Education
(ABD) Ph.D. Education with an emphasis in E-Learning
Northcentral University, Prescott, AZ (Expected August 2016)
Dissertation topic: Foreign Language Teaching Assistants’ Online Teacher Efficacy: The Moderating Effect of Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge
M.S. Spanish Language and Literature
Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN (2008)
Thesis: (Re)defining the Ecuadorian woman: Female identity in Aminta Buenaño’s Mujeres Divinas
B.A. Spanish & Chemistry
MSU, Mankato (2006)
A.A. Liberal Arts
Riverland Community College, Austin, MN (2003)
Work Experience
Pre-Doctoral Fellow Fixed-Term Faculty, Minnesota State University, Mankato (2013 – present)
Co-Coordinator of the Minnesota Online Quality Initiative (2014 – 2015)
Quality Matters Peer Reviewer, Minnesota Online Quality Initiative (2013 – 2015)
Fixed-Term Faculty, Minnesota State University, Mankato (2009 – 2010, 2011 – 2013)
Visiting Professor, Spanish, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN (2008)
Adjunct Faculty, Spanish, South Central College, Mankato, MN (2008 – 2009)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Spanish, Minnesota State University, Mankato (2006 – 2008)
Publications
Harsma, E. A. “Going Online: Spanish Composition and Conversation Research-based Course Design.” Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Report: Learn Languages, Explore Cultures, Transform Lives (2015): 235-257. Web. <www.csctfl.org>.
Presentations
Harsma, E. A. (2015). Is it working? Assessing the impact of teaching practices. [Presentation]. Presentation forthcoming at the Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures (MCTLC) Conference. Brooklyn Center, MN.
Harsma, E. A. (2015). Flipping the content-based classroom: The case of intro to Hispanic literature. [Presentation]. Presentation forthcoming at the MidWest Association for Language Learning and Technology (MWALLT) Conference. Live videoconference presentation at Valparaiso, IN.
Harsma, E. A. (2015). La maternidad y la migración: Un análisis feminista de literatura ecuatoriana contemporánea. [Presentation]. Presentation given at the Southeastern Costal Conference of Languages and Literatures (SECCLL). Savannah, GA.
Harsma, E. A. (2015). Going Online: A Case Study of an Intermediate Spanish Composition and Conversation Course Design. [Presentation]. Presentation given at the CSCTFL. Minneapolis, MN.
Gordillo, A., Harsma, E. A., & Duplat, A. (2014). Heritage Speakers in the Writing Intensive Classroom. [Presentation]. Presentation given at the MCTLC Conference. Brooklyn Center, MN.
Harsma, E. A. (2014). Task-based language learning and technology: Five language learning tasks incorporating tech tools. [Workshop]. Workshop given at the MCTLC Northeast Regional Meeting. Duluth, MN.
Harsma, E. A. (2013). Task-based language learning and technology: Five language learning tasks incorporating tech tools. [Presentation]. Presentation given at the MCTLC. Brooklyn Center, MN.
Harsma, E. A. (2012). Small budget, big benefits: Five free tech tools for language learning and assessment. [Presentation]. Presentation given at the MWALLT Conference. St. Peter, MN.
Harsma, E. A. (2010). (Re)defining the Ecuadorian woman: Female identity in Aminta Buenaño’s Mujeres Divinas. [Presentation]. Paper presented at the Southwest Council of Latin American Studies Conference (SCOLAS). Santa Fe, NM.
Courses Taught
SPAN 355: Spanish Peninsular Civilization
Online, Hybrid, and Face-to-face
Online course is Quality Matters® Certified
Minnesota State University, Mankato (2012 – 2015)
SPAN 310: Conversation and Composition
Face-to-face
Minnesota State University, Mankato (2010 – 2014)
SPAN 210W: Composition and Conversation
Online and Face to face
Online course is Quality Matters® Certified
Minnesota State University, Mankato (2009 – 2014)
SPAN 110: Elementary Spanish II
Face-to-face, ITV
South Central College (2009)
SPAN 105: Elementary Spanish I
Face-to-face, ITV
South Central College (2008 – 2009)
SPA 250: Composition
Face-to-face
Gustavus Adolphus College (2008)
SPA 101: Elementary Spanish I
Face-to-face
Gustavus Adolphus College (2008)
SPAN 201: Intermediate Spanish I
Face-to-face
Minnesota State University, Mankato (2007 – 2013)
SPAN 101: Elementary Spanish I
Online and Face to face
Minnesota State University, Mankato (2007 – 2011)
SPAN 102: Elementary Spanish II
Face-to-face
Minnesota State University, Mankato (2006)
Grants
Faculty Improvement Grant, MSU, Mankato (2014)
Awarded $2300 for travel, study, and research in Ecuador.
Service Contributions
Faculty Association Extended Education Committee
Minnesota State University, Mankato (2015 – present)
Employee Recognition Committee
Minnesota State University, Mankato (2014 – present)
Arts & Humanities Awards Committee
Minnesota State University, Mankato (2013 – present)
Spanish Club Advisor
Minnesota State University, Mankato (2009 – 2010, 2011 – present)
Professional Memberships
The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
Asociación Internacional de Literatura y Cultura Femenina Hispánica (AILCFH)
Central States Conference on the Teaching of Languages (CSCTL)
Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures (MCTLC)
Midwest Association for Language Teaching and Technology (MWALTT)
Professional Certifications or Licenses
Quality Matters Online Facilitator Recertification (2013)
Quality Matters Online Facilitator Certification (2012)
Quality Matters Peer Reviewer Certification (2012)
Languages
English (native)
Spanish (near-native)