goal is to get them to the level where they can be proud of what they've done and how they've improved. I consistently remind my students that we are working on improvement in all the courses I teach and not perfection. Seeing the improvement from Week 1 to Week 15 is part of the joy of teaching and sharing knowledge with students. 

The table below lists the courses that I have taught in previous semesters.

Semester	Course Number & Name	College/University
Fall 2015	COMM118: Desktop Audio	State University of New York at Fredonia
Spring 2016	COMM118: Desktop Audio COMM466: Sound Design	State University of New York at Fredonia
Fall 2016	COMM118: Desktop Audio UE101: Major and Career Exploration Seminar	State University of New York at Fredonia State University of New York at Buffalo
Spring 2017	COM230: Radio Production Techniques	Medaille College
Fall 2017	COMM118: Desktop Audio	State University of New York at Fredonia
Spring 2018	COMM466: Sound Design	State University of New York at Fredonia
Fall 2018	COMM118: Desktop Audio ENG397: Digital/Broadcast Journalism - Podcasting	State University of New York at Fredonia State University of New York at Buffalo
Spring 2019	COMM118: Desktop Audio SPE242: Public Speaking Techniques	State University of New York at Fredonia Medaille College
Summer 2019	SPE242: Public Speaking Techniques	Medaille College
Fall 2019	ENG397: Digital/Broadcast Journalism - Podcasting SPE242: Public Speaking Techniques	State University of New York at Buffalo Medaille College
Spring 2020	COMM101: Fundamentals of Communication COMM118: Desktop Audio SPE242: Public Speaking Techniques LAI203: Academic Success Strategies	State University of New York at Fredonia State University of New York at Fredonia Medaille College State University of New York at Buffalo
Summer 2020	SPE242: Public Speaking Techniques	Medaille College
Fall 2020	COMM101: Fundamentals of Communication COMM105: Public Speaking SPE242: Public Speaking Techniques COM130: Broadcasting: Principles/Practice LAI203: Academic Success Strategies COM213: Public Speaking and Presentation Skills	State University of New York at Fredonia State University of New York at Fredonia Medaille College Medaille College State University of New York at Buffalo Southern New Hampshire University
Spring 2021	JOUR289: Introduction to Podcasting COMM105: Public Speaking SPE242: Public Speaking Techniques COM311: Social Media Strategy (2 sections)	University of Wisconsin - River Falls State University of New York at Fredonia Medaille College Southern New Hampshire University
Fall 2021	LAI203: Academic Success Strategies COMM105: Public Speaking SPE242: Public Speaking Techniques SPE331: Effective Group Communication	State University of New York at Buffalo State University of New York at Fredonia Medaille College Medaille College
Spring 2022	ENG397: Digital/Broadcast Journalism - Podcasting	State University of New York at Buffalo
Fall 2022	MGG303: Communication Literacy for Business	State University of New York at Buffalo
Spring 2023	ENG397: Digital/Broadcast Journalism - Podcasting	State University of New York at Buffalo