Michael S. Overholt
Curriculum Vitae as of 1 April 2020
| Campus Address: | Teaching & Learning Team, 320 JC Long, College of Charleston |
| Phone: | (843) 953-7998 |
| E-mail: | overholtm@cofc.edu; michael.s.overholt@gmail.com |
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Higher Education
| 2016 | PhD, Classics, The University of Iowa
Thesis: The Practice of ἌΣΚΗΣΙΣ in Galen’s Avoiding Distress Director: Professor John F. Finamore
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| 2013 | MA, Classics, The University of Iowa
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| 2002 | BA, Religious Studies, Gardner-Webb University
Supporting Areas / Minor: Greek
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Professional and Academic Positions
| 2018 – Present | Instructional Technologist, Teaching & Learning Team, College of Charleston |
| 2018 – Present | Adjunct Instructor, Department of Classics, College of Charleston |
| 2017 – 2018 | Assistant Head of Upper School, St. John’s Christian Academy, Moncks Corner, SC |
| 2016 – 2017 | Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Classics, University of Iowa |
| 2013 – 2016 | Teaching Assistant, Department of Classics, University of Iowa |
| 2011 – 2013 | Teaching Assistant, Department of Rhetoric, University of Iowa |
| 2010 – 2011 | Teaching Assistant, Department of Classics, University of Iowa |
| 2007 – 2010 | Latin Teacher, St. John’s Christian Academy, Moncks Corner, SC |
| 2005 – 2010 | English Teacher, St. John’s Christian Academy, Moncks Corner, SC |
Honors and Awards
| 2014 | Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, The University of Iowa |
| 2014 | Obermann Graduate Fellow, Obermann Graduate Institute, The University of Iowa |
| 2010 | Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from South Carolina Congressman Henry Brown |
| 2007 | Maureen O’Donnell & Eunice E Kraft Teacher Training Scholarship, the American Classical League |
| 2002 | Dean’s Scholar Award, M. Christopher White School of Divinity, Gardner-Webb University |
Memberships
| Classical Association of the Mid-West and South (CAMWS) | |
| Society of Classical Studies | |
| International Society for Neoplatonic Studies |
TEACHING
Courses Taught at the College of Charleston
| Term | Course# | Title |
| Fall 2018 | LATN202 | Intermediate Latin – Cicero |
Courses Taught for Trident Technical College on the campus of St. John’s Christian Academy
| Term | Course# | Title |
| Spring 2018 | HSS110 | History of Ideas |
| Fall 2017 | PHI110 | Ethics |
Courses Taught at the University of Iowa
| Term | Course# | Title |
| Spring 2017 | CLAS:1830:0AAA | Greek Civilization |
| Spring 2017 | CLAS:2016:0AAA | Classical Mythology |
| Fall 2016 | CLAS:2016:0AAA | Classical Mythology |
| Fall 2016 | CLSC:1001 | Classical and New Testament Greek |
| Fall 2016 | CLSA:1805:0EXZ | Legends and Heroes |
| Fall 2015 | CLSA:2016 | Classical Mythology |
| Fall 2015 | CLSA:1020:0EXZ | Rome: Soldiers, Slaves and Emperors |
| Summer 2015 | CLSL:2001 | World of Cicero |
| Summer 2015 | CLSL:1002 | Elementary Latin II |
| Summer 2015 | CLSL:1001 | Elementary Latin I |
| Spring 2015 | CLSA:3015 | TA – Four Discussion Sections for Classical Myth |
| Fall 2014 | CLSL:2001 | World of Cicero |
| Fall 2014 | CLSA:3015 | TA – One Discussion Section for Classical Myth |
| Fall 2013 | CLSA:1840.002/004 | TA – Two Discussion Sections for Roman Civilization |
| Fall 2013 | CLSL:1001 | Elementary Latin I |
| Summer 2013 | CLSL:2002 | Golden Age of Roman Poetry |
| Summer 2013 | CLSL:2001 | World of Cicero |
| Summer 2013 | CLSL:1002 | Elementary Latin II |
| Summer 2013 | CLSL:1001 | Elementary Latin I |
| Spring 2013 | RHET:1030 | Rhetoric |
| Fall 2012 | RHET:1030 | Rhetoric |
| Fall 2012 | RHET:1030 | Rhetoric |
| Summer 2012 | CLSL:2002 | Golden Age of Roman Poetry |
| Summer 2012 | CLSL:2001 | World of Cicero |
| Summer 2012 | CLSL:1002 | Elementary Latin II |
| Summer 2012 | CLSL:1001 | Elementary Latin I |
