Posts Tagged ‘retaining online adjuncts’
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.
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.
March 8 - Managing the Adjunct Pool for Consistent Learning Outcomes
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
The use of adjuncts is on the rise and will continue to grow as colleges deal with economic challenges by hiring fewer full-time, tenure-track professors. This seminar will outline a system for successfully supporting a large pool of adjuncts, including evaluation, development and assignment.
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.
March 13 - How to Retain Online Instructors
By: Christopher Hill in Distance Learning Administration
When an online learning program relies heavily on part-time instructors, a high turnover rate could negatively affect course quality and increase faculty development costs. This is why retaining good part-time online instructors is a priority at Humber College’s Open Learning Centre in Toronto, where 90 percent of online courses are taught by part-time instructors.
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.
