Amanda L. Connelly, M.A.
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
732-915-3762
EDUCATION
Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
Doctor of Educational Leadership degree expected 2022
Concentration: Higher Education
Dissertation Topic: Sense of belonging in First-Year Composition
Master of Arts degree conferred May 2014
Major: English with a concentration in Literature
Selected Honors/Awards:
Thesis Distinction, 2014
Bachelor of Arts degree conferred May 2012
Major: English
Selected Honors/Awards:
Graduated Cum Laude, 2012
Academic Writing Award, 2012
Sigma Tau Delta Induction, 2011
Certifications:
College Reading & Learning Association, Level I Tutor
College Reading & Learning Association, Level II Tutor
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Professor, English Department, 2015 – present
Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
· EN 101, College Composition I – 8 sections
· EN 102, College Composition II – 6 sections
· EN 201, Literature I (Ancient through Renaissance) – 3 sections
· EN 202, Literature II (Enlightenment through Postmodern) – 2 sections
· EN 211, The Environment and Pre-Modern Literature – 1 section
· PR/RS 400, Perspectives – 1 section
Designs original syllabi to engage undergraduate students of all levels in writing intensive courses with themes of social justice and pop culture. Holds one-on-one conferences with students to provide formative feedback. Engages students with different learning attitudes by using varied teaching techniques and both written and visual texts. Has experience reworking a face-to-face course into an online experience. Incorporates Service Learning into all College Composition courses to get students involved with social justice issues in the off-campus community.
Faculty Writing Assistant, Writing Services, 2015-2018, 2019 – present
Graduate Writing Assistant, 2012-2014
Peer Writing Assistant, 2011-2012
Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
Holds one-on-one sessions with students online and face-to-face to support students at all levels of ability with writing assignments from all disciplines. Creates new resources and presentations on writing skills to be used by both students and faculty on campus. Supports the students of the Educational Opportunity Fund by providing group tutoring sessions during the summer months. Presents at orientations and in classrooms across campus to engage new students in Writing Services.
Adjunct Professor, English Department, 2018, 2019
Adjunct Professor, Center for Student Success, 2014
Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ
· EN 151, English I – 3 sections
· ACAD 115 – 1 section
Engaged first-year students in courses designed to prepare students not only for writing at the collegiate level but for entering critical conversations and learning the skills required to succeed in college and beyond. Enhanced assignments with the use of popular culture and current events to keep students writing and dialogue involved in contemporary conversations and social issues.
Interim Director, Writing Services, 2018 – 2019
Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
Directed Writing Services in continuing its support of all Monmouth University students, undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate, in help with writing assignments for all disciplines. Supervised a staff of 22 made up of students and faculty in three locations. Promoted professional development for all Writing Assistants in the form of workshops and training certified by the College Reading and Learning Association. Provided information sessions to prospective and enrolled students. Helped create the Master Syllabus for EN-100 with the EOF Committee. Engaged in discussions about writing intensive designations and guidelines as part of the Writing Committee.
Professional Writing Tutor, Writing Services, 2017-2018
Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ
Held one-on-one sessions with current students and alumni with writing assignments for all disciplines as well as transfer and scholarship essays. Reviewed papers asynchronously to support students who worked fulltime or were otherwise unable to attend face-to-face sessions. Created original resources on writing skills for the OCC community to utilize. Led presentations across campus about Writing Services and/or particular writing skills.
Adjunct Professor, English Department, 2014
Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ
· EN 095, Foundations of Writing – 2 sections
Taught first-year students who needed extra support with writing in order to bring them to the collegiate level. Focused on the formative skills of creating paragraphs and thesis statements for different types of academic work (informative, comparison, and argumentative papers). Designed classes to engage students one-on-one, in small groups, and as a whole to ensure all students were making progress.
PRESENTATIONS
Conferences
Improving Access: Expanding Writing Center Capacity to Support Diverse Student Need
Co-presented with Sara Revello
NACADA New Jersey Drive-in Conference, Rutgers, 2018
Faculty Professional Development
First-Year Composition Workshop Series, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
Using Writing Services, 2017
Literature Workshop Series, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
True or False: Reading Quizzes are Outdated, 2018
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
NACADA New Jersey Drive-in Conference, Rutgers University, 2018
New Jersey Writing Alliance Conference, Rowan University, 2018
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Monmouth University, NJ
Peer Learning Pedagogy for Student Mastery and Engagement, 2019
Service Learning Faculty Fellow Information Session, 2019
Key Principles and Best Practices for Online Teaching/Learning, 2019
Choosing and Applying for Scholarship Week Activities, 2019
Syllabus Reboot Workshop, 2019
Faculty Club: Posters and Provisions, 2018
First-Year Composition Workshop Series, Monmouth University, NJ
Creative Conferencing, 2020
Reading and Writing about Toni Morrison in First-Year Composition, 2020
Integrating Campus Engagement Activities into First-Year Composition, 2019
Universal Design and Crip Time, 2019
Assigning Alternative Presentations, 2019
Challenging Student Resistance: Revisions, 2018
Ranking, Evaluating, Liking Redux: eCampus, 2018
More than a Syllabus Holder: eCampus, 2018
Writing Collaboratives, 2018
Technology & Polling Software, 2017
Collaborative Web Content, 2017
Poster Assignments for Composition, 2017
Determining a Clear Grading Scale, 2017
Film and Composition Part II, 2017
James Berlin & Social Epistemic Rhetoric, 2017
Literature and Composition, 2017
Peer Response, 2016
Using Film in First-Year Composition, 2016
Enforcing Syllabus Policy, 2016
Using Topics Readers in First-Year Composition, 2016
Conferencing Techniques, 2016
Literature Workshop Series, Monmouth University, NJ
Crafting Final Experiences: Creative Assessments in General Education Literature Courses, 2018
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
Service Learning Faculty Fellow, 2019 – present
EOF Committee, 2018 – present
First-Year Composition Committee, 2015 – present
Toni Morrison Day Committee, 2020
Writing Committee, 2018 – 2019
Professors United for a Safe Haven, 2017 – 2019
Member
Association of Writers and Writing Programs
New Jersey Writing Alliance
Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honors Society
STUDENT MENTORING
Hawk Talk, Scholarship Week, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
Relationship Status, presented by Brittany Macaluso, 2017