| Spring 2012 | RHET:1030 | Rhetoric |
| Fall 2011 | RHET:1030 | Rhetoric |
| Fall 2011 | RHET:1030 | Rhetoric |
| Summer 2011 | CLSL:1001 | Elementary Latin I |
| Spring 2011 | CLSL:1002 | Elementary Latin II |
| Fall 2010 | CLSL:1001 | Elementary Latin I |
| Fall 2010 | CLSL:1001 | Elementary Latin I |
Innovations in Teaching (Other Teaching Contributions)
| Gamification | |
| 2020 | Instructor, College of Charleston, Presented to faculty on the use of gamification principles in (re)designing online courses to achieve the testing effect and make their online courses cheating resilient |
| Collaborative Online International Learning | |
| 2020 | Instructor, College of Charleston, Trained faculty on the use of synchronous and asynchronous video communication to deliver pedagogy in coordination with international institutions |
| Virtual Teaching Training during COVID-19 Campus Closures | |
| 2020 | Instructor, College of Charleston, Led workshops and created video tutorials on Zoom and D2L’s Quizzes tool to prepare faculty for a fully online, virtual teaching format when the College of Charleston closed campus during the COVID-19 outbreak |
| Audio-Visual Creation and Editing | |
| 2018-20 | Creator, College of Charleston, Created podcasts and videos using Audacity, Camtasia, and Filmora that focused on highlighting faculty innovations in teaching or student success |
| Writing Training for Faculty | |
| 2018-20 | Instructor, College of Charleston, Led workshops on the Pomodoro Technique of writing for faculty who wanted to increase their compositional output, develop a writing practice, and/or train students on an effective writing practice |
| Pedagogical Training for Faculty | |
| 2018-20 | Instructor, College of Charleston, Led workshops on educational practices such as “chunking the lecture,” “effortful retrieval,” “spaced out, interleaved, and varied practice,” and the “testing effect” from Make It Stick and How We Learn with the focus on how instructors could implement the learning strategy into secondary language courses |
| Monthly Newsletter | |
| 2018-20 | Author, College of Charleston, Designed and disseminated a monthly letter to faculty in the School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs that addressed pedagogical trends and trainings |
| Educational Blogposts | |
| 2018-20 | Author, College of Charleston, Composed a monthly blogpost on a teaching or learning strategy that I then advertised on Yammer (an online message board for faculty) and Twitter |
| Technology Training for Faculty | |
| 2018-20 | Instructor, College of Charleston, Led workshops on educational technology services that included but were not limited to Turnitin, Poll Everywhere, MediaSite, and Padlet |
| Technology Assistance for Faculty | |
| 2018-20 | Instructional technologist, College of Charleston, Responded to faculty who were having difficulties using technology supported by the College of Charleston |
| Course Management Design and Support | |
| 2018-20 | Instructor, College of Charleston, Helped faculty design online course material and trained faculty to use the learning management system (D2L) at the College of Charleston |
| Professional Development | |
| 2017-2018 | Co-Leader, Upper School, St. John’s Christian Academy, Led the professional development of the upper school faculty by organizing the Teachers’ Academy and leading workshops, technological training, and book discussions |
| Preparation for National Accreditation Process | |
| 2017-2018 | Co-Leader, Accreditation Team Committee, Upper School, St. John’s Christian Academy, Assisted in the preparation national accreditation by overseeing the organization and collection of evidence of excellent pedagogy |
| Curriculum Design | |
| 2017-2018 | Leader, Upper School Curriculum Upgrade, St. John’s Christian Academy, Reformatted the Long Range Plan guide (LRP) and managed the creation and collection of LRPs in updating the Curriculum Guide for faculty |
| Implementation of Student Response System (SRS) | |
