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PHILEMON K. KIRUI

Adjunct Professor
Las Vegas,Nevada

Summary

To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Adjunct Professor

South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia , WA
01.2022 - Current

• Teach BIO 241 (A&P 1) & BIO 242 (A&P 2)
• Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention.
• Completed classroom planning by creating and preparing exams, classroom discussions and lectures.
• Helped students better understand text through lectures, discussions and assignments.
• Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
• Administered quizzes, tests, and managed all scores through Canvas.
• Reviewed class and student records to look for areas in need of improvement and implemented plans of action.
• Defined and articulated learning outcomes, including measurements, performance metrics and changes to improve student learning.
• Monitored student progress through test administration and adapted learning plans to optimize progress.
• Developed classroom guidelines and assignment rules to communicate expectations.

Adjunct Professor

Arizona College Of Nursing
Las Vegas , NV
11.2021 - Current
  • Teach BIO 201 (A&P 1), BIO 202 (A&P 2) & BIO 189 (Fundamentals of Biology).
  • Engaged students in classroom environment while following established curriculum/syllabus.
  • Created positive educational climate for students to learn in while establishing and communicating clear objectives for all learning activities.
  • Manage student behavior in classroom/online. Observe and evaluate student's performance.
  • Identified and refer students who are “at risk" of not being successful to Student Success Coordinator.
  • Provided ongoing student advisement and academic counseling by tutoring and mentoring students on individual basis when needed.
  • Graded tests and projects, maintain grade books, track attendance and performed other administrative duties as needed.
  • Administered oral, written, or performance tests to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness.
  • Participated in ongoing conferences, seminars, and training sessions
  • Provided input and participate in academic committees formed for purpose of enrichment of both program and students.

Visiting Professor II

Chamberlain University College Of Nursing
Las Vegas, NV.
07.2019 - Current
  • Teach BIOS – 251, 252, 255, 256 (On Site and Online Anatomy & Physiology).
  • Administered quizzes, tests, and managed all scores through Canvas.
  • Provided clear, informative lectures on Anatomy and Physiology to classes of 20 or more students for each session.
  • Reviewed class and student records to look for areas in need of improvement and implemented plans of action.
  • Defined and articulated learning outcomes, including measurements, performance metrics and changes to improve student learning.
  • Monitored student progress through test administration and adapted learning plans to optimize progress.
  • Developed classroom guidelines and assignment rules to communicate expectations.

Education

Ph.D - Environmental Science

Jackson State University
2017

Master of Science - Biology

Jackson State University
2004

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Syracuse University
2000

Skills

  • Classroom Instruction
  • Professional Development
  • Evidence-Based Teaching
  • Curriculum Development
  • Biology
  • Active Learning
  • Student learning Outcomes
  • Academic Advisement
  • Lesson Planning
  • Time Management
  • Educational research
  • Laboratory Instruction
  • Laboratory Research

Timeline

Adjunct Professor

South Puget Sound Community College
01.2022 - Current

Adjunct Professor

Arizona College Of Nursing
11.2021 - Current

Visiting Professor II

Chamberlain University College Of Nursing
07.2019 - Current

Ph.D - Environmental Science

Jackson State University

Master of Science - Biology

Jackson State University

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Syracuse University
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