Mikaela Withers

Lecturer, Queen's University

September 2014-December 2014

I was recently offered a Teaching Fellowship for the Fall 2014 semester at Queen's University. This means I will be responsible for the running of my own course which will be offered to undergraduate students with an English major or minor. I am excited for this opportunity to continue building dynamic relationships with students with diverse ideas, educational backgrounds and individual needs.

 

Teaching Assitant, Queen's University

​2010 - 2014

As part of a dynamic team of teachers, my responsibilities include: planning and leading weekly tutorials, one-on-one counseling and mentoring, marking essays and providing ongoing feedback on students’ performance, guest lecturing. With weekly office hours, I have cultivated a space for my students to come and work through their ideas, to better understand their own thoughts, and to ensure those thoughts are effectively communicated in their assignments.

 

 

Teaching Assistant, Ryerson University

​2009 - 2010

As a teaching assistant at Ryerson, I was challenged to meet the needs of a group of students with a wide-range of educational backgrounds, all at different stages in their lives and coming with a unique set of skills and diverse needs. Beyond leading two weekly tutorials, my main responsibility was meeting with these students to ensure the goals they set for themselves were met, and that their ideas came through in their writing and in their examinations.

 

 

Research Assistant, Ryerson University

May ​2010-August 2010

Working on a major research project for Dr. Sophie Thomas, my responsibilities included: extensive archival research, organizing files, creating an online catalogue system for image-based materials, setting and managing goals to ensure the project was on-schedule.