Experience

• Austin Peay State University

  Graduate student

  Teaching assistant for enhanced English classes. Member of the Joseph Wasabi annual multi-cultural forum committee. Member of the Society for Technical Commications and the Laurel Wreath Honor Society.

• Austin Peay State University

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Taught developmental writing classes under the supervision of a English department professor
  * Administered quizzes
  * Graded papers
  * Conducted classroom and individual instruction for students to help improve their research and writing skills
  * Oversaw classroom discussions concerning reading assignments
  * Assisted students with the use of computers and software
  * Consulted with professor to determine progress of individual students

• Austin Peay State University

  Instructor: African American Studies

  Online instructor for contemporary African American life, African American history and across the diaspora for African American women.

• Nashville State Community College

  English Composition and Literature Instructor

  Preparing lesson plans and syllabi for classes in first and second-year composition and literature classes
  * Library instruction for satellite campus students: location of reliable sources, use of the library catalog and
  database
  * Teaching basic research skills and writing formats through the use of library databases
  * Assessing student levels of education and skill
  * Preparation, administration and grading of tests
  * Textbook assessment for relevancy and usefulness in class

• Nashville State Community College

  Recruiting

  Assisted in the recruiting of students by responding to requests for information about the college. Compiled databases of potential students for recruiters. Assisted with the registration process during peak periods. Reported to the Director of Recruiting and Admissions.

• Nashville State Community College

  Assistant Librarian

  Working at circulation desk assisting with check-outs and returns; oversaw student borrowing of headsets,
  calculators, library copies of textbooks and other library reserve materials
  * Assisting students with research needs through locating books, articles and other media from on-line databases
  and catalogs: making suggestions for the most reliable materials
  * Providing instruction for students in how to conduct a search which resulted in locating relevant and available
  sources
  * Making suggestions for additional reading, i.e., biographies, autobiographies, collected works
  * Answered inquiries posed by students through the “Ask a Librarian” live chat service
  * Provided technical support for 24 library computers, assisting students with use of software and hardware

• Columbia State Community College

  Adjunct Instructor: English Composition and Literature

  Suzanne worked at Columbia State Community College as a Adjunct Instructor: English Composition and Literature