Teaching

Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois
August 2022- present

• CFM 134 - Introduction to Spiritual Formation 

• CORE 131 - Holistic Human Flourishing 

  • Including an experiential component at the college's Outdoor Leadership Center

• EDUC 352/552- Educational Technologies (Anticipated Spring 2025)

Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts
August 2022 - December 2022

• History 295 - Christian Vocation and History

  • Online synchronous teaching & learning 

University of Connecticut, Avery Point and Storrs Campuses, Connecticut
January 2000 – December 2016 

• • Taught writing – intensive classes that require many revisions and editing on a 15-page research project

  • Utilize a campus-wide learning management system to enhance instruction and communication with students.

  • Maritime Studies : Introduction to Maritime Studies – Fully online and in – person instruction

History:

• • • • • United States History to 1877

        • United States History since 1877

        • Modern Western Traditions (1500 to present)

        • America and the Sea (The Maritime History of the United States)

        • The Maritime History of the Atlantic World

        • Colonial America: Native Americans, Slaves, and Settlers, 1492-1760

First Year Experience:

• • • • • Digital Humanities

        • Pirates of the Caribbean (honors and non-honors sections)

        • History of Religion in America

        • University Learning Skills

        • America and the Sea

Interdisciplinary classes that incorporate history, economics, archaeology, and literature

• • • • Introduction to Maritime Culture (in person and fully online)

      • Ports of Passage

The Master’s School, West Simsbury, Connecticut
August 1989 - June 1992
History Teacher-Secondary Grades

• • Taught 25 classes per week in history (U.S., Russian, Ancient and Modern World), geography, and contemporary issues

  • Advised yearbook staff of 18 students in layout and photography for production of 80-page yearbook

  • Advised outdoor club of 12 students in planning trips and fundraising activities