Education

Doctor of Strategic Leadership (D.S.L.) — Liberty University
M.A., Communication — Regent University
M.A., Religion — Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary
M.A., Biblical Studies — Virginia Beach Theological Seminary
B.Th., Theology — Richmond Virginia Seminary

Higher Education Teaching Experience

Dr. John L. Ashby III has more than 15 years of experience in higher education, teaching students in traditional, online, accelerated, graduate, professional, and nontraditional learning environments. He has served as an adjunct at the following colleges and universities across the country:

Mid-America Christian University — Oklahoma — Communication; Media Methods & Content Creation; communication theory, qualitative methodologies, interviewing, podcasting, semiotics, rhetorical criticism, media and mass communication methods.

South College — Tennessee — Communication.

Bryan College — Tennessee — Communication, Business, and Management; Introduction to Communication, communication competence, self and perception, speech organization and support, informative speaking, and small-group communication.

Tidewater Community College — Virginia — Communication, Religion, and Philosophy; Introduction to Communication and coursework in oral communication, public speaking, interpersonal and group communication, religion, and philosophy.

Louisiana State University of Alexandria (LSUA) — Louisiana — Business, Marketing, and Communication; Introduction to Business, Principles of Marketing, Communication Fundamentals, Public Speaking, and Health Communication.

Elizabethtown College, School of Graduate & Professional Studies — Pennsylvania — Graduate Business and Leadership; MBA 595 Applied Business Leadership in Action, including leadership application, decision-making, organizational leadership, business simulation, and leadership development.

Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) — Maryland — Communication; CMNS 101 and foundational communication coursework.

Jarvis Christian University — Texas — Higher-education teaching appointment.

Dordt University — Iowa — Higher-education teaching appointment.

Virginia Wesleyan University — Virginia — Higher-education instruction through the Prison Education Program.

Northwest University — Washington — Higher-education teaching appointment.

Christopher Newport University — Virginia — Higher-education teaching appointment.

Harrisburg Area Community College — Pennsylvania — Higher-education teaching appointment.

Germanna Community College — Virginia — Higher-education teaching appointment.

Ocean County College — New Jersey — Higher-education teaching appointment.

Laredo University — Texas — Higher-education teaching appointment.

Shorter University — Georgia — Higher-education teaching appointment.

Areas of Instruction

Selected Communication & PR Coursework

Communication Fundamentals • Introduction to Communication • Public Speaking • Organizational Communication • Health Communication • PR Principles • Feature & Opinion Writing • Ethics & Issues • Popular Culture & Communication • Media Methods & Content Creation.

Selected Business & Leadership Coursework

Introduction to Business • Principles of Marketing • Applied Business Leadership in Action • leadership development • organizational leadership • coaching and mentoring • entrepreneurship • business planning • marketing strategy • business simulation and decision-making.

Online Teaching Experience

Dr. Ashby is an experienced online professor skilled in Blackboard, Brightspace, Canvas, and Moodle. His online teaching experience includes course development, discussion facilitation, student engagement, collaborative learning, multimedia instruction, assessment, grading, and providing meaningful feedback to students.

Teaching Approach

Dr. Ashby's classroom work connects theory to practice. Students are challenged to communicate clearly, work effectively with others, think critically, apply course concepts to real situations, and understand the responsibility that comes with leadership and influence. His experience includes face-to-face and online teaching, course development, discussion-based learning, presentations, simulations, collaborative projects, and applied assignments.

From the Classroom to Leadership Practice

His work in the classroom continues to shape his writing, speaking, and leadership development, allowing him to connect leadership theory with the realities of communication, organizations, teams, and everyday leadership.

Author & Leadership Practitioner

His academic work and practical leadership experience inform the A Leader's Energy series, which examines leadership, influence, communication, mentoring, organizational culture, relationships, opportunity, and legacy. His guiding purpose is simple: Develop Leaders. Multiply Impact. Leave Legacy.