Michael Dowding
Instructor at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
- Role
- Lecturer of Physics & Astronomy at South Dakota Mines
- Location
- Rapid City, SD, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Dowding
Experienced Physics Instructor with a demonstrated history of working in the higher…
Experience
Lecturer of Physics & Astronomy
Aug 2005 — Present
Part-time Instructor, 2005 to 2012Full-time instructor, beginning AUG 2012Full time Lecturer, beginning AUG 2017: my duties include teaching course work that includes lecturing in Calculus and non-Calculus based Introductory Physics, including Kinematics, Vector Analysis, Electromagnetism & Astronomy. I also supervise all introductory physics laboratory coursework and recitations. During any given semester I am responsible for up to 500 students in my various courses and labs. In addition, I oversee all graduate teaching assistants in their duties to help in supporting the needs of undergraduate students on campus, including tutoring services. I also serve as a committee member for Masters/PhD candidate defense.I lead department recruitment and retention efforts to increase the number of students majoring in physics and remaining in the program.I serve as Advisor to the campus chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS). Duties include: Course Preparation, Conducting Lectures, Lab Setup, Tutoring, Scheduled field trips,Grading & Grade management for all courses. Teaching Lab management. Supervision of graduate teaching assistants and tutors. Advisor for SPS, projects, events and service. Recruitment and retention efforts. Planning and execution of department socials and events. Masters/PhD committee member.
Education
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Master's degree
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Master's degree
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Minor degree
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Bachelor's degree
Black Hills State University
Master's degree
Skills
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Teaching
- Microsoft Word
- Data Analysis
- Science
- Higher Education
- Research
- Public Speaking
- Statistics
- Microsoft Office
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