Associate Professor of English/ Educator/ Administrator

Susan J. Gillespie

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Education

Master of Theological Studies, Regent College, University of British Columbia

Double concentration in Christianity and Literature and in Systematic Theology

Earned a Diploma of Christian Studies in 1981

Graduated May 1982, GPA 3.78/4.0

B.A., English, Victoria College, University of Toronto

Concentration in English Literature

Graduated May 1979, GPA 3.1/4.0

Teaching Experience

Full-Time Faculty, Pre-Curriculum English, Guilford Technical Community College, August 2014- May 2015

Taught English 111: Writing and Inquiry and DRE 098: Integrated Reading and Writing III

Experienced instructor of minimester (eight week), hybrid (a blend of traditional and online), and traditional (sixteen week) course formats

Evaluated student academic progress and deportment on the Student Retention Committee (Fall 2013 – present)

Served on the hiring committee Humanities and Social Science Division Chair, Spring 2014

Full-Time Faculty, Developmental English and Reading, Guilford Technical Community College, August 2010-July 2014

Experienced instructor of many levels of Developmental English and Reading, including DRE 098: Integrated Reading and Writing III, English 090: Composition Strategies

Chair of the Developmental English/Reading Textbook Selection committee, Spring 2012-Summer 2013

Awarded faculty title of “Associate Professor,” Spring 2012

Developed training materials and organized/delivered presentations while serving on the Adjunct Orientation Committee, Spring 2012- Spring 2014

Served on the Excellence in Education scholarship committee, Fall 2011

Served on the Developmental English/Reading Hiring committee, Summer 2011

Completed Moodle online certification for hybrid/online instruction

Time-Limited Full-Time Instructor, Developmental English, Guilford Technical Community College, January 2010- July 2010

Taught five sections (per semester) of two courses - English 090: Composition Strategies and English 080: Writing Foundations

Developed training materials and organized/delivered presentations while Chair of the Adjunct Orientation committee

Organized the department test bank and revised the ENG 090: Composition Strategies syllabus template

Adjunct Instructor, Developmental English, Guilford Technical Community College, August 2008 – December 2009

Taught multiple sections of English 090: Composition Strategies

Assisting with student registration and advising

Founding Member, Caldwell Academy: Board of Directors, 1993-1995

Wrote policies for curriculum planning and school governance

Promoted student recruitment and retention through various school initiatives

Homeschool Elementary and Middle School Instructor and Administrator, North Carolina Department of Non-Public Education, August 1991- June 2008

Followed the rigorous curriculum of the prestigious Calvert School of Baltimore, Maryland

Educated all five of my daughters from kindergarten through varying grades, the highest of which was eighth grade

Teaching Assistant, Columbia Bible College, 1983-1984

Provided daily instruction in reading, writing, and grammar as supervisor of the campus-wide writing lab

Edited a grammar textbook for publication

Honors and Scholarships

Winner of the Board of Governors Prize for General Proficiency, 1982

Awarded the William G. Murrin Fund and the Trevor Bennett Scholarship Fund, 1981

Recipient of an Ontario Scholarship, 1976

Professional Development in Academic Writing

Completed various professional development courses and workshops, such as New Student Orientation, Student Success Planning, Academic Coaching, Advising Fundamentals, ESL Advising, Ethics and Social Responsibility Training, Title IX Training, Great Ideas in Faculty Teaching Symposium, How to Power Up Your Classroom by Creating Connections, Removing Obstacles, and Increasing Retention; and Understanding the Principles of Learning and Delivery Methodology: Program Administration, Legal Aspects of Instruction, Course Planning, Educational Resources, Role of the Facilitator, Adult Learners, Assessment Tools, and Program Evaluation

Member, North Carolina Association of Developmental Educators (NCADE), September 2010-October 2014

NCADE Annual Conferences, October 2010-October 2013, including NCADE Western Regional Conference (Gaston College), April 2011.

References available upon request

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