Kelly Alverson

About Kelly Alverson

I am grateful for the privilege to help students realize their academic and professional goals as a teacher and faculty reviewer at the collegiate level. As an instructor my focus is on student success. Each student is an individual with a unique perspective and set of skills- each student will approach learning differently and this should be embraced. Encouraging students to build confidence in their own abilities and capacity to learn is the most important thing that I do. I found a love of teaching while still in grad school and am continually inspired watching students grapple with and grasp new concepts. At the end of my first class, a philosophy and ethics class for continuing education, the students presented me with a request to stay in the teaching field with all of their signatures at the bottom. I was hooked.The access we have to digital technology is incredible, with entire libraries at our fingertips, endless video content, online course materials and collaboration tools. I find incorporating digital content to be so enriching to the class and have built comprehensive online supplements for each of my courses using a myriad of learning management systems (LMS). I find that utilizing an online LMS assists each student with contributing to the class discussion. Those that may have been too shy to engage in a class discussion comfortably, sometimes lead the charge in the online forum. This makes for such a collaborative learning environment where students share in the construction of the dialogue. I earned my Ph.D. in Humanities from Salve Regina University where I focused on the relationship between technology and the human experience. My research was an interdisciplinary venture that mined the fields of ethics, communications and technology to examine the impact of digital technology on prosocial behavior. I continue my research in the humanities and technology focusing on ethical implications of artificial intelligence.

Experience

1. Course Mentor

   Thomas Edison State University

   Nov 2017 — Present

   Facilitate online courses using Moodle. Utilize online classroom forums to facilitate active learning and class discussion.Evaluate student work transparently in a timely manner.Communicate with students in a professional and timely manner. Participate in professional development to enhance teaching skills.Contracted for course redevelopment for Technology and CultureDeveloped curriculum and curated resourcesWorked in concert with Information Technology staff to meet learning outcomes and effectively utilize online tools and instructional resourcesCourses:Ethics in a Digital Age Introduces central ethical issues raised by digital technology, including privacy, freedom of expression, cyber crime, and artificial intelligence. Students will examine major ethical theories and will apply these perspectives to ethical questions related to digital technology. Students will also analyze and discuss their own assumptions and core beliefs as they explore the implications of applying different ethical perspectives to problems that we face in a digital age.Living in the Information AgeThrough the use of different types of computer technology and by completing course activities, students learn about the ways in which computer technology has changed and is still changing education, work, society, and daily life.

Education

• Salve Regina University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Humanities; Practical Ethics; Digital Humanities

  2011 — 2015

• University of Rhode Island

  Bachelor's Degree, Psychology and Journalism

  1997 — 2001

• Salve Regina University

  Master's Degree, Humanities

  2006 — 2008

Skills

• Teaching
• Higher Education
• Student Affairs
• Admissions
• Academic Advising
• Research