Teaching
Below is a list of my teaching experience with examples of courses I have taught and the role I played in the execution of the course. You will also find examples of assignments or pedagogical exercises that I developed and found useful.
Courses Taught
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Instructor of Record
RELI 121: Introduction to Religion and Culture – Summer Session 1 2025 (fully remote, asynchronous)
Graduate Teaching Assistant
RELI 103: Introduction to Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Literature – Fall 2022 (60 students,
University of Alabama
REL 100: Introduction to Religious Studies – Spring 2022
Supervisor: K. Merinda Simmons
Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Attend lectures and take detailed notes for students who are unable to attend
- Manage and respond to weekly work discussion posts
- Design and host review sessions before each exam
REL 241: American Religious History – Graduate Teaching Assistant
Supervisor: Lauren Horn Griffin
- Lead full class periods once a week and integrated several classroom management techniques including seminar style discussion, pair and share, in class writings, etc.
- Developed lesson plans for each week’s discussion section that integrated innovative ways to engage every student in discussion
Nebraska Wesleyan University
RELIG 1100: World Religions – Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020
Supervisor: Rita Lester
Student Co-Designer and Co-Instructor
- Redesigned and restructured course with professor, including deciding on readings, assignments, essay prompts, and class schedule
- Reviewed all assignments turned in by students and gave feedback on work submitted
- Lead full class periods and integrated several classroom management techniques, including seminar style discussion, pair and share, in class writings, etc.
- Arranged and instructed writing review workshops every two weeks before each essay was due to ensure students were successful in their writing
- Managed grade book and attendance tracker
Archway Seminar: New & Old Religious Movements – Fall 2017
Supervisor: Rita Lester
Student Co-Designer and Co-Instructor
- Worked as a Co-Instructor on a course that doubled as a First Year Seminar and gateway course for the Religion Department
- Redesigned and restructured course with professor, including deciding on readings, assignments, essay prompts, and class schedule
- Advised first year students, both academically and personally
- Lead writing workshops over the eleven writing steps for the students’ ten-page research paper
- Designed a role-playing final presentation activity to engage students in research and public speaking
- Managed grade book and attendance tracker
Assignments, Exercises, and Resources
Auto-Ethnography assignment from RELIG 1100: World Religions at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
Jacob Barrett - The Reluctant Americanist 