Posts Tagged ‘faculty workload’
February 4 - Tips for Online Instructors: Managing Files, Feedback, and Workload
By: Eileen F. Schiffer, PhD in Online Education
Teaching online is a rewarding experience; but any instructor who makes the transition to online education, thinking it will be easier and less time-consuming than face-to-face classroom teaching, is in for a big surprise! Establishing a regular presence in the online classroom, grading assignments and discussions, and maintaining records and notes from term to term are all time consuming – but essential – tasks. Learning to take care of the details of online teaching more efficiently makes it possible to be more effective in your teaching. The following is an abbreviated version of guidance I provide to new instructors about ways to keep their course files organized, students engaged, and workload manageable.
October 24 - Financial concerns a major source of stress for faculty at U.S. public colleges, universities
By: Press Release in Teaching Careers
Faculty members at U.S. colleges and universities continue to experience multiple sources of work–life stress, but those at public institutions in particular cited financial concerns as a top source of stress over the last two years, according to a new UCLA report on teaching faculty at the nation’s institutions of higher education.
October 3 - When Teaching Grows Tired: A Wake-up Call for Faculty
By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Teaching Professor Blog
Bea Easton, the adjunct English teacher in Glen Chamberlain’s short story, “Conjugations of the Verb ‘To Be’,” is doing a crossword puzzle instead of grading English essays. She hasn’t touched the stack of papers since she read the first page of Staci Cook’s composition in which definitely is spelled defiantly and points are emphasized by using really twice.
June 14 - Tips from the Pros: Reducing Instructor Workload in Discussion Forums
By: Rob Kelly in Online Education
Keith Restine, associate director of distance education, and Allison Peterson, senior instructional designer, both at Texas Woman’s University, offer the following tips for reducing instructor workload in discussion forums: You don’t have to be an active participant in every discussion. Let students know that although you will monitor all discussions, you may not be an
June 7 - Group Work, Discussion Strategies to Manage Online Instructor Workload
By: Rob Kelly in Online Education
Shrinking budgets and increasing enrollments are putting online instructors in the position of teaching larger classes. Accommodating more students means rethinking how you teach your courses. Otherwise your workload can quickly become overwhelming.
April 23 - How Should I Manage My Online Course?
By: Mary Bart in 20 Minute Mentor, Teaching Online
Managing the workload of an online course can be challenging. Learn how to stay organized, manage your workload, and keep your students working toward the learning goals.
December 21 - How to Balance Online Learner Needs and Instructor Workload
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
Instructor workload in online courses can be overwhelming and can make faculty shy away from using more interactive assignments. Yet, encouraging students to take more responsibility for their learning fosters deeper learning for the students and can allow the instructor to manage his or her workload more effectively. This seminar will outline strategies for developing engaging, interactive assignments, establishing instructor presence and managing instructor workload.
June 1 - Teach More Effectively with Customizing Learning Experiences
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
Customized course content can actually reduce faculty workload, while creating a rich learning experience and better learning outcomes for students. This seminar presents a model for personalizing online coursework without overtaxing faculty.
March 24 - Five Things that Will Ease the Transition from Faculty to Department Chair
By: Rob Kelly in Academic Leadership
Inadequate preparation, unrealistic expectations, and increased workload can be overwhelming for faculty members making the transition to department chair. Brenda Coppard, chair of occupational therapy at Creighton University, found this transition “just a little mind boggling” and decided to focus her research on it. Coppard chose a grounded theory approach to answer the questions, “What
December 22 - How to Create Appropriate Online Faculty Incentive Policies
By: Mary Bart in Academic Leadership, Distance Learning Administration, Online Education
Has the rapid expansion of online education put your institution on a collision course with faculty incentive policies? Although more and more faculty are teaching online, few colleges and universities are proactively addressing faculty workload, promotion, and tenure policies to more accurately reflect the differences between teaching online and teaching face-to-face.
