Chris Osborne's Teaching
from Christopher Osborne's portfolio
Teaching experience, philosophy, and goals, including recent teaching portfolio.
Teaching Experience
PART-TIME FACULTY, Robert Morris University, Moon Twp., PA, 2009-present
Responsibilities: course organization, instruction, and student assessment
Courses: U.S. History to 1877; U.S. History since 1877
PART-TIME FACULTY, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA, Spring 2010
Responsibilities: course organization, instruction, and student assessment
Course: U.S. History since 1877
TEACHING ASSISTANT, University of Notre Dame, 2004-06
Responsibilities: leading Friday discussion sections, grading, occasional class lectures
Courses: U.S. History since 1877 (twice); African American History II; U.S. Civil War Era
Lectures: American Cold War Culture, 1945-60; Political Party Realignments, 1830s-1860
TEACHING ASSISTANT, Kent State University, 2001-03
Responsibilities: grading, holding office hours for students, leading exam review sessions
Courses: U.S. History to 1877 (twice); U.S. History since 1877 (twice)
Lecture: Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society
GUEST LECTURES:
La Roche College (Pittsburgh) Scholar Program, St. Joseph High School, Natrona, PA, May 2009: "The Press and Democratic Culture in pre-Civil War America" and "Cold War Politics and Culture"
St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, March 2007: "The American West in the Early Republic"
Teaching Cetificate
"Striving for Excellence in College Teaching" Certificate, Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Notre Dame, August 2007
Teaching Portfolio, Sept. 2011
Includes statements on teaching philosophy, training, reflections, and plans, sample course descriptions, syllabi, lectures, etc.
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Background
Expert in United States History, c. 1780-1830, Popular Politics and Print Culture, Borderlands History
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