OLUWATOSIN PHILIP ADEYEMI
Madison,WI
Summary
An educator with strong academic communication and teaching skills. I am a dedicated, driven, and methodical individual with good interpersonal skills. I have a good and reliable approach to work, completing relevant tasks assigned to me while also being willing to learn and develop more career-building skills. I am reliable and dependable and often adapt easily to any team and professional setting, using the creativity I possess to achieve organizational objectives and goals.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Teaching Assistant
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
08.2024 - 12.2024
- I facilitate discussion sections with the students in different sections.
- I break them into groups and ask them to discuss the week's assigned reading.
- I incorporate, discuss, and explain the assigned reading to them.
- I urge my students to ask questions they feel they cannot ask in class due to fright.
- I incorporate their daily experiences into the theme of the discussion or a song that reinforces the theme of the week's discussion.
- I grade my students' weekly discussion assignments and mid-term papers.
Teaching Assistant
UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, NIGERIA
11.2019 - 08.2021
- I taught undergraduate students (first and second-year students) the following courses: (I) Introduction to Africa Diaspora History. (ii) history of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. (iii) history of Nigeria from earliest times to 1900
- I also graded assignments, tests, and examinations.
- I supervise during tests and examinations.
- I recommend reading materials to students, enabling them to read, study ahead, and understand the topic discussed in class.
- I assist final-year students in proofreading, correcting, and recommending more works of literature for their research thesis.
Teaching Assistant Volunteer
MEIRAN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
01.2019 - 09.2019
- I taught and educated the students on the history of Nigeria and West African countries.
- I inspire the students on what actions to take and not to take.
- I enlighten and make the students historically conscious of their society.
- I helped the students learn to understand themselves and other people.
- I gave the students insight into present-day problems.
- I helped the students build their interpretation and analysis skills when communicating with others.
Education
Master of Arts - AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
MADISON, WISCONSIN05.2025
Master of Arts - HISTORY AND STRATEGIC STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
LAGOS, NIGERIA12.2021
Bachelor of Arts - HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY
ONDO STATE, NIGERIA10.2017
Skills
- Positive attitude
- Computer skills
- Relationship building
- Calm and patient demeanor
- Complex Problem-solving
- Classroom support
- Effective communication
- Mentoring students
- Collaborative teamwork
- Supervising student activities
- Student tutoring
- Stress management
- Behavior modeling
- Classroom management
Accomplishments
- African-American Studies Department Travel Support (Conference Travel), 2025.
- African-American Studies Department Travel Support (Conference Travel), 2024.
- Graduate School Fellowship, University of Wisconsin, Madison Fall 2023.
- Ondo State Government Undergraduate Bursary (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
- Akoko Southwest Undergraduate Bursary (2014, 2016.
Affiliations
- National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates (NAAAS)
- African Studies Association (ASA)
- Historical Society of Nigeria (HSN)
- Lagos Studies Association (LSA)
Languages
English
Full Professional
Yoruba
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Teaching Assistant
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
08.2024 - 12.2024
Teaching Assistant
UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, NIGERIA
11.2019 - 08.2021
Teaching Assistant Volunteer
MEIRAN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
01.2019 - 09.2019
Master of Arts - AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
Master of Arts - HISTORY AND STRATEGIC STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
Bachelor of Arts - HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY
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