Refining ASL-English Interpreter Education

  I've been teaching in higher education for over 2 decades! 😲 My  work as an educator started even earlier by hosting mini-workshops for my local Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf group (Mid-SCRID). That's what led me to pursue a Master's in linguistics - because I wanted to teach interpreting in a college setting.  I started my faculty career as a part-time English composition instructor and as a part-time interpreting instructor at two different community colleges, while working on my Master's degree.  To listen to the audio of this video, you'll find it in the Faculty Resource Cente r. From there, I began my hunt for a full-time faculty position. After multiple interviews, I landed at Eastern Kentucky University - in a grant funded, non-tenure track faculty position. Eventually a tenure-track position opened up, and I applied and was hired into that position. I'm now a tenured, associate professor. Over the years, I've realized that what I need...

One of my favorite times of year is when I take time to do strategic planning…That sounds like a big fancy thing, but really, it is not. It’s just a time that I take away from distractions to check on my progress toward my goals and make sure my upcoming months’ projects and activities align with my goals.  To listen to the audio version of this vlog, click here .  In short, here’s what I do during my strategic planning sessions: Recenter my focus to make my highest contribution at work and in life by: Reviewing my Life’s Purpose and Direction statement to remind myself of my life’s work, why I’m here on this planet;  Reviewing my academic mission statement to ensure it still feels right for my current phase of work Brainstorm and plan my most important projects for the coming few months; List the next actions that I need to take on each project; Get started on the most important projects OR Rejuvenate with the relaxed pace of a few days. I host my own mini-strategic pla...