| 2017 | Instructor, University of Iowa, Worked with the Center for Teaching to implement the use of the SRS Turning Point polling software to address the needs of first generation college students; trained my teaching assistants to use the SRS; presented SRS use to Department of Classics faculty |
| Design and Implementation of a New Course | |
| 2015 | CLSA:2178 – Training the Citizen: Philosophy as a Civic Virtue, University of Iowa, Designed an instructor-paced course for undergraduate students in collaboration with the Division of Continuing Education that included recorded lectures, PowerPoint presentations, writing assignments, reading quizzes, a final project, and discussion board assignments within a “gaming the classroom” format |
| 2014 | De Cura Sui: From Self-Discovery to Civic Engagement, Horn Elementary School, Iowa City, IA, Wrote a philosophy curriculum for elementary students that emphasizes self-care and citizenship principles |
Related Professional Skills
| 2020 | Learned how to use Flipgrid for asynchronous video communication as part of the Global Education Initiative at the College of Charleston |
| 2019 | Learned how to use video software Camtasia and Filmora for creating videos at the College of Charleston |
| 2019 | Learned how to use Audacity audio software for creating podcasts at the College of Charleston |
| 2018 | Trained to use collaborative media software such as VoiceThread and MediaSite at the College of Charleston |
| 2018 | Trained to use Poll Everywhere technology with PowerPoint or Google Slides for an interactive classroom at the College of Charleston |
| 2017 | Trained to use the learning management system RenWeb for student-parent communication at St. John’s Christian Academy |
| 2017 | Trained to use the learning management system D2L at Trident Technical College |
| 2016 | Trained to use Turning Point technologies with PowerPoint for an interactive large lecture classroom |
| 2016 | Trained to teach blended classrooms using Zoom, a traditional and web-enhanced classroom that provides Greek I for students enrolled at The University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and Michigan State University for the Division of Continuing Education, The University of Iowa |
| 2015 | Trained to teach Instructor-Paced Courses in the Division of Continuing Education including the use of Panopto, The University of Iowa |
| 2014 | Trained in civic engagement with the Obermann Graduate Institute at The University of Iowa |
| 2013 | Trained to teach in the Transform, Interact, Learn, Engage (TILE) classrooms at The University of Iowa |
| 2012 | Trained to teach Guided Independent Study (GIS) courses at The University of Iowa |
| 2008 | Trained to lead student travel groups with Education First (Paris, France) |
Teacher Mentoring
Middle and High School, St. John’s Christian Academy
| Supervised Teaching Activity | |
| Spring 2018 | Estacia Hernandez |
| 2017 – 2018 | Sam Denton |
SCHOLARSHIP
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
“Plato’s Alternative to Isocrates’ Rhetorical Pedagogy in the Sophist” (submitted, awaiting review)
“The Metriopatheia of Galen’s Emotional Conditioning (ἄσκησις) in Avoiding Distress” (in preparation
Invited Talks
| 2017 | “Getting into College,” College Life Class, Junior Scholars Camp, Berkeley County School District, 26 June. |
| 2013 | “Running with Endurance,” Commencement Address Class of 2013, St. John’s Christian Academy, Moncks Corner, SC, 31 May. |
Conference Activity
| 2019-20 | Assistant organizer for TLTCon 2020, the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Conference for the College of Charleston, May 2019 and 2020 |
| 2020 | “Leveling Up in Online Tests,” TLTCon 2020, College of Charleston, 14 May |
| 2017 | “Beginning a Teachers’ Academy,” 2017 State Teachers’ Conference of the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA), Pinewood Preparatory School, Summerville, South Carolina, 3 November 2017 |
