Dr. Theresa Redmond, an associate professor of media studies in the Reich College of Education’s (RCOE) Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has been selected for the Board of Governors Appalachian State University School/College Award. The award recognizes faculty who utilize innovative teaching methods in the classroom and make a difference in the way students learn.
“Receiving this award is an honor and I am thankful to the awards committee for this recognition– as well as feeling gratitude for my colleagues, former students, and all those who have supported me in developing as a teacher-scholar,” said Redmond. “I have learned, and continue to learn, the art of teaching from many outstanding colleagues here at Appalachian State – as well as teachers and mentors in my past roles – all of whom I admire.”
“This award is an affirmation of my dedication to crafting innovative learning experiences that invite wholehearted inquiry, community care, playful creativity, and connections to the real world. My fervent hope is to prepare students to value perspectives-seeking, problem-finding, and problem-solving. I hope for them to become interested and reflective about the world, about themselves, and about other people.”
“This award is an affirmation of my dedication to crafting innovative learning experiences that invite wholehearted inquiry, community care, playful creativity, and connections to the real world,” she continued. “My fervent hope is to prepare students to value perspectives-seeking, problem-finding, and problem-solving. I hope for them to become interested and reflective about the world, about themselves, and about other people.”
Pre-service teachers leverage visual symbol systems through metaphor to share their emerging perspectives on how people learn. Photo submitted.
Since joining the faculty in 2011, Redmond has taught over twelve different courses in face-to-face, hybrid, and fully online formats for undergraduate and graduate programs in media studies, teacher education, and general education. Redmond is a national expert and leader in media literacy who has been recognized for her outstanding teaching, exceptional national service, and leadership for the advancement of digital and media literacy in higher education.
Redmond’s research interests are varied, comprising a hybrid agenda that examines preparation and participation in the context of twenty-first-century literacies. In particular, she studies digital and media literacies, creative inquiry and expression, ecomedia literacy, and arts-based pedagogies.
Students analyze the most significant media or technology related issues or ideas via mind-mapping using quotes curated from an initial Flipgrid conversation. Photo submitted.
Redmond’s passion for digital and media literacy is in service to the preparation of her students so that they may engage with information and ideas in online spaces with critical curiosity, care, and compassion. She has presented at regional, national, and international conferences and published in a number of peer-reviewed journals and edited collections, such as the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Media Education Research Journal, and more.
Along with traditional products of research, Redmond actively engages in creative scholarship through a/r/tography and other visual arts methodologies alongside original media production and instructional design projects.
About the Appalachian State University Campus Teaching Excellence Awards
Campus teaching excellence awards are in addition to the system-wide awards, and winners at each UNC campus are determined by a selection committee. Awards of $1,000 awards are presented to faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in, and commitment to, teaching over a period of time.
The granting of the awards is an annual process that stems from a 1993 decision by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors and the General Administration of the University of North Carolina system calling for a review of mission statements, tenure policies and criteria for making personnel decisions at its campus institutions. The review asked that each institution recognize "teaching as a core function" on each campus. Awards are granted each year by a selection committee.
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Theresa Redmond
