User:MaureenJ8

Personal
I live in North Carolina with my three cats and husband. I enjoy writing, editing, and reading books whenever I have free time. My favorite book is A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius I love cooking, traveling, and the color blue.

Professional
I have been teaching English at the post-secondary level for seven years. For the last five years, I've been primarily teaching my classes online. I've switched classes from Microsoft FrontPage to Blackboard Learning System, and now I'm working on switching classes from Blackboard to Moodle.

Classes Built and Taught

 * ENG 111- Expository Writing
 * 8, 10, and 16 week formats
 * ENG 112- Argument-Based Research
 * 8, 10, and 16 week formats
 * ENG 114- Professional Research and Reporting
 * ENG 131- Introduction to Literature
 * ENG 231- American Literature I
 * ENG 232- American Literature II
 * ENG 241- British Literature I
 * ENG 261- World Literature I
 * HUM 122- Southern Culture
 * HUM 160- Introduction to Film

Favorite Quotes
"We are all the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." - Oscar Wilde

"A man said to the universe:

'Sir, I exist!

'However,' replied the universe,

'The fact has not created in me

'A sense of obligation.'" - Stephen Crane

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