“This is one of those classes I’m going to tell my kids about because I’m going to remember it forever. It was that important to my overall mindset about the media landscape and everything we consume in life. I’m so aware now. My eyes have been opened, and yet there’s still so much left to learn and discuss and digest.”
— Media Literacy Student, Spring 2018
As faculty at Appalachian State University, Theresa has taught a vast array of unique courses in face-to-face and online formats across multiple program areas, including undergraduate and graduate programs in Media Studies, Teacher Education, General Education, and the Doctoral Program. She is an adept curriculum and instructional designer with advanced skills in creating custom materials– including content and assessments as well as graphics, videos, audio materials, and other multimedia for teaching and learning.
Common among her many course responsibilities is an emphasis on preparing students to analyze and evaluate media and develop skills in digital and media literacies. Theresa’s students vary in age, interest, and occupation— from communications and media studies students to pre-service and current classroom teachers and leaders. In her teaching, she crafts learning designs that emphasize critical and creative thinking experiences that respond to her students’ interests and to the changing nature of literacy, fluency, and communications in the digital world.
Programs
First Year Seminar
Media Studies Minor
Teacher Education Core (Multiple majors, BS)
Middle Grades Education (BS)
Media, Technology, and Learning Design (MA & Certificate)
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.)
Selected Courses
UCO 1200/HON 1515: Media Literacy and the Environment
RE 3070: Media for Young People
CI 2300: Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age
CI 5230: Studies in Applied Instructional Strategies
CI 5630: Instructional Technology
CI 5636: Emerging Issues and Trends in Media and Technology
CI 5921: Instructional Design
MTL 4830: Media Literacy
MTL 4740: Photography and Digital Imaging
MTL 5310: New Media & Emerging Literacies
MTL 5600: Digital Storytelling
MTL 5650: Designing for Online Engagement
MTL 5845: Global Perspectives in Media and Technology
MTL 6050: Critical Perspectives and Research in New Media Literacies
