Marsha Bass

Current

• Assistant Professor at American Public University System
• Adjunct Instructor, Online Division at National University, La Jolla, CA
• Technical and Academic Reviewer at The McGraw Hill Companies

• Adjunct Instructor, Online Division at Art Institute of Pittsburgh

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Past

• Faculty, Composition Department at Kaplan University
• Instructor at Kaplan University
• Language Arts Teacher at Elkhart Community Schools

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Education

• Argosy University Chicago
• Indiana University South Bend
• Indiana University Bloomington

• Elkhart Memorial High School

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Connections

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Industry

Higher Education

Websites

• My Website

Marsha Bass’s Summary

CAREER OBJECTIVE:
To utilize my unique experience and ability to motivate, engage and encourage adult students in a distance learning setting, primarily in the areas of Education, Composition, and Online Learning Success.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Seasoned online English Composition instructor with 16 years of proven experience (5 years of online) in unsurpassed delivery techniques, classroom management skills, curriculum development and the ability to motivate the greatest at-risk students in order to succeed in the classroom.

• Administrative experience to include staff selection, supervision, and evaluation.

• A commitment to students and colleagues illustrated by my ability to give and take direction in addition to a demonstrated instructional philosophy that involves a coach-leadership approach in the classroom.

• Curriculum writing and academic review board experience with one of the country’s top textbook publishers.

• Extensive online course development and revision experience that involves the balanced integration of academic principles into career field curriculum.

• Conference presentation experience in the areas of effective grading to date procedures, solid classroom management practices and the integration of academic objectives into career education.

• Typing speed in excess of 95 words per minute, an extensive working knowledge of Apple and Windows operating systems, and proficiency in a multitude of software programs to include desktop publishing, web design, and spreadsheet software.

Marsha Bass’s Specialties:

High success rate with at-risk students; classroom management; rubric development; parent-teacher relationships

Marsha Bass’s Experience

• Assistant Professor

  American Public University System

  (Educational Institution; Education Management industry)

  July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

  ● Instruct RQ295 (Foundations of Online Learning) in an asynchronous online environment

• Adjunct Instructor, Online Division

  National University, La Jolla, CA

  (Higher Education industry)

  July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

  ● Instruct ENG100, ENG101, ENG240 (Advanced Composition) and ILR260 (Information Literacy and Report Writing) in an asynchronous online environment.
  ● Teaching measures consistently score above 4.5/5.0

• Technical and Academic Reviewer

  The McGraw Hill Companies

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Publishing industry)

  March 2004 — Present (5 years 9 months)

  • Current projects include state standards correlations updates for Pass-Key assignments and lessons.
  • Responsible for the timely review and revision recommendations of written projects and texts. Titles include Computer Concepts in Action, iCheck for Microsoft Office 2007, and Introduction to Web Design using Dreamweaver.

• Adjunct Instructor, Online Division

  Art Institute of Pittsburgh

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  January 2004 — Present (5 years 11 months)

  ● Instruct ENG101, ENG102 (Language and Composition, I & II) and SS100 (Strategies for Online Learning) courses in an asynchronous online environment.
  ● Teaching measures consistently score above 4.5/5.0

• Faculty, Composition Department

  Kaplan University

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WPO; Education Management industry)

  January 2004 — August 2008 (4 years 8 months)

  • Revised and maintained curriculum, fielded instructor questions and suggestions concerning content and ensure adherence to course delivery policies as course leader for Effective Writing for Criminal Justice Majors.
  • Instruct CM100 & 200 (Composition) and Student Success courses in synchronous and asynchronous online environments.
  • Teaching measures consistently scored above 4.5/5.0

• Instructor

  Kaplan University

  (Higher Education industry)

  2004 — 2008 (4 years )

• Language Arts Teacher

  Elkhart Community Schools

  (Higher Education industry)

  1992 — 1997 (5 years )

Marsha Bass’s Education

• Argosy University Chicago

  Ed.D. , Instructional Leadership , 2007 — 2009

  4.0 GPA

  Activities and Societies:

  Doctoral candidate

• Indiana University South Bend

  M.S. , Education , 1990 — 1992

  Activities and Societies:

  Thesis: Discipline in the Secondary Classroom through Effective Classroom Management
  3.89 cumulative GPA
  Excellence in Education in Graduate Studies Award, I.U.S.B. 1992
  Kiwanis Club of Elkhart Scholar 1992
  Indiana State Black Expo Graduate Scholar 1992
  Indiana State Minority Teaching Scholar 1992
  Special Olympics Volunteer Program Assistant 1991

• Indiana University Bloomington

  B.A. , Telecommnications , 1981 — 1984

  Activities and Societies:

  1984 Olympics, Press Ops, Basketball Venue, Englewood, CA
  Phi Eta Psi Emerald
  Zeta Phi Beta

• Elkhart Memorial High School

  Diploma , College Prep , 1976 — 1980

Additional Information

Marsha Bass’s Websites:

• My Website

Marsha Bass’s Groups:

Sloan Consortium 2006 - present
Elkhart Teachers Association 1997 - 2004
Indiana State Teachers Association 1997 - 2004
National Education Association 1997 - 2004
Elkhart Principals Association 1997 - 1998
Indiana Association of School Principals 1995 - 1998
National Association of Secondary School Principals 1995 - 1998
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development 1995 - 1997

•    Higher Education Professionals
•    Technology-Using Professors
•    American Public University System: Educators

Marsha Bass’s Honors:

Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities 1998
Administrative Performance Award, Alternative Discipline Program Development 1997
Realizing the Dream Most Inspirational Teacher Award Winner 1996
Who's Who Among American Educators 1996
Sallie Mae First Year Teacher of the Year Award, Elkhart Community Schools 1993
Excellence in Education in Graduate Studies Award, I.U.S.B. 1992
Kiwanis Club of Elkhart Scholar 1992
Indiana State Black Expo Graduate Scholar 1992
Indiana State Minority Teaching Scholar 1992
Special Olympics Volunteer Program Assistant 1991

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