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10 Things About Dr. Schjott

  • I love teaching and being a part of your college experience!
  • I am involved in the local community by being on 2 Boards of Directors for not-for-profit agencies.
  • I am an avid sports fan…Roll Tide!
  • I have 3 awesome young men in my life…I hope that they feel the same way about their dad!
  • I provide public speaking and education on a variety of topics to both public and private companies and agencies.
  • I love horror movies (the worse the better) and anything Quentin Tarantino.
  • There should be a 3-day limit on visitors at your house!
  • Humor is one of the greatest gifts of all time!
  • Punctuality is a must, and procrastination should be avoided at all times.
  • Encourage from the heart.

Meet Dr. Schjott

Professor of Social Science

Dr. David Schjott

Dr. David Schjott earned his undergraduate degree in Communication Arts and his Master of Arts degree in Sociology from The University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. He earned a Master of Science degree in Counseling and Human Development at Troy State University and completed his Doctorate Degree in Education at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with a specialization in Adult Education. He is employed full-time at Northwest Florida State College as a Professor of Social Science with primary teaching responsibilities in Sociology. David is also an Adjunct Sociology Professor Gulf Coast State College.

David has served on the Board of Directors for the Mental Health Association of Okaloosa and Walton Counties, the Focus Center, and the Boys and Girls Club of Okaloosa County. He served on the Board of Directors for C.O.P.E. Center (now Chautauqua Healthcare), which is a not-for- profit community mental health agency in Walton County, Florida, for more than seventeen years. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance, an advocacy group focused on protecting natural waterways and habitats in Okaloosa and Walton Counties, and Bridegway Center, a not-for-profit community mental health center in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

David has been an active community volunteer for such civic organizations as the United Way, the Crisis Line of Okaloosa County, The Shelter House (Domestic Violence Shelter), and the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce.

David has made numerous presentations to both public and private organizations on such topics as Stress Management, Time Management, Setting Personal and Professional Goals, Communication in the Workplace, Dealing with Difficult People, Reaching Your Personal Best, and Improving Communication with Children and Adolescents.

David has conducted research on Domestic Violence and Interpersonal Sexual Assault. Populations for these studies have included Mental Health Providers, Victim Advocates, Law Enforcement, and Victims themselves.

David’s professional career has included working in both retail management and marketing and public relations. He spent many years in both public and private psychiatric healthcare as both a consultant and outpatient service director.

David was selected by the Faculty Commission of the Florida Association of Community Colleges as the “Professor of the Year” for Instructional Excellence in 2000. The Northwest Florida State College Alumni Association has also honored David as the “Instructor of the Year” for 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2007/2008, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, and 2013/2014 – an award selected by student balloting each Spring Semester for the academic year.

David has been a passionate advocate for mental health and social services for many years. He continues to be active in the local community. David has three sons and in his free time he enjoys reading, cycling, tennis, spending time with his family, and living in beautiful Freeport, Florida.

Dr. Schjott’s Teaching Strategies That Work

  • Real-Time Look Up

    I ask students to use their phones, tablets, of computers. When I am lecturing about a Theorist in Sociology, I will ask them to look up a theorist, Karl Marx for example, and tell me a fact or information that they discovered. I then write on the board what the students found in a list form. This is a helpful tool for keeping students engaged.

    You can do the same think with Facts/Information (CDC recommendations; Incarceration statistics; Homelessness by City)

  • A Writing Prompt In Class

    a. I have students use AI to generate a response.

    b. I have them cut-and-paste that AI generated response into a word document.

    c. I then ask them to ‘edit’ the word document information into a new paragraph, for example.

    d. I then have them ATTACH both the AI generated outcome AND their manipulations/changes of that outcome.

    e. I then can see both, by cutting and pasting into the submission area.

    f. This is intended to introduce AI, but to also illustrate how it can be used in a positive way.