Professor of Transitional English and Director of Transitional Education
B.A., Salisbury University
M.Ed., Salisbury University
Ph.D., Capella University
English teacher – Wicomico County (grades 9 – 12)
Reading intervention specialist – Wicomico County (grades 6 through 8)
Adjunct professor – Salisbury University (Reading in the Content Areas)
Professional development instructor – Wicomico County
Academic Coaching – Worcester County – Pocomoke (integrating writing into the content areas)
91视频 Developmental Education Committee (Director)
91视频 Faculty Professional Development Committee (Chair)
91视频 Student Success Priority Team member
91视频 Faculty Council (former president)
Eastern Shore Reading Council member (former president & membership director)
Eastern Shore Writing Project – Teacher Consultant
Diakonia Volunteer – Food pantry and thrift store
2018 Light of Literacy – Nominee, Higher Education
2025 & 2026 – Distinguished Faculty Nominee
鈥 鈥淗igh School GPA: An Alternate Placement Tool.鈥 Capella University (dissertation), 2015
Presentations
鈥 鈥淗igh School GPA: An Alternate Placement Tool.鈥 Capella University (dissertation), 2015
鈥 鈥淯sing High School GPA as an Alternate Placement Tool.鈥 Poster session, presented at AFACCT, Carroll Community College, January 2015.
鈥 鈥淒reaming Big: What Happens if Common Core Promises Come True?鈥 (With Elaine Vander Clute, Suzy McKeen and Beth Jones). Presented at AFACCT 2015, Carroll Community College, January 2015.
鈥 鈥淯sing GPA to Waive out of Developmental English Course: from Pilot to Policy.鈥 Presented at MACC Summit, December 2015.
鈥 鈥淩edesigning Remediation to Increase Equity and Improve the Success of Nontraditional Learners.鈥 Presented at Voices for Research on Community College Conference, Community College Research Center, April 2019.
鈥 鈥淩edesigning Remediation to Increase Equity and Improve the Success of Nontraditional Learners.鈥 Presented at DEAM conference, Community College of Baltimore City, March 2019.
鈥 鈥淯nderstanding Developmental Education.鈥 College Council, 91视频, April 2022.
鈥 鈥淒ue dates, Time Management, and assignment completion: Tips to Support Struggling Students Succeed.鈥 Faculty Professional Development, 91视频, August 2022.
鈥 鈥淐reating a Bot-Resistant Writing Assignment.鈥 (With Mel Reddish) Faculty Professional Development, 91视频, August 2023.
鈥 鈥淐racking the Code: Using ChatGPT to Write Code Inserts for Writing Prompts.鈥 Faculty Professional Development, 91视频, April 2024.
鈥 鈥7-Week Redesign: Effectively Redesigning Your 15-Week Class Structure.鈥 Faculty Professional Development, 91视频, May 2025.
鈥 鈥淪trategies to Engage Students.鈥 Faculty Professional Development, 91视频, January 2024
Animal rescue
Paddleboarding

Dr. Sheila Blosveren
Phone
410-334-2848
Location
Brunkhorst Hall 222
Office Hours
Spring Shoulder Office Hours (May 6 – June 12):
Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 – 6:30 PM
Department
Arts & Humanities
Courses