Angelo Bummer, Professor of English & Literature

 

Education

• M.S. Learning, Design, & Technology, University of Wyoming (in progress)

• M.A. Comparative Literature (Italian/Argentine Lit.), San Francisco State University (2010)

• B.A. Liberal Arts (Interdisciplinary/Humanities), The Evergreen State College (2002)

 

Professional Training

• Certificate in Online Teaching & Design, California Virtual Campus Online Network of Educators (2021)

• Umoja Community:  As an Umoja practitioner, I engage in ongoing training in culturally responsive principles and practices designed to enrich the educational experiences of African students, students of African descent, and other students (2017-present)

• Certificate in the Teaching of College Composition, San Francisco State University (2009)

 

Fellowship

• The Education Partnership for Internationalizing Curriculum (EPIC), Stanford University | Global Studies (2017-2018).

  • Project focus: to create international curriculum and pilot Lacuna Stories, an online digital annotation tool

  • Project title: Expanding Awareness of African Diaspora Experiences: Umoja Community and Contemporary Transnational Literature

  • Presented at the EPIC Symposium: Integrating Global Issues into Community

  • College Curricula at Stanford University, May 19, 2018

 

Foreign Languages

• Italian (fluent)

• Spanish & French (reading knowledge)

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Full-Time Teaching Experience

 

Las Positas College (Livermore, CA), Tenured Professor, Fall 2015-Present

 

Courses

• Integrated Reading and Writing

• Critical Reading and Composition

• Critical Thinking & Writing Across Disciplines

• Critical Thinking and Writing About Literature

• Modern World Literature

 

Professional activities

• Committees: Distance Education, Technology, Student Learning Outcomes, Basic Skills

• Umoja Learning Community: I collaborated with faculty and administration to implement the Umoja program at Las Positas College; I teach Critical Thinking and Writing About Literature, as well as Critical Reading & Composition, for the Umoja Learning Community

• Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) Liaison: performed leadership and support duties to align faculty with SLO assessment standards of ACCJC

• Tri-Valley Partnership English Alignment: I coordinate annual meetings between Las Positas College English professors and local high school English teachers with the goal of aligning curriculum to enable more students to successfully transition from high school English to college-level English.

 

Hartnell College (Salinas, CA), TEMPORARY Full-Time Professor, Fall 2013- Spring 2014

 

Courses

• Fundamentals of Composition & Reading

• Intermediate Composition & Reading

• College Composition & Reading

 

Professional Activities

• Coordinated and led Faculty Inquiry Group to assess how Reading Plus— a software program designed to increase students’ reading rate, comprehension, and vocabulary—can be used to increase academic success of students in English basic skills

• Led student learning outcome assessment for all Fall 2013 sections of English 101, a composition and reading course one level below transfer.

• Student Success Committee: served on committee that focuses on providing campus resources and support to basic skills students.

 

Adjunct Teaching Experience

 

Courses

• Basic Skills Reading & Writing

• Freshman Composition

• Critical Thinking & Argumentation

 

Colleges

• Hartnell College | Salinas, California | Spring 2011-Summer 2013 & Fall 2014-Spring 2015

• Cabrillo College | Aptos, CA | Fall 2012- Spring 2015

• Monterey Peninsula College | Monterey, CA | Fall 2012- Spring 2015

• Evergreen Valley College | San Jose, CA | Fall 2011- Fall 2012

 

Other Instructional Experience

 

Italian Instructor

• Las Positas College, Community Education (Livermore, CA), Fall 2017-Fall 2019

• Course: Beginning Italian Conversation

• Mode of Instruction: face-to-face                                                                              

 

Instructional Assistant

• City College of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA), Fall 2008 – Fall 2010

• Course: English Basic Skills

• Mode of Instruction: face-to-face          

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