Carole Stephens
MELBOURNE,FL
Summary
Dynamic adjunct faculty with a proven track record at Eastern Florida State College, specializing in psychology education. Expert in lesson planning and classroom management, I foster engaging learning environments and provide individualized support to enhance student success. Committed to utilizing innovative online teaching tools to elevate academic performance and retention. Responsible and motivated student, ready to apply education in the workplace. Offers excellent technical abilities with software and applications, ability to handle challenging work, and excellent time management skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Adjunct FACULTY
Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne, FL
01.2018 - Current
- Led General Psychology, Human Adjustment, Principles of Psychology and Developmental courses for 100 students (4 classes) twice a week each semester
- Updated class and student records in Canvas
- Created and enhanced course plans centered around class objectives
- Enhanced classroom learning by facilitating small group projects and discussions centering around core concepts of psychology
- Mentored less successful students one-on-one to improve understanding of materials
- Monitored social media and online sources for industry trends
- Used variety of instructional methodologies and technology to keep psychology courses interesting and engaging
- Completed classroom planning by creating and preparing exams, classroom discussions and lectures
- Organized time, space and resources to balance advanced instruction, challenging workloads and stringent deadlines
- Used Canvas Learning Management System to keep accurate records of students' attendance and grades
- Appraised student understanding by applying course content and gauging comprehension
- Showed excellent interpersonal dialogue skills ensuring student retention of subject matter
Adjunct Faculty
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL
08.2017 - 12.2019
- Worked cooperatively with other members of faculty and staff to contribute to overall institutional effectiveness
- Advised students in academic matters to improve successful course completion
- Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention
- Identified academic strengths and obstacles and developed instructional techniques to accommodate different learning styles
- Developed and kindled professional relationships with students to better communicate and enhance instruction
- Displayed professional demeanor and served as role model for students
- Scored exams and graded student performance fairly
- Demonstrated superb organization skills in the classroom and with student records with specific attention to school policies for documentation
- Organized, prepared and revised psychology course material and applied technological options for online and course-related software
Adjunct Faculty
Northern Virginia Community College
Sterling, VA
06.2015 - 08.2017
- Worked cooperatively with other members of faculty and staff to contribute to overall institutional effectiveness
- Advised students in academic matters to improve successful course completion
- Designed and distributed feedback forms to continually improve teaching ability and develop stronger connection with students
- Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention
- Identified academic strengths and obstacles and developed instructional techniques to accommodate different learning styles
- Developed and kindled professional relationships with students to better communicate and enhance instruction
- Evaluated and selected instructional materials and texts to prepare course materials and lesson plans
- Displayed professional demeanor and served as role model for students
- Scored exams and graded student performance fairly
- Demonstrated superb organization skills in classroom and with student records with specific attention to school policies for documentation
- Applied multitude of valid methods to employ and assess students' understanding of content
- Developed creative and effective teaching methods for course content to capture students’ attention
Education
PhD - Organizational Psychology
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN01.2014
MS - Human Resource Management
The New School
New York, NY01.2004
BA - Organizational Behavior & Communications
New York University
New York, NY01.2001
Skills
- Adult Education
- Classroom management
- Lesson Planning
- Lesson Development
- Psychology expertise
- Online learning tools
- Online teaching
- Individualized support
- Testing and Evaluation
- Classroom presentations
- Lecturing
Affiliations
- Member American Psychological Association (APA)
- Member Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- Member World at Work
- Member Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
- Member Brevard County, (FL), The Links, Incorporated
- Member Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
- Member European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP)
Accomplishments
- Research, Mean Girls in the Legal Workplace - The European Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences, 06/2015, Brighton, London
- Publication, Articles and Research Article published in Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences, IAFOR Mean Girls in the Legal Workplace, 09/2015
- Dissertation, Gender, Aggression and Job Satisfaction in the Workplace
- Master's Thesis, Emotions in the Workplace
- Honors Thesis, Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace, New York University
Awards
Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology, Walden University
Timeline
Adjunct FACULTY
Eastern Florida State College
01.2018 - Current
Adjunct Faculty
Florida Institute of Technology
08.2017 - 12.2019
Adjunct Faculty
Northern Virginia Community College
06.2015 - 08.2017
PhD - Organizational Psychology
Walden University
MS - Human Resource Management
The New School
BA - Organizational Behavior & Communications
New York University
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