David Balty, Ph.D.
McDonough,GA
Summary
I am a well-qualified English professor bringing twenty-eight years of experience in education. Service-oriented and relationship-driven with good administrative and customer service skills, I seek a long-term position with room for growth.
Overview
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Certification
Work History
INSTRUCTOR
Eagles Landing Christian Academy
McDonough, GA
2007 - Current
- High School English Courses: AP English Literature and Composition; AP English Language and Composition.
INSTRUCTOR/ ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Whitefield Academy
Louisville, KY
1997 - 2007
- High School English
- AP English Literature and Composition; AP English Language and Composition; Survey of American Literature; Survey of English Literature; Creative Writing; Great Works of Literature; Shakespeare.
ONLINE FACILITATOR
Southern New Hampshire University
2013 - Current
- Graduate Courses: Seminar in Writing Instruction; Topics in British Literature; Literary Theory; Topics in American Literature; Eighteenth-Century British Literature; Twentieth-Century American Literature
ONLINE FACILITATOR
Columbia International University
2018 - Current
- Undergraduate Courses: College Writing and Research 1 & 2
ONLINE FACILITATOR
Grand Canyon University
2020 - Current
- Undergraduate Courses: The Novel; Transatlantic Literature; Multicultural Literature; Foundational Texts of British Literature; Shakespeare and the History of Drama; Introduction to Young Adult Literature Graduate Course: Literature Pedagogy
INSTRUCTOR OF GRADE 8
Hobe Sound Christian Academy
Hobe Sound, FL
1993 - 1994
- Courses: English; History; Physical Education
GRADUATE ASSISTANT
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA
1996 - 1997
- Director of Purchase Line (Pennsylvania) High School Writing Center
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Elizabethtown Community College
Ft. Knox, KY
1997 - 2000
- Courses: Introduction to Composition; Research Writing
ONSITE/ONLINE FACILITATOR and COURSE EVALUATOR
Indiana Wesleyan University
1997 - 2013
- Undergraduate Courses: Communications I & II; Introduction to Children's Literature; Introduction to Mass Communication; Directed Studies in English; Literature & Ideas Graduate Courses: Applied Educational Research
ONLINE AND ONSITE FACILITATOR
Ohio Christian University
2013 - 2017
- Undergraduate Courses: Communications I and II; Modern Rhetorical Theory; Graduate Courses: Teaching Writing in the Disciplines; Composition Studies; Cultural and Literary Studies; Studies in Shakespeare
Education
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - LITERATURE AND CRITICISM, Shakespeare, Puritanism, and New Historical Literary Theory
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
05.2005
MASTER of ARTS - ENGLISH (GENERALIST), early American Literature, Edmund Spenser, Milton, and Grammar
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
05.1997
BACHELOR of ARTS - SECONDARY ENGLISH EDUCATION
Hobe Sound Bible College
05.1991
BACHELOR of ARTS - RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Bible Missionary Institute
05.1988
Skills
My mission is to help students look through a biblical lens as a point of origin in critical thought, to cultivate moral fortitude through study of great literature, to hone intellect through articulate expression, to model and facilitate sustained academic inquiry, and to foster a community of respect among learners, parents, and colleagues
Publications and Presentations
Essays for ENG 140-141. Pearson, 2010.
American Literature. Pearson, 2005.
Faculty Guide for Literature and Ideas. Indiana Wesleyan University, 2005.
"Voices in the Wilderness: Concepts of Excess, Fantasy, and Mediation in Conrad's Heart of Darkness." English Association of Pennsylvania State Universities Conference, 1997.
"'Old Times there are not Forgotten': The Phenomenon of the 1920's American Literary Expatriation." Indiana University of Pennsylvania's Graduate English Organization Conference, 1997.
Affiliations
- Avid Braves fan
- Appalachian Trail section hiker
- Restorer of antiques
- Book collector
Accomplishments
- Recipient of two education grants
- Hired as subject matter expert to write eleven undergraduate and graduate courses for three universities.
- Taught over 300 online courses since 2013.
- Taught over 3000 students since 1997.
Certification
- Lifetime Professional Certification through Association of Christian Schools International.
References
- Steve D. Whitaker, Ph. D., Former Headmaster, The First Academy, 2667 Bruton Boulevard, Orlando, FL, 32805, (407) 206-8601, stevewhitaker@thefirstacademy.org
- John S. Johnson, Ph.D., Human Resources, Indiana Wesleyan University, (317) 373-8650, jsj@precac.com
- Thomas McCall, Ph. D., Personal Friend, Asbury Theological Seminary, 204 N. Lexington Ave., Wilmore, KY, 40390, (859) 858-3581
- Ronald Shafer, Ph. D., Dissertation Director, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, retired, 136 Belltop Drive, Kittanning, PA, 16201, (724) 548-1823
Timeline
INSTRUCTOR
Eagles Landing Christian Academy
2007 - Current
INSTRUCTOR/ ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Whitefield Academy
1997 - 2007
ONLINE FACILITATOR
Southern New Hampshire University
2013 - Current
ONLINE FACILITATOR
Columbia International University
2018 - Current
ONLINE FACILITATOR
Grand Canyon University
2020 - Current
INSTRUCTOR OF GRADE 8
Hobe Sound Christian Academy
1993 - 1994
GRADUATE ASSISTANT
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
1996 - 1997
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Elizabethtown Community College
1997 - 2000
ONSITE/ONLINE FACILITATOR and COURSE EVALUATOR
Indiana Wesleyan University
1997 - 2013
ONLINE AND ONSITE FACILITATOR
Ohio Christian University
2013 - 2017
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - LITERATURE AND CRITICISM, Shakespeare, Puritanism, and New Historical Literary Theory
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
MASTER of ARTS - ENGLISH (GENERALIST), early American Literature, Edmund Spenser, Milton, and Grammar
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
BACHELOR of ARTS - SECONDARY ENGLISH EDUCATION
Hobe Sound Bible College
BACHELOR of ARTS - RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Bible Missionary Institute
- Lifetime Professional Certification through Association of Christian Schools International.
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