Andrea Juliana Enciso
Barranquilla,ATL
Summary
Bilingual university professor with 18 years of experience in teaching language and literature. Specializes in academic and creative writing for adults, promoting problem-solving thinking, active writing, and engaging public speech in students. Award-winning project manager with expertise in creating digital content focused on literature, journalism, and education. Engage writer beyond the classroom.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Member and Creative Writing Instructor (volunteer)
Brurráfalos Artistic Group
01.2021 - Current
- Scheduled and plan at least 20 sessions of creative writing workshop per semester.
- Choose readings and designed exercises for our weekly workshop.
- Coordinate as instructor one session of the workshop monthly
- Evaluated and give feedback to participants about their writing projects
- Design activities of the group link with the community and RELATA (Red nacional de talleres) requirements.
- Supported engaging, fun, and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
- Created and administered interactive activities for students.
Lecturer. Master’s Program in Language and Society
Universidad del Norte
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Designed, taught, evaluated and graded the Language and Literature Seminar for 4th-semester students
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Utilized distance learning technology to instruct students in some sessions remotely.
- Created and designed quizzes, tests and projects to assess student knowledge.
- Developed and implemented innovative teaching strategies to engage students in lectures and coursework.
- Graded quizzes, tests, homework, and projects to provide students with timely academic progress information and feedback.
Resident Writer
Can Serrat, International Artistic Residency Program
06.2024 - 07.2024
- Selected resident in creative witting 2024 with an partial invitation, for a duration of 2 months between the months of May and June to work in my non fiction bilingual writing project "Language in destruction". (Spanish and english)
- Design two session of creative writing workshop for the residents in Can Serrat about migration and language in the creative experience.
Research Professor, Full-Time (contractor)
Universidad del Atlántico
01.2021 - 04.2024
- Designed, taught, evaluated and graded the following courses:
- Undergraduate: “Workshop on Academic Scientific Writing,” “Japanese Culture Through Literature,” “Communicational Skills 1 and 2” “19th and 20th Century Latin American Literature.”
- Master’s seminars: “Lyric Theory” and “Themes and Authors II” with emphasys in contemporary fictions authors interested in Chinese history in the Great Caribbean
- Coordinated Gilkari research group from Literature department.
- Research selected for conduct the project "Chinese Representation in Caribbean Literature"
- Member of the academic committees for curricular evaluation of the master literature program and the design of the Undergraduate program in Literature
- Participated in various campus memberships at each assigned school to promote academics and faculty development.
- Reviewed program materials and coordinated updates to keep department materials relevant and accurate.
- Contributed to planning appropriate and engaging lessons for both classroom and distance learning applications.
- Developed semester outlines and instructional plans for each class session to comply with stated course objectives.
- Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
- Created excitement and enthusiasm in classroom by delivering engaging subject matter.
- Taught diverse student population by employing various learning styles and abilities.
- Guided students in researching, structuring and presenting debate case.
- Assessed students' progress and provided feedback to enhance learning.
- Built strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement.
- Incorporated instructional technologies in course delivery for both in-class and online instruction.
- Created syllabus and instructional plans for each class session in accord with stated course objectives.
MOOC Course Designer: Queer Caribbean Literature
CEDU (Center for University Teaching Excellence)
01.2023 - 09.2023
- Designed, wrote 5 modules, and curated 40 materials between literary readings, interviews with the authors and experts, research papers, YouTube videos, for the course on contemporary queer authors from the Colombian Caribbean, designed to reach educational community inside and outside the region.
- Recorded class 5 sessions in audio and video formats in collaboration with CEDU’s transmedia support team
Lecturer, Department of Humanities
Universidad del Norte
07.2019 - 05.2021
- Designed, taught, and evaluated: “Non-Hispanic Literature” (Japanese and Chinese Literature) and “Hispanic Literature.”
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Used PowerPoint and Google Classroom technology to give presentations to student classrooms.
- Selected and designed lesson plans and curriculum to meet academic objectives.
- Created and designed quizzes, tests and projects to assess student knowledge.
- Developed and implemented innovative teaching strategies to engage students in lectures and coursework.
- Utilized distance learning technology to instruct students remotely.
- Arranged syllabus, developed schedule, and determined reading list for varied courses simultaneously, giving students appropriate time to complete assignments and absorb information.
- Created excitement and enthusiasm in classroom by delivering engaging subject matter.
- Created materials and exercises to illustrate application of course concepts.
Assistant Professor, Department of Spanish
Universidad del Norte
01.2016 - 07.2019
- Designed and taught “Communication Skills” 1 and 2, with a focus on cultural studies
- Coordinated creative workshops: “With a Voice” (orality), “Loose Leaves” (book club), and “I Tell You” (creative writing)
- Advised Master’s students in English teaching
Teaching Assistant (TA) Department of Hispanic Language and Literature
University of Pittsburgh
01.2011 - 01.2015
- Taught and evaluated beginner Spanish courses (“Spanish 1”)
- Advised students on writing projects at the “Spanish Writing Center.”
Lecturer
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
02.2007 - 05.2010
- Arranged syllabus, developed schedule, and determined reading list for the courses "Gender Theory and Literature", "Children Literature" and "Art and Literature" giving students appropriate time to complete assignments and absorb information.
- Conducted individual research projects in queer youths in Bogotá to actively contribute to institution's research work between 2008-2010
- Tutoring undergrad students in their final projects in children Literature and Gender Theory
Education
PhD - Hispanic Languages and Literature
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA08.2016
M.D. - Literature
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Bogotá´12.2006
Bachelor’s Degree - Political Science
Universidad Nacional De Colombia
Bogotá, DC01.2003
Skills
- Knowledge of cultural nuances in English and Spanish
- Active teaching methodologies
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Extensive intercultural experience
- Expertise in teaching academic and creative writing
Certificationsandrecentworkshops
- Fiction creative writing Workshop, Red Nacional de Talleres(Relata), Ministry of Culture of Colombia, 06/01/23 - 08/01/23
- Cultural Studies Certified, University of Pittsburgh, 09/01/10 - 08/01/16
- Cultural Management and Project Leadership, Universidad del Rosario, 01/01/08
Locations
- Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
- Sacramento, California, USA
Awards
- Journalism and Cultural Criticism Grant, Ministry of Culture, Colombia, 01/01/21
- Journalism and Cultural Criticism Grant, Ministry of Culture, Colombia, 01/01/20
- Magna Cum Laude Distinction, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 01/01/06
Work Availability
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Timeline
Resident Writer
Can Serrat, International Artistic Residency Program
06.2024 - 07.2024
Lecturer. Master’s Program in Language and Society
Universidad del Norte
01.2024 - 12.2024
MOOC Course Designer: Queer Caribbean Literature
CEDU (Center for University Teaching Excellence)
01.2023 - 09.2023
Member and Creative Writing Instructor (volunteer)
Brurráfalos Artistic Group
01.2021 - Current
Research Professor, Full-Time (contractor)
Universidad del Atlántico
01.2021 - 04.2024
Lecturer, Department of Humanities
Universidad del Norte
07.2019 - 05.2021
Assistant Professor, Department of Spanish
Universidad del Norte
01.2016 - 07.2019
Teaching Assistant (TA) Department of Hispanic Language and Literature
University of Pittsburgh
01.2011 - 01.2015
Lecturer
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
02.2007 - 05.2010
PhD - Hispanic Languages and Literature
University of Pittsburgh
M.D. - Literature
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Bachelor’s Degree - Political Science
Universidad Nacional De Colombia
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