My goal in teaching is to encourage and inspire students to experiment with ideas — in writing, designing and shooting stills and video. I want students to step outside their comfort zone, and challenge themselves with fresh ideas, not the same old, same old. This is the type of teaching environment I strive for — encouraging students that any idea they have is possible if they really think it through. The finished story or design may not turn out the way they intended, but at least they experimented with their ideas. And to me, that’s success.

• Applied Online Journalism, University of Florida: Teach storytelling and reporting skills using data visualization, audio, stills, video, social media and mobile platforms (Spring 2012; Spring 2011; Fall 2010)
  
• Visual Journalism, University of Florida: Teach visual storytelling using typography, design, photography, video and data visualization (Spring 2012; Fall 2011; Spring 2011)
• Survey Research Methods, University of Florida: Introduce graduate students to how to properly conduct an online survey. Students in this course conduct a study on social media using an online survey and write a full conference paper (Fall 2011)
• Web Publishing, University of Texas at Austin: Instructed students on building Web sites; taught design architecture using CSS style sheets for both personal and news Web sites. (Spring 2007)
• Print Design, University of Texas at Austin: Introduced students to design basics and guidelines for newspaper and magazine page layout; guided students on how to tell stories visually using sketching, concept-building and brainstorming activities. (Fall 2006)
• Editing, University of Florida: Taught students AP style, reviewed grammar and coached students in copy editing skills, fact checking, writing headlines and designing pages. (Summer 2003)
• Graphics of Journalism, University of Florida: Taught elements of design, such as type contrast, unity and color; developed creative project ideas that encouraged originality; and taught Quark and Photoshop. (Fall 2001; Fall 2002)