TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

Rooted in social constructivism epistemology and enriched by my cross-cultural background, my teaching emphasizes knowledge as co-constructed through active engagement among instructors, students, peers, and course materials. I sttrive to create a supportive, inclusive, and safe learning environment that fosters critical thinking and collaborative learning. My goal is to empower students to view the world through the lens of information and to equip them with theoretical, methodological, and practical tools to serve diverse populations in local communities.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Rutgers University | Department of Library and Information Science

Instructor of Record
Graduate-level Course: Human Information Behavior (asynchronous)

2022 Fall ~ 2024 Spring

Teaching Assistant
Graduate-level Course: Human Information Behavior (asynchronous)
Instructors: Dr. Ross Todd, Dr. Emil Lawrence

2021 Fall & 2022 Spring

Rutgers University | School of Graduate Studies

Co-instructor
Doctoral-level Course: Introduction to Online and Hybrid Teaching
(hybrid & asynchronous)

2023 & 2024 Spring

Co-host | Alternatives to Online Discussion Boards
Offered at the Rutgers Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (RASTL)

Feb 4, 2025

Host | Active Learning
Host | Boosting Confidence as a TA/ITA in Classroom and Online Settings
Co-host | Managing Your Time as a TA
Co-host | Teaching a Summer Course
Host | Intercultural Communication in Higher Education
Panelist | Developing a Disciplinary Identity
Offered at Teaching Assistant Project (TAP) Workshops

Feb 27, 2025
Oct, 2024
Nov, 2023 &Sept, 2024
April, 2023 &2024
Sept, 2023
Mar, 2022

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) | School of Design

Teaching Assistant
Undergraduate Course: Methods of Contextual Research (face-to- face)
Industrial Design
Instructor: Prof. Kwela Hermanns

2018 Spring

MENTORING EXPERIENCE

Peer Mentor of 3 Doctoral Students, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Rutgers
Graduate Mentor of 3 Undergraduate Students, School of Digital Media, SCAD

2021-2024
2017-2018