Teaching

Rosemary W. Skeele

Seton Hall University
College of Education and Human Services

Statement about Teaching

A humane and equitable approach to education demands that responsible educators prepare students for the challenges of the 21st century. Responsive teachers transform their curriculum and pedagogy to reflect the diversity found in today's classrooms. My curriculum includes an array of innovative teaching techniques interwoven with established pedagogical methods and a sense of humor. I explore attitudes, values and beliefs; encourage shared experiences; recognize and respect differences; experiment and exploit technology; and place the responsibility for learning on both my students and myself. I try to plan, organize, and prepare every class I teach and use every possible moment to model Best Practice. Most important, I am interested in my students. I follow their progress, obtain help for them when needed, and offer an ear to their problems. When I become aware of a problem I don’t ignore it.

Teaching is my favorite activity. Staying in the role of teacher is difficult at a university because the service, research, and administrative demands increase daily. I try to organize my activities in these areas so that they contribute to the body of knowledge and skills I need to be an effective teacher in my discipline. I devote my energies when I have the choice to tasks that improve the learning environment for both students and teachers.

Honors Relating to Teaching

Regent’s Award for teaching excellence, 1997.

Grants Relating to Improvement of Teaching

1999   Award 1.05 million dollars – US Department of Education to Prepare Tomorrow’s Teachers to use Technology,  1999 – 2002

1997   Award - $8,000   Johnson & Johnson for computing equipment

1996   Award - $45,000  3 year Curriculum Development Initiative Grant, Education Information Exchange

1994   University Research Council Summer Grant

1992   Award Provost's grant for computing equipment for improvement of teaching

Teaching Assignments

EDST6300 - Integrating Technology and Education

EDST6002 - Graduate Research Methods

EDST6216 - Electronic Research Technologies

EDST6210 - Microcomputing I

EDST6306 - Instructional Design

EDST6304 & 6305 - Production of Instructional Materials I & II

EDST6308 - Organizing and Administering Educational Media Centers

EDST6310 - Practicum in Educational Media

Attended Workshops to Improve Teaching

2001         Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

2001        American for Educational Research Association Conference, Seattle, WA

2001        Northeast Regional Conference on the Social Studies, Boston, MA

2001        Black Board Training Seminar

2000       Mid-Atlantic Popular Culture/American Culture Association Conference, Baltimore, MD.

2000       Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology Annual Meeting

2000       National Educational Computing Conference, Atlanta, GA

2000       Sunray Institute, Technology Training Seminar, FL

2000       Classroom Connect Conference, Philadelphia, PA

2000       National Council of Teachers of English, Milwaukee, WI

1999       Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX

1999       National School Boards Association Conference, Dallas TX

1999         CAT Front Page seminar.

1999       Catholic Studies Summer Seminar on Divine Madness.

1999       Society for Applied Learning Technology Conference on Consortia Building and Industry Support for Implementing Instructional Technology in Schools, Arlington, VA.

1997        The Tenth International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville, FL.

1998      Course Technology Fall Forum, Seton Hall University

1998          Distance Education at the Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ.

1998       Essex County Educational Training Center Conference on Celebrating Today, Opportunities for     Tomorrow: A Visionary Conference on the Use of Technology in Schools, South Orange, NJ.

1998     New Jersey Council of Teachers of English Conference for Teachers of  At-Risk    Students, Union, NJ.

1998     The Ninth International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville, FL.

1998     New Jersey Association of School Administrators Technology Conference, Techspo '98,   Long Branch, NJ.

1997     Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society in Education 41st Biennial Convocation, St. Louis, MO.

1997     Mid-Atlantic Popular Culture/American Culture Association Conference, Baltimore, MD.

1997     8th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher   Education, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Orlando, FL.

1997     National Council for the Social Studies 28th Northeast Regional Conference on the        Social Studies, Boston, MA.

1996       National Council for the Social Studies 27th Northeast Regional Conference on the Social Studies, Hartford, CT.

1996    Teaching, Learning, Technology Roundtable Retreat, Belvidere, NJ.

1996     SHU Conference for Teachers of First Year Students.

1996     Educom Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

1995     American Association of Museums MidAtlantic Conference, Morristown, NJ.

1995      Reconstructing Language and Learning for the 21ST Century: Connecting with our    Classrooms, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)International Conference, New York, NY.

1995      Interactive Multimedia at the Smithsonian, Museum of the American Indian, New York,  NY.

1995      Multimedia and Virtual Reality at the Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ.

1995      Interactive Multimedia Seminar, Seton Hall University.

1995      Desktop Collaboration: An Introduction to the Future, Bell-Atlantic Education Ctr., South   Plainfield, NJ.

1995      Helping Students Learn: The Technology/Curriculum Connection, NJ Principals and Supv. Assn.,  NJ.

1995     Creating and Celebrating Communities, 26th Northeast Regional Conference on the Social Studies,   National Council for the Social Studies, Boston, MA.

1995     Creating Multimedia Presentations, Seton Hall University. Thirteen-WNET Educational Resources Program at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ.

1995       Leadership for Creating Educational Change: Integrating the Power of Technology, 12th   International Conference on Technology and Education, Orlando, FL.

1994     Association of Teacher Educators 74th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

1994     Turning Visions into Reality, Fall Conference, Educational Media Association of NJ, New Brunswick.

1994      Distance Education Workshop, Bell Atlantic Education Center, South Plainfield, NJ.

1994      LEARN Fall Conference, Fordham University, New York, NY.

1994      Whole Language Across the Curriculum: Integrating Literature and Technology K-8 Conference, Wm. Patterson College, Wayne, NJ.

1994     Jobs in Education, L.E.A.R.N. Spring Forum New York University, New York City, NY.

1994     Multiple Perspectives on Educational Change. EEA Education Conference, College of St. Elizabeth, NJ.

1994     Are Report Cards Enough - Dr. Dorothy Grandey, Partners in Education, Montville, NJ.

1994     National Council of Teachers of English Spring Conference, Portland, OR.

Back to ePortfolio Page.
Back to Rosemary Skeele's Homepage.