Education | Teaching Positions | Conference Presentations | Works Published | 
Academic Honors & Scholarships | Professional Development | Professional Activities | 
Service (Campus Committees & Services) | Other Scholarly Presentations | International Projects

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 

Organizing Forum for Newly Published and Aspiring African American Writers from Eastern North Carolina to meet and discuss the
           publishing process.
Developing Certificate in Multicultural Literature, Online, 2002-present.
Organized forum for African American writer Cassandra Darden-Bell (author of The Color of Love) to discuss her novel with my Black
           American Literature class and to do a presentation before the ECU community, Fall 2002.
Developed and taught online courses: ENGL 6360 World Literature Written in English and ENGL 6340 Ethnic American Literature, Summer
           2001-present. 
Successfully completed the Instructional Technology Consultant's course on Online Strategies for Teaching (five sessions), Spring 2001.
           This course, using Blackboard as the teaching tool, presented material on how to improve Online Teaching with these topics: 
          Content Organization, Content Presentation, Communications, Assessments, and Graphics. Organized and supervised students of
           two ENGL 3260 classes on educational tour at Somerset Place--newly excavated slave plantation, 2001. 
Directed ECU/UCB Summer Study Abroad Program in Cultural Studies, 1999-2000.
Directed East Carolina University Summer Study Abroad Program in Cultural Studies, Ghana, 2003-04.
Assisted in programmatic innovations, faculty development, and student recruitment and retention at University College of Belize, as well           as with planning for new Masters of Arts Program at UCB through ECU. 
"Symposium on Teaching African American Literature." Participant. Sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, February
           11, 2000. 
"Race and Representation: A Millennial Affair: Keynote Address by Toni Morrison." Participant. Sponsored by Duke University, April 9-10,
           1999. 
"Advising, Research, Tenure, and Teaching Workshops and Seminars." Sponsored by East Carolina University, 1998. 
"Grant Writing Workshop." Workshop Participant. Sponsored by ECU (OSP), Fall 1997. 
"African, African American, and Caribbean Literature: Theory and Classroom Practice." Workshop Participant. Sponsored by NCTE College           Section, Myrtle Beach, SC, Summer 1996. 
"Tutorial in Preparing Multi-Media Teaching Materials." Workshop Participant. Sponsored by ECU, Spring 1996. 
"Grant Writing Workshop." Workshop Participant. Workshop Participant. Sponsored by ECU (OSP), Fall 1995. 
"Advising, Research Proposal, Tenure and Promotion Policies." Workshop Participant. Sponsored by ECU, Fall 1994. 
"Portfolio, Grading, Group Discussion." Workshop Participant. Sponsored by English Department Faculty of Indiana University of           Pennsylvania, 1992 and 1993. 
"Ninth National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing." Participant. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, Fall 1992. 
"Drama in Education for the Caribbean Examination Council Curriculum." An international conference: Country's representative and participant
           in designing regional curriculum. Sponsored by the British Government, Carriacou, Spring 1987. 

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