Posts Tagged ‘help online adjuncts feel connected’
March 7 - Tackling Online Faculty Retention and Support
By: Mary Bart in Distance Learning Administration
Retention is a big challenge for online programs, but it’s not just a matter of student retention. Faculty retention is just as important. Because geography doesn’t dictate where online instructors can work, they can cast a wide net when looking for a job and don’t necessarily need to stay loyal to their current employer.
December 2 - Changing Roles, Improved Conditions for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
By: Rob Kelly in Teaching Careers
As institutions increase their reliance on part-time and non-tenure-track faculty, the issues of equity and instructional quality take on more importance. One way to address these issues is to integrate non-tenure-track faculty into the culture of the department and institution. In this article, we highlight how the composition program in the English department at Appalachian State University is making this cultural change.
October 20 - More on Working With Part-Time Faculty to Enhance Teaching and the Curriculum: A Top 10 List
By: Richard Leblanc and Sandra Scott in Faculty Development
Editor’s Note: In yesterday’s article, the authors introduced steps for overcoming some of the administrative challenges when working with part-time faculty. Here, in part two of the article, they outline strategies for overcoming some of the pedagogical challenges.
May 17 - How to Screen, Train, and Keep Quality Adjuncts
By: Mary Bart in Faculty Development
Adjunct faculty make up approximately half of all instructional faculty in degree-granting institutions (National Center for Education Statistics, 2008). Some teach online and some in a traditional classroom-based setting. Some work at private colleges, others for large public universities, and still others at community colleges. Adjuncts represent a diverse group professionals with a wide variety of backgrounds, but they do have at least one thing in common: they’re under increased scrutiny to demonstrate their effectiveness.
February 24 - Best Practices for Keeping Online Adjuncts Engaged
By: Mary Bart in Distance Learning Administration
The number of adjunct faculty teaching at colleges and universities continues to rise dramatically. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 44 percent of faculty and instructional staff at all institutions in fall 2003 were part-time employees compared with 33 percent in 1987, the first year of data collection.
December 15 - Engagement Strategies for Online Adjuncts
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
The use of adjuncts has enabled distance education programs to grow, but it does present challenges in terms of engagement, communication and community. Make sure your online adjuncts have the support and guidance they need to contribute to your institution’s success.
March 23 - Training and Supporting Online Adjuncts: Q&A with Kimberly Hardy
By: Christopher Hill in Distance Learning Administration, Faculty Development, Online Education
Training and retaining online adjuncts is a challenge faced by practically every higher education institution that offers coursework over the Internet. In an interview, Dr. Kimberly Hardy, dean of instruction and student success at Florida Community College at Jacksonville, shares strategies for making sure adjuncts feel as much a part of the team as regular, full-time faculty.
November 24 - Training and Supporting Online Adjuncts: Practical Ideas
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
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 to deliver what your institution requires, 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.
November 24 - Four Ways to Support and Retain Your Online Adjuncts
By: Mary Bart in Distance Learning Administration, Faculty Development, Online Education
If your institution offers online courses, you know that finding quality adjuncts is only half of the staffing battle. Keeping them is sometimes even more difficult. Defections are common as 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.
