Teaching Reading and Writing to ESOL/Bilingual Students II (EDUC 655) – This course analyzes theories, research, and approaches to teaching writing to second-language learners at the intermediate and advanced level. Included are discussions of academic, professional and creative writing; cultural contrasts in rhetorical styles and tradition; and the use of fanfiction writing projects. It also incorporates materials developed as part of the FanTALES project for the teaching of multilingual interactive digital storytelling. This class began in a face-to-face format but switched to a mostly synchronous online format after March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Theories of Language Learning in the ESOL Classroom (EDUC 670) -This course covers current theories of how second language is learned, providing participants a greater understanding of the processes involved in language acquisition and how English language learners’ (ELL’s) personal characteristics influence this process. In addition to this theoretical foundation, this class also incorporates a virtual exchange with a partner classes at Malmö University in Sweden.  This year’s partnership is part of the EVOLVE project, which seeks to explore learning outcomes that result from virtual exchanges across a wide range of disciplines. This class began in a face-to-face format but switched to a mostly synchronous online format after March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Master’s Thesis Research (EDUC 799) – Supervision of MA thesis writing by Christina Crawford, whose research project needed to adapt mid-semester to deal with the limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.