Organized and dependable candidate well equipped to adopt new material or policy to help students comprehend subject matter. Exceedingly prepared to instruct both large class sizes and smaller groups depending on enrollment demands. Outgoing personality with outstanding history of professional relationships with students and faculty members.
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Nicole Sims
Brentwood,CA
Summary
Overview
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Diablo Valley College
Adjunct Faculty Instructor
01.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention.
- Completed course titled "Becoming an Effective Online Instructor"
- Transitioned course material and applied technological options for online and course-related software for Intro to Public Speaking and Small Group Communication.
- Worked cooperatively with other members of faculty and staff to contribute to overall institutional effectiveness.
- Organized, prepared and revised online course material and applied technological options for online and course-related software.
- Collaborated with faculty members in designing curriculum for small group communication courses.
Choice Home Care
Staffing Coordinator
04.2017 - 12.2021
Job overview
- Completed human resource operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees.
- Acted as staff member advocate, encouraging and supporting [Job Title]s to identify and resolve conflicts.
- Collected and analyzed information to monitor compliance outcomes and identify and address trends of non-compliant behavior.
- Reviewed the incoming care requests and assigned work to the caregiver to maintain a consistent schedule.
- Consulted with clients to understand their desires and suggest the best plan of care to meet their needs.
- Collaborated with both clients and employees to handle questions and resolve work-related issues.
Education
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL
Master of Arts from Communication And Organizational Leadership
08.2022
University Overview
Courses Include:
- Organizational Communication
- Communication & Diversity
- Gender & Political Communication
- Human Communication Theory
- Conflict Resolution
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Relational Communication
- Group Leadership
San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA
Bachelor of Arts from Communications
05.2020
University Overview
Courses include:
- Advanced Theory and Practice in Public Speaking
- Mediation in Communication
- Health Communication
- Family Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Critical and Rhetorical Research Methods in Communication
Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, CA
Associate of Arts from Journalism
2018
University Overview
- Student Journalist, The Inquirer
- Published six articles in The Inquirer including a magazine feature about the San Francisco Police Department.
Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, CA
Associate of Arts from Communication
12.2017
University Overview
- President, Speech and Debate Club
- Captain, Speech and Debate Team
Skills
- Individualized Support
- Social Skills
- Online Content Development
- Faculty Partnerships
- Distance Learning
- Online Instruction
- Class Engagement
- Inspiring Lectures
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- Awarded Top Speaker in the State at CCCFA State Tournament, 2019.
- Awarded Top Speaker in the Nation, Bovero-Tabor award recipient at Phi Rho Pi National Speech tournament, 2019. This award is given to the student who earns the most number of gold, silver or bronze medals. Earned four gold for a total of 4 speeches.
Timeline
Adjunct Faculty Instructor
Diablo Valley College
01.2022 - Current
Staffing Coordinator
Choice Home Care
04.2017 - 12.2021
The University of Alabama
Master of Arts from Communication And Organizational Leadership
San Francisco State University
Bachelor of Arts from Communications
Diablo Valley College
Associate of Arts from Journalism
Diablo Valley College
Associate of Arts from Communication
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