M. Courtnay Zeitler
Information Literacy Instructor & Librarian
Sewanee,TN
Summary
- Seasoned academic instructor and librarian trained in multiple content areas, particularly literature, composition and critical thinking. Advanced knowledge of learning management systems.
- Adept at assisting a diverse student body to master reading, writing and reflexive discourse.
- Diligent and passionate about literature and education. Experienced in successfully promoting literacy amongst community youth through innovative library programming and outreach services.
- Ready for a new educational setting where online community-building and student-centered teaching are priorities!
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Information Literacy Librarian & Instructor
Jessie Ball duPont Library, The University of the South
Sewanee, TN
01.2020 - 06.2022
- Engaged with college students and faculty as a Research Help librarian, assisting with all parts of the research process, including project preparation and design, using search engines and databases, and resource application and integration.
- Designed and taught for-credit undergraduate class, Introduction to Academic Research and Critical Thinking, where students learned to navigate the worlds of scholarly publications, media and its various iterations and the wide world of social media, all the while adopting a critical lens to help them evaluate, sift and integrate information into meaningful research.
- Served on University OER (Open Education Task Force) with the purpose to promote the adoption of readily available (and free), high-quality course materials on Sewanee's campus, as a way of addressing the high price of textbooks for students.
- Liaised with 15 academic departments as research designer, class collaborator, and resource locator.
- Coordinated with other student support services located in library, the Writing Center and Center for Speaking and Listening.
- Designed and maintained library and course resource databases, including LibGuides.
Instructor, Freshman Program on Health & Wellness
The University Of The South
Sewanee, TN
09.2021 - 12.2021
- Taught a semester-long weekly class designed for college freshmen based on the Verge: Flourish by Design curriculum, a new initiative sponsored by the University Wellness Center.
- Students explored and discussed factors that contribute to both individual and community wellness and explored opportunities to apply the science of well-being to their own lives and the campus community.
Interim Religion Teacher
St. Andrew's-Sewanee School
Sewanee, TN
01.2021 - 03.2021
- Designed and taught Religion class senior high school students in hybrid format, integrating Zoom and Blackbaud.
- Prepared units on Anglicanism and Islam, integrating multi-contextual media and spiritual autobiography into daily lessons and deliverables.
- Taught, lectured and graded 30 seniors through strict COVID-19 protocols.
- Cultivated collaborative and innovative learning environment to meet each student's unique educational needs.
- Built life-long learning skills and strong study habits in students to help each prepare for higher-level education.
Head of Access Services
DuPont Library, The University of the South
Sewanee, TN
08.2009 - 12.2019
- Recruited, trained and coordinated three full-time team members and managed an academic library circulation desk.
- Designed and implemented new student training and scheduling rubric to better manage 25-member work-study team.
- Served as Fair Use/Copyright Officer for University, assisting faculty members with course materials permissions.
- Played key role in instituting new Access Services program, Coursebooks on Reserve.
- Assumed responsibility for managing the Circulation Department upon retirement of the Head.
- Instituted essential changes to building and collections availability in response to student engagement and assessment.
- Maintained various statistical statistical accounts, including patron databases, fines, lost and billed books and student billings.
- Developed successful proposal for hiring new departmental staff member.
- Managed transition of course pack production from my supervision to XanEdu/Barnes & Noble.
- Maintained well-rounded knowledge of automated library systems and reference data to share with patrons and visitors.
Education
Master of Library Science - Library Science
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TNSchool Librarian Certification - Library And Information Science
Trevecca-Nazarene University
Nashville, TNMaster of Arts - English
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NCBachelor of Arts - English And Religion (double-major)
Wofford College
Spartanburg, SCPh.D. - English
The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MSSkills
- Library patron engagement
- Fluent in Microsoft, Google Suite and various Learning Management Systems
- UX/UI Design
- Written and interpersonal communication
- Broad knowledge of literatures, medias, and linguistics
- Public speaking
- Research design and assessment
- Organization and planning skills
- Building rapport and trust
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Relationship building and emotional support
- Program Implementation
- Information technology literacy skills
- Copyright law
- Collection development
- Skilled researcher, both independently and collaboratively
Accomplishments
Graduate, Center for Leadership 2021
- A year long leadership school at The University of the South which focused on theory, praxis, and project development to benefit the University's mission.
- Assessed with Top 5 Leadership Personality Traits: Restorative, Empathy, Context, Adaptability, Harmony.
Sponsored Fellow, Associated Colleges of the South Summer Teaching & Learning Workshop, 2021
- Selected to participate in a four-day workshop on microteaching with instructors from ACS institutions to build on existing teaching strengths and identify areas for growth, increase awareness of learners’ experiences in the classroom, explore new teaching and learning strategies, and contribute to a collaborative community that values reflection on classroom choices and how those choices affect learners and learning.
- Online
Featured Presenter, Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference Awardee, 2019
- Title: Copyrights and Wrongs: How to share, scan and stay legal.
- Chattanooga, TN.
Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference Awardee, 2018
- Conferred by College of Education, Middle Tennessee State University.
- Conference fees and honorarium to attend TNLA annual meeting in Memphis, TN.
Presenter, MTSU Scholars Week Poster Presentation, 2017
- Title: Addressing Illiteracy and racism in Grundy County, TN, through library outreach initiatives: A proposal.
- Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN.
Presenter, Appalachian College Association Professional Development Day, 2016
- Featured speaker, Conference Roundtable on best practices and approaches regarding to work-study student management.
- Berea College, Berea, Kentucky.
Awardee, Professional Development Travel Grant, 2015
- Conferred by the Appalachian College Association
- Covered conference fees and travel costs to attend Access Service Conference, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
Featured Presenter, Access Services Conference, 2015
- Title: But We've Never Done This Before: One University's Coursebooks on Reserve Pilot Project.
- Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
Featured Presenter, Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, 2013
- Title: Developing Morale in College Work-Study Students.
- TNLA Annual Conference, Chattanooga, TN.
Member, Master of Library Science's Program Advisory Council for Middle Tennessee State University, 2021 to 2022
- Selected to represent graduates from the College of Education's MLS program as it procures final accreditation from American Library Association.
Secretary, Tenn-Share
2021 to 2022
- Recorded and published minutes as a member of the Executive Board for Tenn-Share, a nonprofit membership organization for libraries that serves as Tennessee’s only purchasing consortium for all library types.
- Two-year appointment.
Work Availability
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Quote
Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books written in a foreign language...Perhaps you will gradually, without even noticing it, find yourself experiencing the answer, some distant day.
Ranier Maria Rilke
Timeline
Instructor, Freshman Program on Health & Wellness
The University Of The South
09.2021 - 12.2021
Interim Religion Teacher
St. Andrew's-Sewanee School
01.2021 - 03.2021
Information Literacy Librarian & Instructor
Jessie Ball duPont Library, The University of the South
01.2020 - 06.2022
Head of Access Services
DuPont Library, The University of the South
08.2009 - 12.2019
Master of Library Science - Library Science
Middle Tennessee State University
School Librarian Certification - Library And Information Science
Trevecca-Nazarene University
Master of Arts - English
Wake Forest University
Bachelor of Arts - English And Religion (double-major)
Wofford College
Ph.D. - English
The University of Mississippi
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