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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. 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. How might this work?

Teaching 111
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Afterthoughts

Faculty Focus

I typically don’t describe the idea in the syllabus. If they choose to bring it directly into class, I urge them to write it down so that they’ll remember it. Their papers give me insights into the ideas that had staying power and what might bear returning to as the course moves forward.

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