| 2016 | “Mimicry ‘with Knowledge’ in Plato’s Theaetetus-Sophist Structure,” 14th annual International Society for Neoplatonic Studies in conjunction with Gonzaga University and Seattle University in Seattle, WA, 15-18 June 2016 |
| 2016 | “‘Know Thyself’: the Delphic Oracle in Bridging Theory and Practice,” 16th Annual Craft Critique Culture Graduate Conference at The University of Iowa, 8-9 April 2016 |
| 2016 | “Roundtable Discussion on K12 and Engagement,” the Obermann Graduate Institute conference “Taking It to the Streets,” 3-4 March 2016 |
| 2015 | “Classics and Public Engagement, up” Classical Association of the Midwest and South at the University of Colorado-Boulder, 26-28 March 2015 |
| 2015 | “Φαντασίαι as Memory Images in Plato,” Classical Association of the Midwest and South at the University of Colorado-Boulder, 26-28 March 2015 |
| 2013 | “Loss as Sacrifice: Galen’s Philosophical ΑΚΣΗΣΙΣ in De Indolentia,” conference on “Sacrifice, Terror, and the Good” at the Ninth Annual Religion, Literature, and the Arts Conference at The University of Iowa, 24-26 September 2013 |
Campus Talks
| 2017 | “Eleusinian Mysteries,” for Professor Hackworth’s course “Ancient Mediterranean Religions,” The University of Iowa, February |
| 2015 | “Lesson Plans: Making It All Work Together,” for Professor Lindgren’s course “Teaching in the Classics,” The University of Iowa, 6 May |
| 2014 | “Self-Knowledge in Plato’s Alcibiades 1,” University Honor Fellows, The University of Iowa, 22 September |
Public Engagement
| 2018 – present | “Carnegie Engaged Classification Application.” I collaborated with College of Charleston faculty under the direction of Professor Jen Wright to submit an application to be recognized as a community engaged institution. |
| 2017 – 2018 | “Engaged Citizens.” I led an effort comprised of high school seniors who implemented a school-wide recycling program in a county that had recently discontinued its recycling program. |
| 2014 – 2015 | “Citizenship Club.” I partnered with Peggy Powell (Counselor, Earnest Horn Elementary, Iowa City Community School District) to implement a philosophy curriculum for a 5th and 6th grade pullout class that taught self-care practices and assisted students in producing a public service project, which each presented to Principal Kristin Cannon |
| 2013 – 2016 | “The Nestor Project,” Department of Classics, The University of Iowa. I designed and coordinated this life story project with my Classics supervisor, Professor Marcia Lindgren |
| 2010 | Led a group of students and parents to Greece and Italy with Education First (https://www.ef.edu) |
| 2009 | Led a group of students and parents to Greece and Italy with Education First (https://www.ef.edu) |
SERVICE
Profession
| 2019 | Training Lead, Scantron Replacement Team at the College of Charleston, Summer 2019 |
| 2018 | South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) Accreditation Team Member, Colleton Preparatory Academy, Walterboro, SC. May |
Department
| 2019 | Greek Reading Group – The Gospel of John, led a reading group during the Fall semester for students studying ancient Greek, Department of Classics, College of Charleston |
| 2013 | Professional Development Program, co-leader with Matt Gilchrist and Chelsea Burke, Department of Rhetoric, The University of Iowa |
| 2013 | Graduate Advisory Council, Department of Rhetoric, 2012-2013 |
Community Involvement
| 2014 – 2015 | Earnest Horn Elementary School, Iowa City, IA, tutor |
| 2012 – 2013 | Earnest Horn Elementary School, Iowa City, IA, tutor |
| 2011 – 2012 | Earnest Horn Elementary School, Iowa City, IA, tutor |
Media Coverage
| 2015 | “Education Exchange: Horn Elementary Presents Citizenship Through Classic Philosophy” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtM3twsfII0 |
| 2015 | Obermann Center Graduate Fellow Michael Overholt –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTLuDUR2j4E |
Languages
English (native)
Ancient Greek (reading)
Latin (reading)
French (reading)
German (reading)