Experience Summary
While my more formal degrees may be in the visual arts field, it is in the last year that I found my niche. Altho I had been a T.A. in graduate school, I truly found my niche while working as a tutor in the Science Resource Center at the County College of Morris, where I helped students excel in General Chemistry, General Physics, Cell Biology, Microbiology and Organic Chemistry. My T.A. experience, which only lasted for a year, involved teaching lab sections for a media class, as well as grading paper for the lecture component. In addition, I have completed a masters' thesis and written many laboratory reports, allowing my knowledge to broaden and be passed to others.
Teaching Style
Teaching was not something that I sought out to do, but that happened due to paths that I took in life. My first experience came as a graduate student, where I was a TA for an undergraduate level intro media class, where I graded lecture tests, as well as taught a lab section. It was an enjoyable experience, but my interests didn't rest within teaching at the time. However, through my other endeavors in the arts & sciences, I saw how valuable it was for others to have a mentor. That is what truly interests me about teaching - the chance to help others with my own knowledge, which in turn allows me to remain sharp with my fields of interest. I believe teaching should be a hands on experience which engages both the teacher and student.