Teaching

In my graduate career spanning more than 5 years, I have experienced teaching at various levels: as a student, as a teaching assistant and as an instructor. I hope to use this experience in my future career as a teacher.

Teaching experience

I have taught the following courses so far:

CSci 1121: Introduction to the Internet I (Spring 2008)(Website):
My role: Instructor

I am the sole instructor for this undergraduate-level course on the Internet. This course is targeted at both CS and non-CS majors. My responsibilities include designing the syllabus, lectures, assignments and exams, and working with a teaching assistant.



CSci 1103: Computer programming using Java (Fall 2007)(Website):
My role: Main Teaching assistant (Instructor: Dr. Carl Sturtivant)

I was the main teaching assistant (I worked with another undergraduate TA but took the lead role in designing grading criteria and lab sessions) for this undergraduate-level course on Java programming. My responsibilities included taking two lab sessions per week (30 students each), holding office hours, grading assignments and exams.



CSci 4107: Computer graphics programming using OpenGL (Spring 2007)(Website):
My role: Teaching assistant (Instructor: Dr. Victoria Interrante)

I was the only teaching assistant for this undergraduate-level course on computer graphics programming. My responsibilities included holding office hours, grading assignments and exams.



CSci 5107: Computer graphics I (Fall 2006)(Website):
My role: Teaching assistant (Instructor: Dr. Xiaoru Yuan)

I was the only teaching assistant for this graduate-level course on computer graphics. My responsibilities included helping the instructor in designing assignments and exams, holding office hours, grading assignments and exams.



Professional Development

Preparing Future Faculty Program (University of Minnesota) (Website) (Certification and its explanation)

As part of this one-year certificate course I received training on the various aspects of teaching in a college-level academic institution. In the first part of this program, we examined various teaching philosophies, methodologies and classroom assessment techniques, along with various hands-on teaching activities in a classroom setting. In the second part, we obtained hands-on experience on the role of a faculty member by working with a mentor.