Faculty Development
Google and Data Journalism: A Match Made in Data Viz Heaven. Participated in workshop led by Simon Roger, 2015.
Empowering Junior Faculty: Pathways to Success in the Academy. Participated in a workshop led by Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver, Tracy Everbach, Marie Hardin, Dorothy Bland, Julianne Newton, Elizabeth Toth, Judy VanSlyke Turk and Rochelle Ford, 2015. Teaching and doing visualization. Participated in infographics and data visualization workshop led by Alberto Cairo, 2015. Communications shadowing experience. Participated in week-long shadowing experience led by owner, Jeff Wright, of Wright/Feigley Communication a local marketing, advertising and public relations firm, 2014. PRSA Educators Academy. Participated in a day-long series of seminars instructed by academics and professionals in public relations at the PRSSA National Conference, 2013. Evaluating and Assessing Student Work: Part II, Grading Strategies. Participated in training session instructed LSU Communication Across the Curriculum staff on assessing student projects using summative evaluation techniques, 2013. Responding to Student Work in Progress; Part I, Feedback Strategies. Participated in training session instructed LSU Communication Across the Curriculum staff on assessing student projects using formative evaluation techniques, 2013. Distinguished Communicator Faculty Adviser Training. Participated in training session instructed by Melissa Thompson (LSU Communication Across the Curriculum) on LSU policies and procedures for advising a Distinguished Communicator candidate, 2013. Teaching Video. Participated in training session instructed by Josh Grimm on framing, lighting, sequencing and editing offered through Manship School of Mass Communication, 2013. PRSA Educators Academy. Participated in a day-long series of seminars instructed by academics and professionals in public relations at the PRSSA National Conference, 2012. How to Grow Word-of-Mouth Movements: People Are the Killer App. Participated in webinar instructed by Geno Church (Brains on Fire) on encouraging customers to be brand ambassadors offered through PRSSA, 2013. How to Create a Social Media Plan: Build Community and Brand Awareness Through Strategic Social Communications. Participated in webinar instructed by Deirdre Breakenridge (Pure Performance Communications) on strategic coordination of traditional and social media messages offered through PRSSA, 2013. PR’s Hottest Trends, Practices and Perceptions: Key Findings from USC’s Seventh Generally Accepted Practices (GAP) Study. Participated in webinar instructed by Jerry Swerling, Burghardt Tenderich and Kjerstin Thorson (USC-Annenberg) on how practitioners can keep up with the changing field of PR offered through PRSSA, 2013. New Rules of Engagement for SEO. Participated in webinar instructed by Brandon Anderson and Laurie Mahoney (Cision) on creating and tracking optimized public relations messages offered through Cision, 2012. Communication Across the Curriculum (CxC). Participated in summer institute offered by CxC at Louisiana State University on enhancing courses by increasing discipline-specific communication skills, 2012. Adviser EDGE Training. Participated in training session instructed by Michelle Lowery (LSU Campus Life) on LSU policies and procedures for advising a student organization, 2012. Targeting Key Influencers with a Traditional-Social Media Mix. Participated in webinar instructed by Vanessa Bugasch, Valerie Lopez and Jessica White (Cision) on media relations strategies for traditional and social media offered through Cision, 2012. |
Buzz-Building Programs that Drive Business. Participated in webinar instructed by Daniel Lemin (Social Studio) and Daryl McCullough (PainePR) on buzz-building strategies for growing brands offered through PRSSA, 2012.
Demonstrating the Value of the Work You Do: The Barcelona Principles. Participated in webinar instructed by David Rockland and David Bartholomew (Ketchum) on traditional and social media measurement offered through PRSSA, 2012. Key Message Development: Building a Foundation for Effective Communications. Participated in webinar instructed by Debbie Weatherhead (Weatherhead Communications) on a five-step system for creating strategic messages offered through PRSSA, 2012. Managing, Motivating and Mentoring Millennials. Participated in webinar instructed by Ken Jacobs (Jacobs Communications Consulting) on engaging a new generation of public relations professionals offered through PRSSA, 2012. Preparing for the Unexpected: Add Value to Your Organization During a Crisis. Participated in webinar instructed by Ernest DelBuono (Levick Strategic Communications) on crisis communications offered through PRSSA, 2012. Writing for Social Media. Participated in webinar instructed by Ann Wylie (Wylie Communications) on writing for blogs, tweets and other status updates offered through PRSSA, 2012. Research Competitiveness Enhancement Seminar Series. Participated in sessions on grant proposal development offered by the WVU Research Office, 2010. TurnItIn Basics. Participated in seminar offered by the Office of Information Technology that covered plagiarism assessment, 2010. Faculty Evaluation, Promotion and Tenure. Participated in session offered by the Associate Provost’s Office that reviewed the WVU faculty evaluation process, 2009. WVU eCampus and the ITRC. Participated in session offered by the WVU Instructional Technology Resource Center that covered online course delivery and design assistance, 2009. CTec Training. Participated in seminar offered by Office of Information Technology that covered the use of technology in WVU classrooms, 2009. WVU Internal Grants Program. Participated in session offered by the WVU Office of Sponsored Programs that reviewed application procedures and guidelines for internal university grants, 2009. Externally Funded Research Support. Participated in faculty training session offered by the WVU Office of Sponsored Programs that reviewed proposal submission, negotiating awards, and project administration, 2009. Faculty Technology Orientation. Participated in session that provided an overview of the instructional technology and other resources available at WVU for faculty, 2009. Promoting Student Learning Seminar. Participated in a seminar offered by the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication that covered use of technology as a means of classroom interaction, 2002. Structuring Discussions Workshop. Participated in a seminar offered by the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication that covered the use of cooperative discussion in small and large classroom settings, 2002. Preparing Future Faculty Program Certification. Completed two courses (Teaching in Higher Education and Practicum for Future Faculty) offered by the University of Minnesota chapter of this nationally recognized teaching program, 2001-2002. Website Design and Maintenance. Completed a course offered by Concordia University, MN in how to build and maintain a website using html code, 2001. |