Jolan Bishop
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Degree Program
Academic Skills Center
Jolan Warren Bishop is a Contributing Faculty Member in the Walden Center for Academic Excellence, where she teaches graduate composition courses. She is also an online learning coordinator and high school at-risk teacher, working on credit recovery and remediation with students who are not on track to graduate with their classes. Her research interests include at-risk educational settings and online learning. She has also presented on First Amendment issues in student journalism.
Jolan earned her Master of Arts in English from Youngstown State University (2004). She also holds a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in political science, history, and writing (Western New Mexico University, 2017); a Master of Education in Educational Administration (Grand Canyon University, 2017); a Master of Arts in Teaching, with a graduate certificate in Literacy and Language Teaching (Kaplan University, 2012/2013); and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science (Lake Superior State University, 2002).
Courses Taught
CAEX 6050/6051 - Graduate Writing I: Basic Composition Skills
CAEX 6060/6061 - Graduate Writing II: Intermediate Composition Skills
Education
MEd, Grand Canyon University
MA, Western New Mexico University - Silver City, NM United States
MA, Youngstown State University
MA, Kaplan University
Graduate Certificate, Kaplan University
BS, Lake Superior State University
Public Service
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, Volunteer - Burlington, IA
Burlington Area YMCA, Volunteer - Burlington, IA United States
Awards / Honors
Vice President, Iowa High School Press Association, 2015
Presentations
Bishop, J. K. (2016). Student Voices for Change.