Laura Tichy-Smith, M.A.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

 

Preparing Tomorrow’s Faculty, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla.                      2016.

            Eleven-week program prepares aspiring professors for their professional careers.

 

Tutoring English as a second language, Literacy Council Gulf Coast,

Bonita Springs, Fla.                                                                                                                                      2016.

            Two-day workshop prepares volunteers to tutor adult literacy and English as a second language.

 

Freelance writing workshop, FGCU Renaissance Academy, Fort Myers, Fla.                      2012.

            Four-week workshop trains writers seeking publication and paid freelance employment.

 

Non-fiction writing workshop, Collier Schools Adult Education Program, Naples, Fla.  2012.

            Four-week workshop trains writers seeking to hone their writing skills.

 

SELECTED GRADUATE COURSES:

 

Instructional Theory

• Teaching Online in Texts and Technology.

• Adult Learning Theories.

• Multicultural Education.

 

Rhetoric

• Rhetorical Theory.

• The Rhetoric of Public Debate.

• Gendered Rhetoric.

 

Technical Writing

• Hypertext Theory and Design (HTML).

• Proposal Writing.

• Technical Editing.

• Production and Publication Methods.