Curtin University

Bentley, Western Australia
Department of Communication and Cultural Studies

Adjunct Instructor, "Making Meanings"
February 2009–Present
*Teach the practice of textual analysis in a variety of media to first-year students with a diverse range of interests, including Literary and Cultural Studies, Journalism, Film and Television, and Marketing
*Facilitate discussions and group-work designed to clarify and consolidate students’ understanding of the major themes covered in the lectures and assigned readings associated with the course Visit Website

Adjunct Instructor, "Disciplining Postmodernity"
July 2008–November 2008
*Taught final-year students the concepts of postmodernity and postmodernism in an interdisciplinary context that included literature and writing; architecture and the environment; and the performing arts, including film, television, theater, and music
*Coordinated a wide variety of learning activities intended to make the subject of postmodernism relevant and accessible to students with a diverse set of interests, expectations and abilities

The University of Western Australia

Crawley, Western Australia
Department of English and Cultural Studies

Graduate Teaching Assistant, "Romance: Narratives of Imagination"
July 2008–November 2008
*Developed an innovative series of group activities designed to teach first-year students how to read and analyze romance as a major cultural genre in literature and film
*Reviewed important themes associated with romance as they manifested themselves in a broad spectrum of Anglophone literary traditions, including Australian, British, American, Canadian, and Sri Lankan Visit Website

Graduate Teaching Assistant, "Subversive Sites in Australian Writing"
July 2007–November 2007
*Encouraged interest in Australian literature amongst upper-level students by asking them to consider the variety of critical and theoretical perspectives from which Australian literature may be regarded as subversive
*Situated all assigned readings in their larger postcolonial and regional context, which included making connections between Australian and Asian literary traditions—a significant feature of recent Australian literary scholarship

Guest Lecturer, "Subversive Sites in Australian Writing"
October 2007
*Developed and delivered one lecture for Subversive Sites in Australian Writing: “Tim Winton’s Shallows: A Subversive Site in Australian Writing”

Graduate Teaching Assistant, "Introduction to Creative Writing"
February 2007–June 2007
*Taught first-year students a variety of creative writing concepts and techniques
*Facilitated a “workshop” process intended to develop students’ capacity to write skillfully expressed work in their chosen genre, as well as their ability to offer editorial insights to their peers in a constructive manner

Guest Lecturer, "Introduction to Creative Writing"
May 2007, June 2007, May 2008
*Developed and delivered two lectures for Introduction to Creative Writing: “Redrafting and Editing” (May 2007) and “Getting Published” (June 2007)
*Delivered an updated version of my lecture on “Getting Published” the following year (May 2008) at the request of the Course Coordinator

Substitute Instructor
October 2006
*Taught two classes of the fourth-year course Advanced Fiction Writing, in the absence of their usual instructor
*Taught three classes of the upper-level creative writing course Myself and the Aliens, in the absence of their usual instructor

The University of Western Australia

Crawley, Western Australia
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Postgraduate Teaching Intern
February 2007–February 2008
*Participated in the highly competitive Postgraduate Teaching Internship Scheme, which allows distinguished graduate students to develop teaching skills in their field and undertake a 12-month program of professional development activities
*Completed the Foundations of University Teaching and Learning program, a 33-hour series of workshops and associated activities designed to assist staff to develop effective teaching skills in areas such as curriculum development, student advising and facilitating class discussion Visit Website