Kelsea Jones
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a position where I can work closely with a diverse community of adult learners while using my instruction, curriculum development, and graphic design skills to create engaging, inclusive learning experiences.
AREAS
OF EXPERTISE
- Classroom instruction
- Information literacy
- Developmental writing
- Instructional design
- Graphic design
- Web design
- Presenting complex information
OTHER SKILLS
- Online teaching
- ILS: Evergreen
- LMS: Blackboard, Canvas, Google Classroom
- Microsoft Office suite and Google Drive apps
- Other software: Canva, Wix, HootSuite
Service
- Co-chair, Diversity Committee, TVCC, 2019-2020
- Adviser, Tabletop Club, TVCC, 2019-2020
- Executive Council, TVCC, 2018-2020
- Coordinator, TVCC Library Holiday Book Drive, 2017-2019
- Equity Project, TVCC, 2017-2019
- Judge, Ontario Community Library Story Spinners Contest, 2015-2018
- Panel member, Ontario High School Senior Project, 2016
REFERENCES
References available upon request.
Contact Me
My pronouns are she/her.
Work
Experience
FRIENDS OF THE OWYHEE, ONTARIO, OR
Communications Manager, Freelance | Aug. 2020
- Develop social media strategy across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
- Write and design engaging social media content
- Copy edit newsletter and blog
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TREASURE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ONTARIO, OR
Lead Reference Librarian | Oct. 2017 - May 2020
- Teach information literacy sessions in face-to-face, online, and one-on-one settings
- Conduct research interviews with students and faculty
- Create and maintain online library research tools including library blog, LibGuides, Nursing department website, and Natural Resources website
- Collaborate with faculty and other campus departments to create research tools, curriculum, events, and displays
- Support faculty open educational resources (OER) usage
- Develop library zine collection
- Design print and online marketing materials for library resources and events
- Analyze library usage data to create LibGuides and other targeted reference tools
- Utilize library usage data to inform purchasing and develop online research tools
- Perform circulation tasks including charging and discharging materials, collecting fines, and processing interlibrary loans
- Plan and deliver programs with a diverse subject matter
- Create and maintain themed book displays
- Provide administrative support to department and committees such as taking minutes and sharing materials with members
- Supervise and train work study and part-time staff
- Work with a diverse student population, including Latinx students, nontraditional students, and student with disabilities
- Develop positive, encouraging relationships with students and colleagues
- Communicate with students and peers via telephone, email, IM, or video chat
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English Instructor | Sept. 2016 - Sept. 2017​
- Teach classes in developmental writing, freshman composition, and speech
- Integrate multi-modal projects into writing classroom
- Design engaging curriculum for developmental writing and freshman composition classes
- Hold student meetings to discuss grades, behavior, and success strategies
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Adjunct Instructor & Writing Lab Tutor/Coordinator | Sept. 2012 - Aug. 2016
- Coordinate operations of campus writing lab including scheduling, creation of handouts and online resources, running student events, collecting and reporting data
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FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY SCHOOL, ONTARIO, OR
English 9 Teacher | 2016-2017
- Design a year-long English Language Arts curriculum for newly created charter high school
- Teach lessons to groups of 30+ teenagers
- Hold student meetings to address academic issues
- Manage behavioral issues in a timely manner
- Maintain attendance records and grade reports
EDUCATION
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, PORTLAND, OR
Master's of Education, 2015
Curriculum & Instruction, English Language Development
- Thesis: "Teaching the Language of Critical Thinking in College Composition"
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COLLEGE OF IDAHO, CALDWELL, ID
Bachelor of Arts, 2012
Literature in English, Visual Studies
- S.C.A.R.A.B. Award for Academic Excellence
- Summa Cum Laude
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TREASURE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ONTARIO, OR
Associate of Arts, 2010
English
- English Student of the Year
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
- Creative Commons Certification Course, Creative Commons, June 2020
- Successful Marketing and Outreach for All Librarians, ALA, Feb. 2020
- Zine Librarian unConference, Salt Lake City, UT, July 2019
- Fishtrap Writers Conference Keynote, Wallowa Lake, OR, July 2019
- Faculty Book Club: Why They Can't Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities, TVCC, May-June 2019
- Beyond Invitation: How Do We Create Inclusive Communities?, Oregon Humanities Conversation Project, May 2019
- Faculty Book Club: How to Run a College, TVCC, Feb.-Mar. 2019
- Advocacy, Community and Information Literacy: Using Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, RUSA-ALA, Feb. 2019
- Digital Humanities for All Librarians, ALA, Feb. 2019
- What is White Privilege, Really?, Teaching Tolerance, Jan. 2019
- Faculty Book Club: The Slow Professor, TVCC, Sept. 2019
- Indigenous Literatures, Social Justice, and the Decolonial Library, ACRL-Choice, Aug. 2018
- Oracles and Oathbreakers Flash Fiction Workshop, Boise, ID, Aug. 2018
- American Library Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, June 2018
- Introduction to Critical Information Literacy: Promoting Social Justice through Librarianship, ALA, March 2018
- Summer Leadership Conference, Oregon Education Association, Bend, OR, July 2017
- Fishtrap Writers Conference Keynote, Wallowa Lake, OR, July 2017
- Developing Your Online Course, Quality Matters, Dec. 2016
- Amnesty International Western Regional Conference, Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 2016
- OER Sprint, TVCC, Feb. 2016
- Open Educational Resources Training, TVCC, Oct. 2015
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