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Maura O'Connor
Maura O'Connor

Maura O'Connor has over 30 years of experience in graphic design, visual communication, and teaching. She earned her MFA in Visual Art from Vermont College. As a Professor of Graphic Design/Multimedia at Manchester Community College for over 20 years, she teaches classes in graphic design, multimedia, and digital arts at various levels both online and in-person. Her teaching approach focuses on human-centered, social innovation design through research and understanding cross-cultural communication practices in the digital era. She believes her experience teaching a diverse population of students from varied backgrounds provides her with a unique ability to teach across disciplines and advance intercultural knowledge.

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Pedagogy: My educationalbackground beginningwith undergraduatework at the Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, has alwaysbeen across disciplines, specifically graphic design and ceramics at that time. Upon graduation, and workingfor several yearsas an Art Director in periodicalpublishing for education, I went back to school for my MFA in visualart and intermedia aprecursor of multimedia. Today, as a Professor of Graphic Design at Manchester Community College, Iteach classes in graphic design at multiplelevels, both on-ground and online, encompassinghistory, theory and practice as well as multimedia/digital arts. Ive also taught interdisciplinary coursesin Humanitiesand First Year Experience. My continued scholarship and interest in human-centered, social innovation design lookingat the causes of complexproblemsand engaging the design process with an emphasis on research and an understandingof ever growingcross-culturalcommunication practices in the digital era of web and social media, is at the core of my teaching practice. I believe this, coupled withmy years of experiencein teaching a diverse population of studentsfrom varied socio-economic, physical and educationaltalents and abilities, and international students, providemewith a uniqueunderstandingand ability to teach across disciplinesand advanceinterculturalknowledgein students.
Bio: Maura OConnor earned her Master of Fine Art in Visual Art from Vermont College in Montpelier, VT and is a Professor of Graphic Design/Multimedia at Manchester Community College. Maura is an award winning designer and videographer, and has worked in the design and visual communication field for thirty years. She has taught at MCC for over 20 years, involving her design students in social activism projects with Habitat for Humanity in the aftermath of Katrina and participating in social innovation design projects on campus. In 2008, she presented Teaching Social Responsibility in the Art and Design Classroom at the New York School of Visual Arts conference, Design, the Arts and the Political: Messages that Propagate Dissent. In addition to design, video and film courses, in 2014, Maura taught interdisciplinary First Year Experience courses and Humanities, Peace and Conflict Studies courses. Over the past two years, she has been involved with the General Education reformation on campus and is currently serving on the General Education Certification Committee. She is the college liaison for the TDC and Economic Inequality Initiative at Manchester Community College.

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Bio and Pedagogy

  • 1. Pedagogy: My educationalbackground beginningwith undergraduatework at the Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, has alwaysbeen across disciplines, specifically graphic design and ceramics at that time. Upon graduation, and workingfor several yearsas an Art Director in periodicalpublishing for education, I went back to school for my MFA in visualart and intermedia aprecursor of multimedia. Today, as a Professor of Graphic Design at Manchester Community College, Iteach classes in graphic design at multiplelevels, both on-ground and online, encompassinghistory, theory and practice as well as multimedia/digital arts. Ive also taught interdisciplinary coursesin Humanitiesand First Year Experience. My continued scholarship and interest in human-centered, social innovation design lookingat the causes of complexproblemsand engaging the design process with an emphasis on research and an understandingof ever growingcross-culturalcommunication practices in the digital era of web and social media, is at the core of my teaching practice. I believe this, coupled withmy years of experiencein teaching a diverse population of studentsfrom varied socio-economic, physical and educationaltalents and abilities, and international students, providemewith a uniqueunderstandingand ability to teach across disciplinesand advanceinterculturalknowledgein students.
  • 2. Bio: Maura OConnor earned her Master of Fine Art in Visual Art from Vermont College in Montpelier, VT and is a Professor of Graphic Design/Multimedia at Manchester Community College. Maura is an award winning designer and videographer, and has worked in the design and visual communication field for thirty years. She has taught at MCC for over 20 years, involving her design students in social activism projects with Habitat for Humanity in the aftermath of Katrina and participating in social innovation design projects on campus. In 2008, she presented Teaching Social Responsibility in the Art and Design Classroom at the New York School of Visual Arts conference, Design, the Arts and the Political: Messages that Propagate Dissent. In addition to design, video and film courses, in 2014, Maura taught interdisciplinary First Year Experience courses and Humanities, Peace and Conflict Studies courses. Over the past two years, she has been involved with the General Education reformation on campus and is currently serving on the General Education Certification Committee. She is the college liaison for the TDC and Economic Inequality Initiative at Manchester Community College.