PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lecturer
Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI.
Adjunct Faculty
English Language, Career, and Academic Prep (ELCAP)
Highline College, Des Moines, WA.
English Language, Career, and Academic Prep (ELCAP)
Highline College, Des Moines, WA.
Adjunct Faculty
Basic and Transitional Studies Division (BTSD)
Seattle Central College, Seattle, WA.
Cantonese and Korean Instructor
One City Project, Seattle, WA.
July 2023 - Present
September 2021 - June 2022
September 2019 - Present
July 2019 - Present
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
ESOL Level 3 Open Education Resource Curriculum Development Project
Created an Open Education Resource (OER) for adult learners enrolled in the English Language, Career, and Academic Pathway (ELCAP) program at Highline College. The OER is free and available for adult learners to use via Canvas.
Created an Open Education Resource (OER) for adult learners enrolled in the English Language, Career, and Academic Pathway (ELCAP) program at Highline College. The OER is free and available for adult learners to use via Canvas.
Basic and Transitional Studies Division Pedagogy of the Oppressed Reading Circle
Formed a Community of Practice among faculty colleagues in the Seattle Central College Basic and Transitional Studies Division reading Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire to examine current teaching practices. Faculty will redevelop and update curriculum used in the division to better serve our immigrant, refugee, and non-traditional student populations. January 2022 to March 2022.
Basic and Transitional Studies Division Adult Basic Education Communications Committee
Collaborated with faculty colleagues to distinguish anti-bias/anti-racist practices with English Communications courses, and developed portfolio based classes to highlight student success in contextualized classes for the 2021-2022 Academic Year. Advocated to new academic readers to implement in the ABE Communications courses. January 2021 to August 2021.
Basic and Transitional Studies Division Adult Basic Education Math Committee
Collaborated with faculty colleagues to develop a stand alone ABE Math course offering for Autumn 2021. Identified areas of improvement to increase recruitment and retention rates through outreach in the Greater Seattle Area and local community centers and restaurants. January 2021 to August 2021.
Basic and Transitional Studies Division Adult Basic Education Vision Committee
Collaborated with faculty colleagues to reimagine and revise the vision statement in the Adult Basic Education department. Implemented restructuring survey to BTSD at large to identify changes with students to adapt and change the ABE vision statement. January 2021 to August 2021.
Basic and Transitional Studies Division Men of Color Reading Circle Committee
Formed a Community of Practice among faculty colleagues in the Seattle Central College Basic and Transitional Studies Division reading Empowering Men of Color on Campus by Derrick R. Brooms, Jelisa Clark, and Matthew Smith to develop resources. January to March 2021.
Basic and Transitional Studies Division Anti-Racist Pedagogy Committee
Collaborated with faculty colleagues in the Seattle Central College Basic and Transitional Studies Division reading Race, Empire, and English Language teaching: Creating Responsible and Ethical Anti-Racist Practice by Dr. Suhanthie Motha to develop anti-racist practices in ESL education. January to March 2020.
COURSES TAUGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
CHN 102: Elementary Mandarin 2 (Summer Session 2)
COURSES TAUGHT AT SEATTLE CENTRAL COLLEGE
ABE 41: Math Fluency 2 (Winter 2023)
BTM 119: Business Communications II (Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020)
BTM 260: Project Management (Winter 2020, Summer 2020, Winter 2021)
C.A.L.L. (Computer Assisted Language Learning) (Autumn 2022)
CIE 019: Advance College Reading Bridge (Autumn 2019)
ESL 51: Intermediate-High Level ESL 5A (Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022)
ESL 81: College/Career Readiness ESL (Summer 2021, Summer 2022)
BTM 260: Project Management (Winter 2020, Summer 2020, Winter 2021)
C.A.L.L. (Computer Assisted Language Learning) (Autumn 2022)
CIE 019: Advance College Reading Bridge (Autumn 2019)
ESL 51: Intermediate-High Level ESL 5A (Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022)
ESL 81: College/Career Readiness ESL (Summer 2021, Summer 2022)
COURSES TAUGHT AT HIGHLINE COLLEGE
ABE 23: ESOL 1 (Winter 2022)
ABE 42: ESOL 2: Reading/Writing (Spring 2022)
ABE 47: ESOL 3: Listening/Speaking (Spring 2022, Autumn 2021)
ABE 8/12/16/18/63/66: ABE Math 1-6 (Winter 2022, Autumn 2021)
ENG 99: Jumpstart Writing (Winter 2022)
ABE 42: ESOL 2: Reading/Writing (Spring 2022)
ABE 47: ESOL 3: Listening/Speaking (Spring 2022, Autumn 2021)
ABE 8/12/16/18/63/66: ABE Math 1-6 (Winter 2022, Autumn 2021)
ENG 99: Jumpstart Writing (Winter 2022)
COURSES TAUGHT WITH ONE CITY PROJECT
Elementary Cantonese 1 (October 2020)
Elementary Cantonese 1 (September 2021-November 2021)
Elementary Cantonese 1 (September 2021-November 2021)
INVITED GUEST LECTURES
BCOM 2800: Business Communications (May 17, 2019)
Albers School of Business and Economics, Seattle University, Seattle, WA.
Albers School of Business and Economics, Seattle University, Seattle, WA.
Invited by Dr. Andrea McDowell to run class session on effective email communication and the value of expressing gratitude.