I began teaching as an adjunct professor of social sciences at Northwestern Michigan College over ten years ago.

After an interview with some full-time faculty, I began teaching Modern Social Problems classes covering a

wide range of topics from racism, sexism, and poverty to issues of political economy and the distribution of

wealth in society.  As a part of that class, I connect students with their communities by maintaining a Comm-

unity Service Project where students provide ten hours of pro-social voluntarism for the non-profit and

public sectors of Northern Michigan.

About five years ago, I was offered the opportunity to teach Introduction to American Politics,

which has been very engaging for me and a significant learning opportunity.  The class is quite

typical of most survey classes of its type. Students in these classes undertake an Active Citizenship

Project, which connects students with the exercise of their civil rights and liberties in the

communities of Northern Michigan..

I have also begun teaching classes online and have

become ETOM-certified to do so.  My classes have been

used as examples by NMC to others to demonstrate best

practices and facilitate design of new online classes.  As a

result of this experience, I am being asked to complete an

adjunct FAQ for NMC, which will offer advice on curriculum

development, outcome and assessment advice, and more.

If you would like to preview one of my online courses, click here.

More than anything else, I love to spark the attention and

imagination of students as they begin to explore the social

world around them more deeply. . . and, so far, they seem

to appreciate it. . .