Learn how to find, train and keep quality online adjuncts
Training and Supporting Online Adjuncts: Practical Ideas
As the number of online courses continues to grow at a steady pace, quality online adjuncts are in short supply. Even if you’re lucky enough to find them, and get them properly trained, you’re still not out of the woods. Defections are common as online adjuncts report feeling disconnected from the campus community they serve, and there’s always competition from others schools who may offer a better pay rate.
Growing your online course catalog takes much more than simply making sure all the technical requirements and pedagogical issues have been addressed. One of the most critical needs – and one that seems to be lagging in terms of leadership support – is locking down a stable roster of qualified online adjuncts that you can count on each semester. But when you don’t see them on a daily basis, how can you develop an outstanding online adjunct faculty, and encourage them to stay loyal to your institution?
If your campus is struggling to keep online adjuncts happy and engaged, you won’t want to miss Training and Supporting Adjuncts: Practical Ideas. Presented by Dr. Kimberly Hardy, Florida Community College at Jacksonville, this seminar shows how to successfully compete for good adjunct talent, how to train and support adjuncts effectively, and how to retain them for your institution.
Drawing from the success of the online adjunct program at FCCJ, this seminar will provide you with details on a wealth of initiatives you can undertake at your institution, including:
- Creating an online mentoring program
- Helping adjuncts with development and preparation of courses
- Ensuring adequate technical assistance
- Developing a robust communication platform of information, tools and forums
- Building a technical and emotional support network
- Connecting offsite adjuncts to the campus
- Establishing professional development opportunities
Training and Supporting Adjuncts: Practical Ideas is an essential learning opportunity for anyone faced with a tight and competitive market for adjuncts. In 60 fast-paced minutes, you get no-nonsense strategies for integrating online adjuncts into your campus community, including small, inexpensive steps that will make a big difference when it comes to training, supporting and retaining online adjuncts.
Who will benefit from this seminar:
- Academic deans
- Directors
- Program managers of distance learning programs
- Technical staff
- Department chairs
- Faculty development professionals
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Dr. Kimberly Hardy serves as the dean of Instruction and Student Success for the Open Campus of Florida Community College at Jacksonville. In addition to teaching online courses in education and technology, Dr. Hardy works with distance learning, military, and accelerated programs. She has an extensive background in distance education and technology, and previously worked as a consultant and senior analyst for a national higher education consulting firm, as well as for the statewide Florida Distance Learning Consortium. Dr. Hardy earned a Ph.D. in Higher Education with a specialty in Instructional Systems from Florida State University, a Master of Arts degree in Student Affairs Administration from Michigan State University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Boston College.