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Joel
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Course Creator & Instructor
Hi!
I'm Joel
Co-Owner
Course Creator and Instructor
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About Me
Hello, I am Joel J. Heim, Ph.D.
I am a life-long educator who has served as a public high school teacher, religious educator, and a college professor in the fields of religion, philosophy, and education at universities in California and Wisconsin.
Basic information
Personal Details
PROFESSIONAL skills
I'm Good At...
Adult Education
15+ years delivering engaging classroom instruction enhancing the knowledge and skills of adult learners
Instructional Design
Highly skilled at developing engaging in-person and online learning experiences
Public Speaking
Engaging public speaker be it in the classroom, lecture hall or house of worship
Training
Using technology, hands-on-learning, and learner involvement to ensure learners turn teaching into actions
MY Technical skills
Technical Skill Levels
WORDPRESS
CAPTIVATE
MOODLE
POWERPOINT
PHOTOSHOP
MY experience
Most Relevant Academic Experience
2012-2013
Assistant Professor
Marian University / Fond Du Lac, WI
Served in a one-year replacement position as an Assistant Professor of Philosophy. Taught "The Examined Life," "Social and Political Philosophy" and "Philosophy of Religion."
2005 - 2012
Assistant Professor
National Louis University / Chicago
Served as an Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies in Curriculum and Instruction. In this graduate position I helped transform current k-12 teachers into master teachers as they completed their master's degree.
1997 - 2004
Assistant Professor
Carroll University / Waukesha, WI
Served as an Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy. Taught: "First-Year Seminar," "Introduction to Philosophy," "Understanding Religion," "Asian Religions," "World Philosophy," "Philosophy of Religion," "Contemporary Christian Ethics."
MY EDUCATION
My Degrees
2000
Ph.D. in Religion & Social Ethics
University of Southern California / Los Angeles
Focus of work was on ethical issues surrounding war and peace, legal ethics, and church and state issues. Dissertation developed an ethic of nonproliferation by drawing from pacifist, feminist and liberationist theological and ethical voices.
1990
M.Div.
Union Theological Seminary / New York
Academic emphasis was in the field of Christian Ethics. Master's Thesis explored the implications of Latin American liberation theology for the ethical evaluation of the use of violence and nonviolence in social change.
1982
B.S. in Education
University of Nebraska / Lincoln
Double Major: Social Sciences (History and Political Science) and Speech/Theatre.