As a Professor of Instruction at Temple University in the Department of Media Studies and Production, I teach a range of courses including both traditional and emerging media production.
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My philosophy of teaching centers around hands-on, theoretically informed, production-based learning that involves creativity, experimentation and risk-taking. In the classroom, I see myself as a both a guide and a “fellow traveler,” learning and making along with my students.
My classes cover both traditional media-making practices and new media approaches. Producing and Directing brings students into the experience of producing narrative short films and TV pilot episodes, and Advanced Editing focuses on the theory and practice of video editing. Emergent Media Production changes often as media technologies change; this year, we are working with 360-degree video and video for augmented reality. I also teach several sections of Genres of Media Production: Interactive Video Production, Children’s Television, Narrative Production and Video for Social Media.
Here is a video about my interactive video production course:
Another video interview with students who created interactive video projects can be found in Volume 3 of Emerge: Interactive and New Media Work by Studies in Media Studies and Production.
Courses:
Professor of Instruction in Media Studies and Production
Klein College of Media and Communication
Temple University. Philadelphia, PA. 2012-Present:
- MSP 9845: M.A. Colloquium
- MSP 4741/8741: Emergent Media Production
- MSP 5707: Video Production Techniques and Theory
- MSP 4701/5701: Producing and Directing
- MSP 5547: MA Project Workshop (co-taught)
- MSP 5310: Special Topics
- Graduate Production Colloquium
- Interactive Video Storytelling
- MSP 4703: Multimedia Production for Corporations and Nonprofits
- MSP 4541: Mobile Media
- MSP 3709: Advanced Editing
- MSP 3701: Genres of Media Production:
- Cross Platform Story / Interactive Video Production
- Video for Social Media
- Narrative Video Production
- Children’s Television
- MSP 3296: Travel Writing (for social media)
- MSP 1701: Introduction to Media Technology
- MSP 1001: Video Production for Non-Majors
- Klein Global Opportunities: Dublin 360: Digital Storytelling (in Dublin, Ireland)
- Klein Global Opportunities: Internship (Online and in Ireland)
- EPSY 8960: Problems in Ed Psych: Innovation, Technology and Teaching in Higher Education
Film Lecturer in the Department of Communication
Georgia State University. Atlanta, GA. 2010-2012:
- Women in Experimental Film & Media
- The Language of Film Through Production
- Production One
- Aesthetics and Analysis
Teaching Awards:
Klein College Faculty Creative Work Award (2025)
Annual award presented by Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University
Innovative Teaching with Makerspace Technology Grant (2025)
Teaching with technology grant presented by Center for the Advancement of Teaching in collaboration with Loretta C. Duckworth Scholar’s Studio
Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching (2024)
Annual award presented by Temple University and the Lindback Foundation
University Film and Video Association Teaching Excellence Award (2022)
Annual award presented by University Film and Video Association
Innovative Teaching with Technology Award (2017)
Annual award presented by the Center for the Advancement of Teaching at Temple University
Innovative Teaching with Makerspace Technology Grant (2017)
Teaching with technology grant presented by Center for the Advancement of Teaching in collaboration with the Digital Scholarship Center at Paley Library, Temple University
Klein College Junior Faculty Teaching Award (2017)
Annual award presented by Klein College of Media and Communication
Student Work:
Emergent Media:
To see inspiring work created by MSP students, please see Emerge: Interactive and New Media Work by MSP Students, curated by Prof. Laura Zaylea & Dr. Adrienne Shaw.
These works are included in Emerge, Volume 1:
Here & Now: Interactive Music Video
By Kristina Stidham, Spencer Trabbold, Jennifer Sheppard, Zach Corey
Format: Interactive music video
Created for MSP 3701: Genres of Media Production
with Prof. Laura Zaylea. Spring, 2017
Online here
Smile Breaks the Somber
By Nick Manolis
Format: Fictional narrative, physical book augmented with video content
Created for MSP 4741/8714: Emergent Media Production
with Prof. Laura Zaylea. Fall, 2015
Online here
Traditional Narrative:
These short narrative videos and television pilots were produced in my class MSP4701: Producing and Directing / MSP5701: Graduate TV Production. The scripts were written for Dr. Kristine Weatherston’s Creative Scriptwriting class.
The Art of Being Izzy
Produced in Spring, 2017
A hard-headed Chinese-American college student learns to embrace her cultural identity
Original Screenplay by Christina Lew
Produced by Jennifer Bratcher, Nahomy Galan, Jin Kim, Eli LeBan, Colin Pawlowski and Yuanzhuo Wang
Jack Solve: Private Eye
Produced in Spring, 2017
Original Screenplay by Eric Mohrman
Produced by Adam MacDonald, Chunxue Li, Po-Hsien Lee, Dominique Turner, Nick Kelly, Ben Kamens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUNNDkdTJ5Q
Final Screening Events:
Publicity flier, MSP 4741/8741 – Beyond The Page – Fall, 2017 (360 Video Screening flyer)
Publicity flier, MSP 4701/5701 – Fall, 2017
Publicity flier, MSP 3701 – Spring, 2017
Publicity flier, MSP 4701/5701 – Spring, 2017
Publicity flier, MSP 4701/5701 – Fall, 2016 (4701-2016-fall)
Publicity flier, MSP 4741/8741 – Fall, 2016
Publicity flier, MSP 3701 – Spring, 2016
Publicity flier, MSP 4701/5701 – Spring, 2016 (4701-2016-spring)
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