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Adjusting to Emergency Online Instruction Poses Extra Challenges For Adjunct Faculty

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Andersen, who has been teaching remotely for a decade, sees a certain irony in the sudden demand that adjuncts pick up distance education skills on the fly. Under normal circumstances, she’s found that full-time instructors tend to lay first claim to online courses, leaving few for adjuncts to take.

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What It Takes For a College to Go Online

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In one focus group I attended, faculty members recommended that online courses include real-time sessions, that the school stream on-campus lectures and events to remote students, and that faculty establish a uniform and consistent online course evaluation rubric following industry best practices.

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The Last Class Session: How to Make It Count

Faculty Focus

Although institutions have all moved toward online, official course evaluations, why not use this last class to get and give feedback of a different sort? Be clear that it isn’t about what they “like” but the ability of the assignment to help them develop learning skills and master the material. Get and give useful feedback.

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Four Ways to Create a Supportive and Inclusive Learning Community for Your Students

Faculty Focus

Regarding needs common to all students, they long for a sense of belonging while facing this new academic challenge, require strong adaptive skills to deal with the obstacles that come with attending college, and require clear and attainable resources to guide them through this adaptation process.

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Connecting with Online Students

Faculty Focus

Pro tip: Multiple times throughout the course, encourage students to provide anonymous feedback on the course content and structure and be responsive to their suggestions. Final Thoughts Building connections with students isn’t magic; it’s a skill that takes time and effort. link] Michael, E., Benner, G.

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Four Ways to Create a Supportive and Inclusive Learning Community for Your Students

Faculty Focus

Regarding needs common to all students, they long for a sense of belonging while facing this new academic challenge, require strong adaptive skills to deal with the obstacles that come with attending college, and require clear and attainable resources to guide them through this adaptation process.

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The Last Class Session: How to Make It Count

Faculty Focus

Although institutions have all moved toward online, official course evaluations, why not use this last class to get and give feedback of a different sort? Be clear that it isn’t about what they “like” but the ability of the assignment to help them develop learning skills and master the material. Get and give useful feedback.