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I’m An Adjunct: What Do I Need to Know About Teaching? 

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In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. You could also integrate videos or podcasts into your course materials, in addition to assigning readings. Encourage student participation.

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I’m An Adjunct: What Do I Need to Know About Teaching? 

Faculty Focus

In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. You could also integrate videos or podcasts into your course materials, in addition to assigning readings. Encourage student participation.

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Fostering Career Everywhere: Innovative Approaches to Career Readiness  

Faculty Focus

Notable classroom activities include explicitly identifying transferable skills, such as project management, critical reasoning, and creativity, and clearly communicating the rationale behind assignments. This approach helps students understand the purpose of assignments within their degree programs and their practical applications.

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Challenging Implicit Linguistic Biases in Teaching and Learning Across Disciplines Through Student-Faculty Partnerships

Scholarly Teacher

One theme on building critical consciousness explored in our program is the presence of implicit linguistic biases in course syllabi and assignment designs. What does the language in the syllabus/assignment assume about students (e.g., language choices for turning in assignments? would be in serious trouble.

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Fostering Career Everywhere: Innovative Approaches to Career Readiness  

Faculty Focus

Notable classroom activities include explicitly identifying transferable skills, such as project management, critical reasoning, and creativity, and clearly communicating the rationale behind assignments. This approach helps students understand the purpose of assignments within their degree programs and their practical applications.