Instruction

I love teaching, whether it is in a classroom, a lecture hall or one-on-one. I started my work life with four years as a classroom instructor. I have taught at all levels from high school to post graduate lectures to community adult education.

I am an enthusiastic, informed and effective communicator, especially when it concerns something I love as much as genealogy and heritage research.

In cases of group presentations, I use a rich background of illustrative visual material, and I provide masters for handouts that support and extend the presentation. I also provide a downloadable version of the slides and a bibliography on my web site.

See Classes for a list of topics and a schedule of presentations.

Teaching Formats

Lectures

These are generally given as part of a larger program such as a society meeting or a multi-session, multi-tract program. Lecture modules are designed for a one hour time slot: 45 to 50 minutes of presentation and 10 to 15 minutes of questions.

Workshops / Classes:

I have several classes prepared on a range of core genealogical topics. These classes run from a single two-hour session to modules of three two-and-a-half hour sessions. These can be put together in any combination up to a full semester's offering. If given enough advance notice I can prepare additional classes on most common genealogical topics.

Classes are designed to be given in a ling timeframe to permit more audience participation. This permits the presentation to focus more on the individual participants' needs.

The workshop format is more focused on a single topic, uses more examples from both the instructor and the participants and may include class exercises.

Private Instruction:

I can also provide personal one-on-one instruction on anything from the basics, to a particular record type, to a research technique or to a new software program, .