Resume

Jesse Sopher

Experienced English educator with over ten years of dedicated service, specializing in the instruction and training of adolescent and adult learners within the higher education domain. Possesses a profound expertise in training methodologies, instructional design, as well as assessment strategies.

Education

*ABD
Doctor of Philosophy in English Literature

Ball State University

2014
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

Indiana University Kokomo

2012
Bachelor of Arts in English

Indiana University Kokomo

Experience

2019 - Present
English Instructor

Ivy Tech Community College

2019-2021
Consultant

Study.com

2014 - 2019
Graduate English Instructor

Ball State University

2013
Graduate Teaching Assistant

Indiana University Kokomo

Teaching Experience

  • Instructor of Record for multiple English courses each semester, including:
    • ENGL 075: Integrated Reading & Writing (co-rec)
    • ENGL 095: Integrated Reading & Writing (standalone)
    • ENGL 111: English Composition
    • ENGL 206: Introduction to Literature
    • ENGL 215: Rhetoric & Argument
    • ENGL 220: World Literature I
  • Experience with online, virtual, hyflex, dual credit, co-requisite, and ASAP instruction
  • Certificates in online teaching and virtual instruction.
  • Instructor of Record for multiple English courses each semester, including:
    • ENG 103: Rhetoric and Writing
    • ENG 104: Composing Research
    • ENG 230: Reading and Writing about Literature;
  • Teaching Assistant experience includes
    • ENG 217: Introduction to Queer Literature and Queer Theory
    • ENG 260: British Literature I
  • Teaching Assistant to Dr. Joyce Huff, Dr. Leo Huisman, Dr. Rai Peterson, and Dr. Vanessa Rapatz
  • Research Assistant to Dr. Molly Ferguson
  • Writing Center tutor
  • Assisted lead instructor in administration of ENG-W132: Reading, Writing, and Inquiry II, including lecturing, student assessment, and identifying and working with at-risk students.
 

Pedagogy

English Composition
100%
Rhetoric & Argument
95%
Developmental English
80%
Literary Studies
95%

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