ABOUT ME

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Hi, and welcome to you all. My name is Ms.Papia Bawa and I am your instructor for this course. I know that we will have a wonderful time, interacting and learning through the semester so that we can blossom as effective communicators. Let me tell you a little about me.

My name is obviously not indigenous to this part of the globe. It originated in India, where my parents named me after a singing bird called 'Papiha'.  I guess, they thought of this name due my chatterbox nature. I just would not stop talking. Well, many years have passed, and I still love to talk, which is great, considering my profession as a teacher.

Writing has been my first passion, and I published my very first poem when I was 13 years old. I won the Inter-School Poetry Contest with this poem, and guess what I got as a reward? A shiny, new book teaching readers how to write poetry! Now that is pure irony and also one of the stuffs creative writing is made of.

Running neck to neck with writing is my passion for teaching. I started my teaching 'career' in High School in India where I spend my weekends, and some of my free time to volunteer as a tutor for children who were financially unable to afford education. I did not get any monetary remuneration for my time, but what I got as compensation was far more satisfying.

Then, my life took a 180 degrees turn, when I met this tall, handsome, charming, man from Cincinnati, USA. Well, the rest is history! I came to USA after my marriage, and joined Purdue University as a lecturer in 1999. I started as an introductory composition teacher, and then moved on to professional writing. During the past eleven years I have designed and/or taught several writing courses including Introductory Composition, Advanced Composition, Business Writing, Technical Writing, Introduction to World Fiction, Creative Writing and Online Certification Training Courses for
instructors who wish to venture into Distance Education instructions.

Presently, I teach English 106 at Purdue as well as several online courses for Ivy Tech State College.

I consider creating web based courses as my specialty. I have experience in developing and delivering fully online, hybrid, and conventional classes. However, my favorite pastime is creative writing. Besides compilations of short stories and creative essays I also published two anthologies of poems in India.
My third anthology of poems was recently published in USA and can be previewed at http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/BookHome.aspx using BAWA as the keyword in search. I am working on my next book, which is a collection of creative descriptions of 'life's moments', like little snippets off the fabric of time.

I also love to travel ( I have been to France, Belgium, Holland, Norway, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Scotland, Ireland, Portugal, Greece, Morocco, Poland, Russia, Finland, Estonia, Croatia, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Denmark, Uruguay, Falkland Islands, Cape Horn, United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Egypt, Turkey, Malta, Sri Lanka, Jamaica, Japan, Cayman Islands, St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Nassau, most of the Caribbean islands, Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Chile, China, Honduras, Argentina, Canada, Nepal, as well as 90% of USA). I also love to paint, read, and above all, be creative with computers.

As for what kind of teacher I am: you are invited to be my students and find out first hand.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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