UNDERGRADUATE
Introductory Reporting and Writing – JOUR361
– Lecture Instructor (Fall 2015; 17; 18; 19; Spring 2019; 20)
– Lecture & Lab Instructor (Fall 2016; Spring 2016; 17; 18)
Catalog Description: “Basics of news reporting: Story generation, critical thinking, story development, writing, shooting and editing broadcast stories, writing Web stories, using visual components of still pictures, graphics and video.”
Sports Media & Society – JOUR391
– Lecture Instructor (Fall 2017; 18; 19)
Course Description: “Covering the relationships between the sports industry, athletes, media, and the audience. Discussions include the evolution of sports media from the early sportswriters to athletes and teams controlling their own message on social media. Additionally, the various mediums – newspapers, magazines, books, radio, TV, online, blogs, social media – will be discussed in terms of history, function, impact, and ethical implications.”
Sports Journalism – JOUR461
– Lecture instructor (Spring 2019; 20)
Course Description: “Introduces students to the core principles, values, and practicum that guide the work of professional sports journalists. Students will develop skills that are necessary to function as sports journalists in today’s media environment. This class is an intensive multimedia skills course and students will have the opportunity to develop sports content for a number of important platforms including the web, social media, audio, and mobile”
Principles of Journalism – JOUR204
– Lecture instructor (Summer 2018; 19)
Course Description: “Principles and foundations of journalism to reflect both how journalism serves communities and how its techniques are developed to effectively communicate to audiences.”
GRADUATE
Communication Research Design – JOUR801
– Lecture Instructor (Spring 2017; 18)
Catalog Description: “Principles and applications of quantitative and qualitative communication research design.”
Foundations of Multimedia Journalism – JOUR750
– Lecture Instructor (Spring 2019)
Catalog Description: “Course is designed to teach the foundations of multimedia journalistic storytelling. It will expose students to core concepts and practices associated with news gathering, news writing and field production.”
UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE COMBINED
Atlanta Public Relations Experience – JOUR499 & 599
– Co-Instructor with Lisa Sisk (Summer 2016; 17)
Course Description: “Students travel to Atlanta in order to learn about public relations from some of the top companies in the area. In addition, students work on resume-building skills and how to prepare themselves for the upcoming job search.”
Investigative Reporting – RTV3305
– Instructor (Spring 2014)
Catalog Description: “Principles of investigative reporting as applied to television and radio news.”
Electronic Field Production – RTV3320
– Instructor (Summer 2013; 14)
– Teaching Assistant (Fall 2012; 13; Spring 2013; 15)
Catalog Description: “Advanced electronic field production and editing theory and practice.”
Digital Media I
– Teacher (Fall 2009-Spring 2012)
Catalog Description: “This course is designed as a broad-based foundation to multimedia production. The student will understand the fundamental principles concepts and skills for creating multimedia projects, and practice creating multimedia applications. The exercises and assignments will be tools for demonstrating and documenting essential knowledge and competencies. Communication, mathematical and critical thinking skills are strengthened in this course.”
Digital Media II
– Teacher (Spring 2010-Spring 2012)
Catalog Description: “This course is a continuation of the knowledge and skills acquired in the Digital Media I course. Emphasis will be placed on advanced project planning, design and production to better prepare the student for entry into the various IT and communication industries.”