Teaching

Teaching Experience

Lecturer at School of Communication of the the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) – since March 2020.
Disciplines:
• Book publishing (BA in Communication and Publishing);
• Graphic production (BA in Communication and Publishing);
• Graphic Edition (BA in Communication and Journalism).

Teaching as part of Pos-Doc activities at the Department of Literature and Literary Criticism of the Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP)
1. Research training for post-graduate students (2020):
• How to create and update you academic CV (Currículo Lattes)
• Planing and publishing academic articles
• Creating your research proposal – for Masters and PhD candidates
2. Course Digital Children’s Literature, for post-graduate students in Literature and Literary Criticism (2019).

Guest lecturer

Nov 2018 Guest lecturer: Digital Children’s Literature, lecture in the course Children’s picturebooks: Word and image relationships
Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil

Jun 2018 Guest lecturer: Digital picturebooks, session part of the Masters level course Illustrated Literature and Other Materials for Children
The University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada

Nov 2016 Guest lecturer: Designing Reader-Response Projects in Children’s Literature
and Children Reading Picturebook Apps: a close look at texts, responses and meaning-making, Faculty of Education
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway

Set 2016 Guest lecturer: Digital Children’s Literature, lecture in the course Children’s Picturebooks: word and image relationships
Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil

Research methods teaching

Using the software ELAN for the systematic analysis of video data, with Dr. Marisol Basilio, Faculty of Education, U. of Cambridge (2016)

Undergraduate Supervisor

Education Tripos (course) in Language, Communication and Literacy (2015-16), University of Cambridge

Student feedback

“Aline was really wonderful to have as a supervisor for LCL. She gave very clear structured feedback on our work through specific comments on paragraphs as well as a general review at the end, which I found very helpful. She also always made sure we understood key concepts in the course and went through them carefully with us when we were unsure about any aspects.”

“Aline was my supervisor for LCL last year and I must say she was excellent, and one of my best supervisors. Aline always provided detailed PowerPoints and feedback discussing essay content, structure and style and also offered great tips and exercises on how to improve our academic writing style and also prepare for examinations throughout the year. For example, in one extra task, I was asked to focus on improving one paragraph in a former essay using the four-point structure and this was very helpful in showing how, with a little bit more thought and in a short space of time, I could make my points much more concise, clear and academic-sounding and, through the process, also clarify and condense my knowledge, which was a useful tool for exam revision.

Not only did Aline help improve my work throughout the year and sufficiently prepare me for exams at the end of the year, but, from the start, Aline was a very warm, friendly and approachable supervisor, answering questions via email whenever I needed and also providing eatable treats at Christmas and other seasonal sessions, which really added to the enjoyment and productivity of the supervisions, as I felt welcomed, comfortable and able to talk to Aline freely with any queries I had.”

Teacher Training courses attended

Planning for effective interactive teaching to support learning (Apr 2016)

Faculty of Education, U. of Cambridge

Effective Undergraduate Supervision (Nov 2015)

Personal and Professional Development, U. of Cambridge

Supervising Undergraduates: An Introduction (Oct 2015)