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

Faculty Focus

I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. 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. Encourage student participation. How might this work?

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

Faculty Focus

I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. 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. Encourage student participation. How might this work?

Teaching 111
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Afterthoughts

Faculty Focus

I typically don’t describe the idea in the syllabus. What examples would you give from our readings or from pop culture or media sources? Before we take on ethics in the reading for today, let’s go back and take a look at that.”. I’d like to share one way to encourage more learning between class meetings. Do you agree?

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