Learning Design Instructional Designer
Resume:
RORY JOBST
Chicago, IL ***26
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EDUCATION
EdD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Learning Design and Leadership (in progress)
MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Writing, 2008
Concentration: Playwriting
Thesis: The Method of Daniel's: The Belle of Austin and Daniel Day-Lewis and the Big Potatas, Two Theatrical Works about Inspiration
Thesis Advisor: Beth Nugent, MFA.
BA, Marymount Manhattan College, Theatre Arts, 2004
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Verbal Instructor, Leading Solutions/U.S. Navy, 2024- Present
Future Sailor Program
Teach vocabulary, reading comprehension, and test taking skills to new recruits in the U.S. Navy to prepare them for their retake of the ASVAB/AFCT test which will determine their job placement and access to Basic Military Training.
Instructor/Instructional Designer, Triton College, 2022 - 2023
Triton Summer Bridge Program
Facilitated and administered the daily blog posts for recent high school graduates the summer before they enrolled in their first year of college.
Developed curriculum, such as presentations, interactive exercises, assignments, essay prompts, etc. as well as edited pre-existing curriculum for the English component of the Summer Bridge Program.
Lead grammar, composition, and critical reading workshops for the prospective students including extensive preparation for their upcoming placement test.
Instructor, Harry S. Truman College, 2012- 2024
Department of Communications
Courses: Composition (ENG 101 and ENG 102), Aligned Reading and Writing, Basic Writing Skills, Introduction to Literature, Introduction to Theatre History, Acting 1
Writing Consultant, Harry S. Truman College, 2012-2024
Writing Center
Tutor credit seeking students with issues in academic writing in one-on-one sessions or in the drop-in area.
Dual Credit Coordinator, Harry S. Truman College, 2017- 2024
Department of Communications
Mentor high school instructors teaching ENG 101 and confirm that they are following department standards and protocol.
Instructor, North Park University, 2017- 2024
Core Curriculum
Courses: Fundamentals of Composition, Cornerstone Seminar: Character Transformation in Film, Cornerstone Seminar: The Simpsons and Our World, Cornerstone Seminar: Chick Flicks?: Feminist Directed Films, Introduction to Creative Writing, Media Ethics, Introduction to Media Industries
Instructor, Loyola University Chicago, 2022 -2023
English and Literature
Courses: Writing Responsibly
Instructor, Roosevelt University, 2022 - 2024
English and Literature
Courses: ENG 101
Instructor, Fusion Global Academy, 2020 - 2022
English Language Arts
Courses: Introduction to Film and Media, Film Studies, Language Arts, English, Acting, Voice Acting, Creative Writing, English Tutoring
Developed basic curriculum for the Film Studies courses
Instructor, ITT Technical Institute, 2011-2015
General Education
Courses: Composition (ENG 101 and ENG 102), Aligned Reading and Writing, Basic Writing Skills, Introduction to Literature, Introduction to Theatre History, Acting 1
Instructor, Westwood College, 2008-2012
General Education
Courses: College Writing 1, College Writing 2, Public Speaking, Success Strategies, Film and Literature, Creative Writing, Science Fiction
PRESENTATIONS
Jobst, Rory and Sara Pevar (2019). “Challenge Accepted!: Dealing with Difficult Students During Tutoring Sessions.” Presentation as part of the Academic Support Services Meeting on 6/4/19 at Harry S. Truman College of the City Colleges of Chicago.
Jobst, Rory (2023). “The Art of the Icebreaker.” Presentation as part of Faculty Development Week on 8/16/23 at Harry S. Truman College of the City Colleges of Chicago.
PUBLICATIONS
Jobst, Rory. (2024) Social Justice and Communication in 12 Angry Men, Libre Texts Humanities. Libre Texts. .
This is a full, comprehensive curriculum plan for an ENG 101 composition class using the film 12 Angry Men as means to facilitate discourse on social justice through critical essay writing. All resources used in class are Open Educational Resources (OER). It includes all assignments, readings, prompts, lesson plans, syllabus, etc.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Westwood College Instructor of the Term, 2009
Recipient of the UC/CCC Internationalization Faculty Fellowship (Composition in Higher Education Through the Lens of Iranian Cinema)
Developed a curriculum that acknowledged a non-Western perspective in general education, in this case the Iranian perspective of college composition/essay writing through the lens of the country’s cinema. Original lesson plans, assignments, powerpoint presentations, essay prompts, and study guides were developed that integrated the topic into the learning outcomes of ENG 101 and ENG 102.
RELEVANT SKILLS
Online instruction methods and tools (Brightspace, Zoom, MS Teams, Canvas, Turnitin, Smarthinking), Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Microsoft Suite and Google Drive
REFERENCES
Anne Close- 773-***-**** ******@***.***
Tobias Bengelsdorf- 516-***-**** ************@***.*** ******.***********@*****.***
Peter Pettorini- 312-***-**** *****.*.*********.***@**.****.***
Dr. Amanda Clark- 689-***-**** ******.*.*******.***@**.****.***
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